Up to today, terrorism continues to pose a major threat to international peace and security. It takes away so many lives, destroys government stability, has significant indirect impacts on economy and society, and expends so much money and human. One of the most well-known terrorist attacks would be the 9/11 attacks on World Trade Centre in 2001, assembled by Al-Qaeda. During the past decade, the level of global terrorist activities has escalated significantly. Since 2000, there has been over fivefold
INTRODUCTION : The Iraq war also known as the second gulf war began on March 20,2003 led by the united states of America against the Ba'ath party of Saddam Hussein. It launched an invasion against Iraq under the leadership of President George W. Bush without declaring war. The invasion led to defeat of Iraqi army and subsequent occupation of Iraq by overthrowing Saddam Hussein. Later he was captured and executed. The United states occupied Iraq and wanted to establish a new stable and a democratic government
One such thinker is Sir Brian Urquhart, a man who made a great contribution to ‘classical’ UN peacekeeping. Urquhart has admitted that "... the inability of the Security Council to enforce its decisions in less conventional military situations] is the most serious setback for the world organization since the end of the cold war." He adds that the "capacity to deploy credible and effective peace enforcement units ...
Israel – through the use of the U.S. veto in the United Nations Security Council – from being held accountable for its violation of international law was began in the following the 1967 war when Israel demonstrated its worth as a regional
Michael Barnett, a political officer from the US, was assigned to cover the negotiations on mandates in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda (UNAMIR). He received firsthand knowledge and experience on the UN's difficult and indifferent position during the political instable, quickly escalating genocide in Rwanda following the death of President Habyarimana. The central focus of the article was on reasoning for why there was a lack of intervention from the UN and member states during the
1.0 INTRODUCTION The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty of the newly created intergovernmental organization that emerged from World War II. This international treaty sets out basic principles of international relations. The UN Charter is a relatively short treaty of less than 9,000 words. To some extent, the secret of the UN Charter’s survival has depended on its concise character. Again, the “constitutionalization” of international law is one of the most intensely debated issues
The United States is a fully equipped, globally deployed, interagency superpower. Today, the United States forward deploys approximately 250 diplomatic missions in the form of embassies, consulates, and membership in specialized organizations such as NATO and the United Nations (Marcella, n.d.). The National Security Act of 1947 was a paradigm shift in the management of our armed forces and national security. There have been numerous pieces of legislation passed since 1947 that have modified the
The UN Security Council Resolution of 1973 on Libya authorized any United Nations Member State to act through the regional organizations to take all necessary measures to protect civilians under threat of attack in the country.(Modeme) The humanitarian intervention was a result of the R2P (responsibility to protect) principle of United Nations. According to Hall(302) : “when a state interferes in the relations of other states without the consent of one or both of them, or when it interferes in
The valley of Kashmir, which once considered the paradise on earth has going through a worst era now. People of Kashmir are suffering from the cruel, harsh and unbearable atrocities. How the conflict started: In 1947 14 &15 August, Pakistan and India became independent countries but the dispute of Kashmir arose. Kashmir was ruled by a Hindu king Maharaja Hari Singh, who was neutral to India and Pakistan and choose to remain independent because he has majority muslims in his state. On 11 August,
operation was needed to help with nations resolving conflicts. As the 1990s passed, the United Nations (UN) experienced difficulties to reach its objectives, changing the initial optimism to a more pessimistic approach. The complexity of intrastate conflicts waged within the population required multidimensional peacekeeping missions. The UN has been on over 100 missions in different nations. They have succeeded and failed over the span of their lifetime. The Security Council (SC) is tasked with bringing