2005) is a documentary that is based on the American military force and especially its operations since World War II. The documentary focuses on the reasons behind the foreign military policy of the United States of America. It uses the invasion of Iraq in 2003 as an example to explain this policy. It covers multiple concepts, the most important one being the military industrial complex. Is the American foreign military policy in its own interest? What are their motives? The film discusses these questions and more. This paper aims to define the key message of this documentary and evaluates if the evidence that is provided is enough to be able to get the central message across. To appraise…
can be shipped to any given place in the world at any time, or where they are forced to create a will at the age of 18 or 19. Many young men across this country sign up for a minimum of a 4 year contract to join the United States military. In my opinion they are the bravest people in the country and rightfully so. They have to leave their loved ones to protect us from all enemies foreign and domestic. I had the pleasure of interviewing three of my friends who are serving or who have served…
successful and the ones that led to failure. The book demonstrated how the political and social climates were affected by individuals’ lack of consideration and awareness of the Sarkhanese culture. The characters in this book are fictional, however some share similar qualities of American diplomats serving abroad today. In this essay, I will identify characters that either succeeded or failed to create a positive and productive atmosphere that supported the U.S. interests. I will evaluate…
Ngoma (2005), argues that Peacekeeping operations are a “mammoth task” because there are too many variables that go into peacekeeping operations like fact finding, humanitarian assistance and the usage of “good offices” which are hard to set up and implement. Ngoma goes as far as considering race factors in UN Peacekeeping missions by comparing the 1994 Rwandan genocide to the slaughter of the innocent in the former Yugoslavia. According to Ngoma, the latter received overwhelming international…
Is it legitimate to intervene another state’s internal affairs? Do gross violations of human rights justify armed interventions to stop atrocities? According to the UN charter protection of human rights is the responsibility of the international community hence humanitarian interventions are foreign military actions which prevent or halt mass muyrder and other sever violations of human rights. In contrast the charter also prohibits forceful interference against the territorial intregrity and…
‘In its present form the UN Security Council is insufficiently effective in resolving threats to international peace and security”. Discuss. UNSC Failures In recent years, the UN Security Council (herein referred to as SC) has had its effectiveness challenged. Criticisms have ranged from the SC’s structures being out-dated and unfit for purpose, to the SC’s failures to act in cases of genocide, war, and humanitarian crisis. This essay will discuss key failures of the SC, the structure of the…
driving power of ISIS has been the physical force, and how this has created an uprising. But throughout this movement putting aside the destruction, ISIS has attempted to create credibility and sought to be seen as a legitimate state. ISIS has had a clear message, and that has led to recruitment of a large military force, and the intimidation of enemy forces, and the global media. In recent times there has been various factors in the lead up to this type of movement, including technological…