Public Services Unit 8 P1 P2 M1
The Impact of War and Conflict on Public Services
All of war and conflict impacts heavily on public services. This is especially true for the armed services as they are usually on the frontlines when it comes to trying to resolve conflict and bring peace.
War is normally defined as a state of open, often prolonged, armed conflict between two or more groups, usually nations, states or other parties. Wars are usually begun through the clash of interests between the different groups such as territory or resources. Before a war can officially begin the groups involved usually have a formal declaration of war to make the citizens aware that there is a war.
Although all wars are conflicts, not all conflicts are wars. Conflicts don’t always have the involvement of armed hostiles, battles or even the involvement of the military. Conflicts can range from anything as little as an argument between politicians, all the up to an official war. Many people believe since World War 2 there have been less conflicts; however there has simply been less conflicts between nations and more within nations. One of the biggest reasons for this is that 90% of countries are made up of different ethnic groups and cultural groups. Some people do not like different types of people in their country which leads to conflict.
The spectrum of war and conflict is a scale which can help show at what level of intensity is each conflict or war around the world. The scale ranges from low intensity conflict such as sabotage and terrorism, up to high level intensity including unconventional warfare and strategic nuclear war. Most conflicts and wars are in-between the two ends of the spectrum, not full-blown nuclear war, but not just a little show of force.
An example of a high intensity conflict is the Falklands War. This war took place between two nations, Argentina and the UK. This war was over the ownership of the Falkland Islands. The UK had owned these islands since 1833 but in 1982 the Argentineans
All of war and conflict impacts heavily on public services. This is especially true for the armed services as they are usually on the frontlines when it comes to trying to resolve conflict and bring peace.
War is normally defined as a state of open, often prolonged, armed conflict between two or more groups, usually nations, states or other parties. Wars are usually begun through the clash of interests between the different groups such as territory or resources. Before a war can officially begin the groups involved usually have a formal declaration of war to make the citizens aware that there is a war.
Although all wars are conflicts, not all conflicts are wars. Conflicts don’t always have the involvement of armed hostiles, battles or even the involvement of the military. Conflicts can range from anything as little as an argument between politicians, all the up to an official war. Many people believe since World War 2 there have been less conflicts; however there has simply been less conflicts between nations and more within nations. One of the biggest reasons for this is that 90% of countries are made up of different ethnic groups and cultural groups. Some people do not like different types of people in their country which leads to conflict.
The spectrum of war and conflict is a scale which can help show at what level of intensity is each conflict or war around the world. The scale ranges from low intensity conflict such as sabotage and terrorism, up to high level intensity including unconventional warfare and strategic nuclear war. Most conflicts and wars are in-between the two ends of the spectrum, not full-blown nuclear war, but not just a little show of force.
An example of a high intensity conflict is the Falklands War. This war took place between two nations, Argentina and the UK. This war was over the ownership of the Falkland Islands. The UK had owned these islands since 1833 but in 1982 the Argentineans