Understanding Real War Behind Enemy Lines‚ a movie taking place in the country of Bosnia‚ which many couldn’t even locate on a map‚ is a very eye opening and realistic portrayal of only some of the lighter crimes committed by Serbs during the war from 1992 to 1995. Unlike many historically significant movies which tell stories of American history‚ Behind Enemy Lines gives insight to other wars and problems occurring in the world‚ showing that America isn’t the center of the universe
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Introduction- I would say that the perspective linking US strategic and economic interests to so-called ‘humanitarian interventions’ is a correct one. Following the Cold War‚ the US still maintained its designs for global hegemony. It had economic interests in many regions of the globe. The health of these interests mainly depended on accessibility and security for US investment in resource-rich areas. More importantly‚ in order to preserve the existence of NATO(which the US counted on in order
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authors cover specific cases of genocide‚ in addition to providing an unbiased and unemotional approach to the explanations of their causes and effects. From their research‚ the authors conclude that genocides will continue to arise of any amplitude and unfortunately no reasons for triggering these mass killings seem to be vanishing with any certainty or timeliness. Although many suggestions have been proposed and are continuously arising to help prevent genocides‚ the authors do not believe any
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that have been under close U.S observation are Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo‚ in which peacekeeping forces such as the SFOR‚ KFOR and other NATO peacekeeping organizations have helped towards the aid to the conflict in the region. The 1990’s especially were a time of reform of government‚ in which three presidential administrations worked towards preserving the peace of the region‚ and putting a stop to the ongoing air raids and attacks in Bosnia and Kosovo. 1 2 One of the first administrations
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Are Refugees more important than Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)? In 2013‚ conflict first broke out between rebel forces and government-backed forces in South Sudan. This conflict has intensified since and resulted in the forced displacement of many nationals of South Sudan. While some South Sudan nationals fled their homes to countries like Kenya‚ some fled their homes but remained within South Sudan borders and are currently being sheltered by various camps across the country. Thus‚ according
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With reference to one recent major international conflict‚ analyse and assess the geographical impacts of the conflict on the area(s) involved. Darfur is in the desert region of located in the far west of Sudan‚ the biggest country in Africa. Darfur‚ meaning ‘land of the Fur’ is separated into three regions: North Darfur‚ South Darfur and West Darfur. The North of Darfur was home to the Arabs whereas the South was home to the Blacks. Since the British left in 1956‚ Darfur has faced many years of
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to a mass killing‚ or a genocide‚ if it continues down this road. The conflict forming in Yemen will turn into a genocide because it is currently following
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government in Cambodia after the U.S.A carpet bombed Cambodia and made it politically unstable. The genocide that followed this was horrendous. The effects of it still remain. The Cambodian Genocide followed the eight steps of genocide and negatively impacted Cambodia for years to come. Classification categorizes people based on their ethnicity‚ race‚ religion or nationality. A classification in this genocide was the Old People and the New People system. The people that were kicked out of the urban cities
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However before one can decipher the true root cause of genocides‚ one must first have an understanding about what genocide is. The number of African genocides that have happened and their severity depends on the definition of genocide. The most commonly recognized definition of genocide is that of the UN. This definition rose in popularity during the 1950’s in Germany. The term “genocide” was coined by Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin just after the Holocaust during the Nuremberg
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society at the moment. Using factual examples‚ she unveils the hidden forces fuelling such wars. She further contrasts the new wars from the old wars. Chapter 4 of Kaldor’s book‚ ‘New and Old Wars’ published in 2006 brings to the fore a case study of Bosnia Herzegovina‚ a country in which Mary Kaldor has spent several years as an activist and researcher (Kaldor‚ New & Old Wars: Organized Violence in aGlobal Era‚ 2006‚ pp. 24-26). She also examines the politics behind the new wars and relates the war
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