Essays Tagged: "United Nations Security Council"

India and Pakistan: a modern history of the antagonistic relationship between nuclear neighbors and what it could mean for the future of the free world.

d to a point where the security of not only South Asia but also the entire world is threatened. The United States' lack of credibility in the region has seriously infringed upon their ability to exerc ... for Washington to help them resolve it is to work with other major state actors. I propose that the United Nations Security Council enforce a plebiscite to decide the fate of Kashmir, which will defus ...

(13 pages) 277 2 4.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

War with iraq.

What does the United States have to gain from a war with Iraq? Supporters of a war with Iraq say it will help prev ... for fear of disturbing global peace. Iraq poses a "clear and present danger" to the security of the United States and the security of countries around the world.For the past several months the United ... What did our leaders think they were making, snow cone machines?After the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the focus has shifted back on Iraq. Iraq has been known to help ...

(4 pages) 199 0 4.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

The Impossibility of International Government

enz describes the historical significance of this realization when he writes,To the founders of the United Nations, the failure of the League of Nations to prevent the aggression of the 1930s was not ... l government due to it's insufficient hard power comes during the very recent war on Iraq, when the United States of America openly disregarded the sanctions of the United Nations Security Council and ...

(6 pages) 120 1 3.9 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government > United Nations

Germany's view on the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Rogue States

ition for a rogue state, constant revaluations need to take place. For the rogue state of Iraq, the United Nations systematically ignored the need to revaluate and confront the Iraq problem after the ... toring will come from the air, and on the ground information. This will entail the expansion of the United Nations Weapons Monitoring Task Force. In order to keep states accountable, information will ...

(3 pages) 41 1 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

East Timor's location, government and history.

over 200,000 Timorese people, one-third of the original population. It continues in defiance of the United Nations Security Council which has twice called on Jakarta to withdraw "without delay" as wel ... t delay" as well as eight General Assembly Resolutions. It has been maintained with the help of the United States.East Timor, occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor, which lies between Indon ...

(1 pages) 26 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Does the United Nations need reform?

The United Nations is a direct descendent of the League of Nations, begun as a result of the First World ... ue of Nations but the concept was seen to have been successful, and in 1945 a new organisation, the United Nations was chartered and committed to by the first 51 member states.The Cold War had begun e ... step Annan proposes is links between businesses and the U.N. but many believe this is wrong as the United Nations is supposed to be a body that opposes violation of human rights, and many businesses, ...

(8 pages) 118 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Pavel Krymski 10c 12th/01/05 The United Nations (UNO)

cial councilHow far has the organisation of the UNO hindered its effectiveness?· The United nations was more sophisticated than the League of Nations because it had major power as membe ...

(2 pages) 23 0 4.5 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

The Doctrine of the pre-emptive self-defense of George Bush

"....Given the goals of rogue states and terrorists, the United States can no longer solely rely on a reactive posture as we have in the past. The inability ... saries' choice of weapons, do not permit that option. We cannot let our enemies strike first....The United States has long maintained the option of pre-emptive actions to counter a sufficient threat t ... and place of the enemy's attack. To forestall or prevent such hostile acts by our adversaries, the United States will, if necessary, act pre-emptively." -those were the words from the Doctrine on the ...

(9 pages) 127 0 3.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Australia's reputation and national identity

n control of the Korean peninsula, formerly occupied by Japan, was entrusted to the Allies, and the United States and the Soviet Union divided responsibility for the country between them at the 38th p ... rtant port of Pusan.Within two days, the US had offered air and sea support to South Korea, and the United Nations Security Council asked all its members to assist in repelling the North Korean attack ...

(7 pages) 50 0 4.1 Jun/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Global arms trade

The United Nations is an international organization whose role is to maintain co-operation in internatio ... d by 51 different countries, it replaced the League of Nations, which was abolished after WWII. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the division of the United Nations in charge of maintainin ... ch are permanent and the remaining ten temporary. The permanent five are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. "Under Chapter Seven, the Council has the power to decide what ...

(11 pages) 52 0 0.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

Deconstructing the Final Status: Kosovo Case Study

tial to point out that the ultimate goal of this study is to evaluate the document presented to the United Nations Security Council and criticize it within the context of critical security studies. It ... ing deconstructed is not the ontopological value of both sides in the Kosovo dispute but rather the united values of both sides vs. the values of the international community.Ideas of Allan Buchanan, i ...

(16 pages) 55 0 4.2 Aug/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Gender Justice: What does it look like

the process to bring about the change.The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the Fourth United Nations General World Conference on Women in 1995 required member countries to ensure fundame ... rom conflicts in postcolonial societies, calling for attention towards gender justice. In 2004, the United Nations Security Council passed the landmark resolution 1325, calling on governments to prote ...

(9 pages) 78 0 3.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone

are limbless and a further two million people are displaced. This was brought to the concern of the United Nations Security Council, who took measures to intervention measures. However it is evident t ... on measures. However it is evident that the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone and the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone both were successful in keeping the peace on a community basi ...

(10 pages) 51 0 3.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

International Law vs. The Iraq War

IntroductionA current hot debate in international politics is whether or not the United States-led war against Iraq is legal according to international law. When the United States l ... n in 2002, it sparked this discussion in the international community which continues to trouble the United Nations as well as both the Bush administration and its opposition. Those who oppose the Bush ... ation maintains that their actions were legal due to their own interpretation of the Charter of the United Nations and resolutions made in regard to previous international altercations. Who is right? ...

(18 pages) 55 1 5.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Global Context Article Analysis

conducted negotiations on how to respond to this potential threat. Multiple countries including the United States (U.S.) have conducted government-to-government negotiations on this situation. The fol ... on the seriousness of North Korea's nuclear program. The international community's involved in the United Nations have conducted serious negotiations to implement sanctions in order to help them achi ...

(5 pages) 320 0 5.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Critical Commentary of Abba Eban's June 6th, 1967 Speech in front of the United Nations

The speech delivered by Abba Eban before the United Nations Security Council on the 6th of June, 1967 is essentially a complete justification of ... s against Syria, Egypt, and Jordan, and defends his nation’s right to do so in accordance with United Nations regulations. Eban’s speech is a vital document when examining the Six Day war be ... nt, along with the very nature of the speaker himself. Eban was the first Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, and generally was a very educated and accomplished individual on matters of foreign ...

(4 pages) 3788 0 5.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Functions of the United Nations

Functions of the United NationsThe United Nations is a international body that was formed in 1945 after World War II. ... platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.The United Nations contains 192 member states. - (This includes nearly every recognised sovereign state ... xperts, security guards, librarians, lawyers, writers and journalists. The current secretary of the United Nations is Mr Ban Ki-Moon.Economic and Social CouncilThe UN's founders believed that reducing ...

(2 pages) 64 0 0.0 Jul/2010

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Functions of the United Nations

Functions of the United NationsThe United Nations is an international body that was formed in 1945 after World War II ... platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.The United Nations contains 192 member states. - (This includes nearly every recognised sovereign state ... Out of these five organs, four are located in New York City on international territory known as the United Nations Headquarters. The International Court of Justice is located in The Hague. However, th ...

(3 pages) 69 0 0.0 Jul/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

International Negotiations

nternational community. Following the incidence, several countries including Russia, China, and the United States (US) have been apprehensive about the potential threat. As a result, government-to-gov ... world should they decide to launch an attack.�Negotiation ProcessUS President Obama and the United Nations are equally anxious to find a quick solution to annihilate the threat of nuclear atta ...

(5 pages) 11 0 0.0 Apr/2011

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

What are the pressing arguments for reform of the UN?

1 The world has undergone massive changes, in ways both good and bad, since the inception of the United Nations (UN) in 1945 (Strengthening the UN). The dawn of new realities and challenges confron ... trong resentment on the removal of the veto among the permanent members, with the representative of United States forewarning that the veto is non-negotiable, and that the dismissal of the veto would ...

(8 pages) 2 0 0.0 Oct/2013

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science