Militaries in general have witnessed a fast change in the nature of warfare, since the end of the cold war; armies become operating in more diverse locations, environments, cultures than ever before. In the past, militaries have had a sufficient methods of picturing of their enemy- the clearly know who their enemy is. Recently, military personnel need to negotiate with all of the conflict parties and remain impartial. Furthermore, in such warfare situation, military also need to cooperate and deal with a bunch of international organizations, media, and NGOs that are working in the battle field. This must be in a universal manner of interactions in relations to languages, cultures in a war torn country. All the latter require capable soldiers …show more content…
Odoi claims that "[w]ith a rising number of peacekeepers and over 100 UN troop and police contributing countries, there is a high potential for a 'clash of cultures' among the various players who are involved in a peace operation" (Odoi, 2005, p.3). So it goes without saying that it is the convergence of two distinct worlds. That said, the cultural challenge that peacekeeping faces; is twofold. Not only do peacekeepers have to learn to work together and integrate their cultural differences, but they also have to understand the population that they are dealing with. Odoi (2005) corroborates that "[p]eacekeepers must be able to manage and adapt to different multicultural settings that they will encounter in their relations with host communities; with peacekeepers’ from other nationalities, and in relation to the occupational differences within their own mission" (p.4). Rubinstein, et al. categorized the way in which culture influences interoperability between members of an integrated mission as “horizontal interoperability”, whereas where it influences the mission’s work with the local populations as “vertical interoperability” (2008, p. 542). Nevertheless, each of these groups find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Consequently, this unfamiliarity could translate into some dramatic cross-cultural
The main theory behind such writing is awakening the people back at home, and showing them the seriousness of the situation. Instead of sugar-coating details, or giving just positive accounts of war, it is essential to tell the peopl...
Even visual media, which has improved remarkably over the last several decades, cannot express these feelings accurately. Today’s movies, photography and other digital media about wars are considerably more visual and realistic than in the past. They are capable of portraying events very close to reality. However, these photos and movie scenes still cannot make a person experience the exact feelings of another person who actually fought in a war.
In the early years of Canada before Confederation Canada had been defended by the British Army, and some units known as the Canadian Militia. After a few years new units were created to defend Canada such as the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, the Royal Canadian Dragoons. These troops participated in many missions to protect Canada, one of them would be the North West Rebellion for Confederation in 1885 in which Canada fought against Saskatchewan to bring peace, and secure the province. In this battle 58 soldiers lost their life, 98 got wounded, and 26 were capture. For World at War 1 all this militias came together to create the Canadian Expeditionary force, this force was mostly full of volunteers there we around 619,646 soldiers in the force at that time in which they fought many battles during World at War 1. One of the most famous one is Vimy Ridge, at Vimy Ridge all the allied forces could not get through since the ridge Germany had a an advantage in a high location in which their army was placed. Canada as a young nation no one believed that Canada would get passed it. But on April 12, 1917 Canadian Soldiers had full control over the ridge, but this had not been achieve easily it cost the life of 10,602 Canadians. For World at War 2 in the 1940s The Canadian Militia was renamed to the Canadian Army. This new army was formed as part of NATO which is in charge of the protection of all North America. Canada also fought many battles in World at War 2 to free, and protect the liberty of other countries, and people specially the Jewish community. Since then Canada knew the great power they have to help people in need at the end of World War 2 In 1939, 20 Years later in 1956 Canada became part of the United Nations.
The “Panama Deception,” directed by Barbara Trent of the Empowerment Project and narrated by actress Elizabeth Montgomery, observes a distinct failure to implement 20th-century democracy in Latin America in the late '80s and early '90s. More specifically, the film documents the U.S. invasion of Panama under "Operation Just Cause” during this period, showing how the cause was anything but just. Rather, the film shows how the Operation intended to impose a biased renegotiation of the aforementioned treaties.
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Current military leadership should comprehend the nature of war in which they are engaged within a given political frame in order to develop plans that are coherent with the desired political end state. According to Clausewitz, war is an act of politics that forces an enemy to comply with certain conditions or to destroy him through the use of violence. A nation determines its vital interests, which drives national strategy to obtain or protect those interests. A country achieves those goals though the execution of one of the four elements of power, which are diplomatic, informational, military and economical means. The use of military force...
Schading, Barbara, PH.D, Richard Schading, U.S.M.C., and Virginia R. Slayton, U.S. Army, RET. "Chapter 10: The Geneva Convnetion." A Civilian's Guide to the U.S. Military: A Comprehensive Reference to the Customs, Language & Structure of the Armed Forces. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest, 2007. 206-14. Print.
In addition, research for this project enabled me to identify five essential elements for acquiring cross cultural competency which I will use as guidelines in conflict resolution in my future occupation:
The challenge for law enforcement and cultural awareness, is more unique than in any other profession because of the power held by police. This creates a special need for understanding a multicultural world. The success of the many sides of community policing is dependent on this awareness. In previous courses that I have taken, the instructors taught that times were changing and had been changing due to the influx of immigrants living in America, and that police agencies have to be able to understand what is acceptable in their cultures when they are interacting with them. Understanding the importance of culture and the role that police play is not new to police agencies. Law enforcement throughout the world are becoming more concerned of
When individuals or groups from different cultures communicate, this process is called intercultural communication. The transaction process of listening and responding to people from different cultural backgrounds can be challenging. The greater the difference in culture between two people, the greater the potential of misunderstanding and mistrust. Misunderstanding and miscommunication occur between people from different cultures because of different coding rules and cultural norms, which play a major role in shaping the patterns of interaction (Jandt, 2012).
The world of warfare has become more digital, networked and flexible and nonmilitary assets like communications have risen in the mix of instruments of state power. Any actor that aspire to enhance its position on the world stage must build strategies around these new fundamentals of “smartness.” They must consider the shifting influence among traditional states to design foreign policies that are knowledgeable of new technological capacities and new actors, it requires greater sophistication than in the
When considering the concepts of human rights and state sovereignty, the potential for conflict between the two is evident. Any humanitarian intervention by other actors within the international system would effectively constitute a violation of the traditional sovereign rights of states to govern their own domestic affairs. Thus, the answer to this question lies in an examination of the legitimacy and morality of humanitarian intervention. While traditionally, the Westphalian concept of sovereignty and non-intervention has prevailed, in the period since the Cold War, the view of human rights as principles universally entitled to humanity, and the norm of enforcing them, has developed. This has led to the 1990’s being described as a ‘golden
Every day we are surrounded by stories of war. In fact, we have become so accustomed to it, that we are now entertained by it. Video games, movies, and books filled with heroes who once dominated the battlefields. However it is constantly stated, “no good comes from war.” Even famous songs state “war... what is it good for… absolutely nothing.” But what if war was actually necessary? Throughout history, we see examples of the good things wars have brought. War has freed slaves, modernized medicine, brought down evil empires, and even brought countries together
Intercultural communication is an evolving discipline that occurs between individuals from contrasting backgrounds. It include...