In the history of humans, the idea that they could possibly be inherently evil is fairly new. Until the 19th or 20th century, religious groups especially enforced the ideology that people are inherently good. However, I believe that humans have a tendency to do evil. I believe this because they constantly partake in needless murder and are insatiable in their hunger for power and control. William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies shows that humans are evil through the murder of the most innocent
The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia On May 25, 1993, U.N. Security Council Resolution 827 established an international tribunal charged with prosecuting violations of international law arising from the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. Not since the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials, following World War II has an international court tried individuals accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTFY), which
The first book, or should I say graphic comic, “Safe Area Gorazde” By Joe Sacco. He tells a story, in graphic detail, of his experience visiting a Muslim territory during the Bosnian War. Catastrophically, this story is based on testimonies of someone who lived through the war in Gorazde. It is said to be an area where Bosnian Muslims are able to take refuge to avoid the ethnic cleansing committed by the Serbian army. The area of Gorazde is anything but protected which Sacco establishes throughout
self-proclaimed Bosnian Serb and Bosnian Croat entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina. There was also a very brave man named Bozo Stegic who has save about 200 innocent lives. He is currently 86 years old and lives in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Republika Srpska and Herzeg-Bosnia, who were led and supplied by Serbia and Croatia respectively. The war came about as a result of the breakup of Yugoslavia. Following the Slovenian and Croatian secessions from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in
The formation of the United Nations in 1945 marked a monumental success in the international political realm. It was founded to foster relations with its member and non-member states, encourage the respect of human rights, and fight to solve social, economic, and humanitarian issues. However, of all of these motives, its foundation was based primarily on creating peace and preventing conflict between members. The idea of collective security in the UN has become the heart of peace keeping within the
took place from 6 April 1992 – 14 December 1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was the largest conflict since WWII with over 100,000 people killed over the three years of war. The war was primarily territorial and began when the the army of the Republika Srpska tried to take control of the new country which had just been formed after the disintegration of Yugoslavia. Three groups fought for control of the region, the Bosnians, the Croats, and the Serbs There has been much discussion over whether the
member of NATO to... ... middle of paper ... ... has been providing a military there to ensure safety, trying to return displaced persons to their homes, and making an effort to reconcile the armed forces of Bosnia-Croat Federation and the Republika Srpska. NATO also created the Security Cooperation Program (SCP) which helps strengthen stability and promotes reconciliation in the Bosnian community, like the UN,. NATO has also been involved with the complications in Kosovo. In October of 1998, NATO
Then in 1995, NATO began airstrikes against Serbia, forcing them to negotiate for peace. At the end of 1995, the Dayton agreement was signed ending the conflict. It also granted the Serbians inside of Bosnia and mostly autonomous region, called Republika Srpska, inside of
ISIL is threatening the stability of the Middle East. It has become a terrorist organization capable of committing heinous crimes as it has been evidenced by the coordinated attacks all over the world. President Obama has decided to conduct air strikes, but the effort has not been as effective as intended. Therefore, it is imperative for the U.S. to take a leadership role and form a coalition that can send ground forces to Iraq and Syria. This is not an easy task, but it could be possible if President
What is the importance of the UN Security Council? “The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has primary responsibility, under the Charter, for the maintenance of international peace and security” (UNSecurity Council 2010). The end of the 1980s and the 1990s has been marked by major changes in international relations, both as practice and as an academic discipline. The collapse of the multi-polar system in the world politics, fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War and the beginning
In the late 1980s through the 1990s, the republics of the former Yugoslavia experienced serious ethnic tensions, escalating into all-out war which resulted in some of the worst war crimes committed in Europe since World War II. In 1993, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was formed with the goal of punishing perpetrators who carried out acts of genocide and crimes against humanity in the wars in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and to prevent any such atrocities from ever