Vimy Ridge‚ a significant battle in Canadian history is worth the immense toll it took. The first reason why the lost lives were not all for naught‚ is that it constructed substantial evidence that Canada was militarily strong and intelligent. For instance‚ previous attempts by Britain and France to seize Vimy had failed but were conquered by Canadians in a matter of three days with thorough preparation and new strategies. This proved to other countries that Canada had its strengths and intelligence
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one is Bosnian and the other is Serbian; while the guy placed on land mine is Bosnian which might be metaphorically shows how Bosnia was sitting on the grenade prepared by Serbs while the international community did nothing to protect them. UN Peacekeeping troops‚ media‚ journalists and civilian fighters are portrayed as well. The movie demonstrates how hatred and desire to take revenge results in disaster with the combination of ineffective attempts to solve conflict by the third party. It criticizes
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UN Peacekeeping Operations in Africa by Vladimír Kváča Jan Masaryk Centre of International Studies‚ University of Economics‚ Prague From the total of all 60 UN peacekeeping operations in history‚ a considerable number (over 38 %) took or takes place in Africa. Particularly in the post-Cold War era‚ became Africa a permanent challenge for UN peacekeeping attempts. Attitude of the United Nations Security Council (UN SC) towards the security situation in Africa have evolved in time‚ but the performance
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to former UN (United Nations) Secretary General‚ Boutros Boutros-Ghali UN Peace-keeping “stands out as one of the Organization’s most original and ambitious undertakings in its efforts to control conflict and promote peace.”1 The UN sees their peacekeeping operations as the most efficient instrument to provide peace in conflict regions. In the course of its history‚ the UN has undergone significant changes in their peace-keeping mechanisms and doctrine. The non-existence of a formal definition
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Pearl Harbor in December 1941 required the Canadian government to make the reluctant decision to evacuate Japanese Canadians from the coastal regions of British Columbia and intern them. The subject matter examined in both articles range from the pre-war racism‚ attitudes of the Japanese Canadians‚ the work of intelligence services‚ and the government’s responses leading up to the evacuation. The articles share the common view that Japanese Canadians were victims of racism and mistreatment‚ but
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promoting social progress‚ better living standards and human rights. Peacekeeping is one among a range of activities undertaken by the United Nations to maintain international peace and security throughout the world. It began in 1948 and led by the ’Department of Peacekeeping Operations’ (DPKO)‚ and works to create the conditions for lasting peace in a country‚ torn by conflict. It has participated in 64 peacekeeping missions in total‚ around the world. The UN played a role in bringing
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Congo has failed to generate support for the peace process. Instead‚ it increased friction and placed additional political obstacles in the way of compromise. The paper also examines the potency of peacekeeping as a vehicle for conflict resolution. It argues that the design and conceptualization of peacekeeping albeit structural challenges like inadequate resources‚ ill-equipped personnel and lack of a clearly defined and sustainable vision are at the bedrock of cyclical conflicts. In examining the role
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very beneficial services Canadian citizens have today‚ allowing Canada to be self-dependent. The battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I resulted in international recognition for Canada and Canada’s possibility to escape from British rule in the near future. The establishment of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan‚ the foundation of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and the battle of Vimy Ridge are three 20th century events essential to the teaching of Canadian history because they were
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ELECTIVE THEME The UN which came into existence in October 1945‚ revived the “Charter” of League of Nations for “Collective Security”. Under various resolutions and clauses the UN peacekeeping operations followed evolving trends‚ affected by various types of conflicts and power equations. The concept of peacekeeping is borne out of a universal quest for a better world wherein all sovereign states demand equal recognition and seek peace‚ prosperity and their professed goals. By internal or external
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Edward Bailey Professor Saba Ozyurt PH.D International Organizations IRL-6200 April 11 2012 Week 4 Summary 1A Bargaining‚ Enforcement‚ and Multilateral Sanctions: When Is Cooperation Counterproductive? (Daniel Drezner) The article describes the complex international political structure on how the United States and other powerful nations declared sanctions on rival or rogue states. The articles main argue is that powerful states mostly will loss in the political arena when it comes
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