“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”
-John F. Kennedy
These words spoken by John F. Kennedy during his inaugural address on January 20, 1961 are the personification of the agenda towards foreign relations for the United States of America and her Western allies. As champions of peace and servants of liberty, the nations of the ideological West have swiftly rationalized the mobilization of peacekeepers, implementation economic trade sanctions, and forcefully removed government regimes that were deemed violators of human rights, tyrannical, and/or …show more content…
The presence of NGOs in response to emergency situations is oftentimes vital in the survival of victims facing such conflicts. It is evident that although NGOs have responded in a time of need after various conflicts around the world, there is still a need for earlier response and greater coordination of the voluntary agencies, both horizontally and vertically, in order to be efficient and successful in their efforts. Not only is there a need to use NGOs more efficiently in the early warning stages of such conflicts, but there is also a need in post-conflict situations where NGO regulation poses an enormous problem in the realm of humanitarian intervention5. NGOs typically operate unbiasedly and without national interest leading their objectives, unlike nation-states under the theory of Realism. This leaves NGOs free to take care of the greater needs of society just like they did in the Genocide of …show more content…
An article from a blog site for students to discuss international relations depicts the Rwandan genocide as a failure of the international community due to interconnected and complex factors that led to international inaction, such as a misguided view of African conflicts, the bureaucratic nature of the United Nations and peacekeeping fatigue in general.6 Great Britain would react to Takastan as a human rights issue because their stance in international affairs, they would not be in support of the government arresting and executing NGO leaders this would be considered unjust according the British government. Great Britain political system is parliamentary and they would have to follow parliamentary procedure to see if they will engage the government of Takastan. The structure of the nation will never outweigh the immensity in the loss of innocent lives and will always garner attention of the great world powers that believe in liberty and