Essays about: "military intervention"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 72 essays containing the words military intervention.

  1. 16. United Nations and the Yazidi : A Discourse Analysis on Arguments Around Intervention

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Sarah Stone; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Since 1948, the United Nations (UN) has been tasked with trying to prevent genocides yet when it comes to providing militaristic intervention, the UN fails to act. This thesis explored why the UN did not intervene militarily in the Yazidi genocide of 2014 through analyzing the arguments in source documents from the UN bodies of the Secretary-General, Human Rights Council, and Security Council. READ MORE

  3. 17. Violence begets violence? : A quantitative analysis of humanitarian military interventions’ effect on human rights violations between 1981-2011

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Max Kelbel; [2022]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Intervention; Human rights; Human right violations; Regression Discontinuity;

    Abstract : This study explores the effects humanitarian interventions have on the human right status in a country. The theoretical standpoint is based on the notion that a perceived lack of accountability and repercussions for crimes committed will function as motivation for local actors to continue the human right violations, or even increase their efforts. READ MORE

  4. 18. Economic sanctions for peace: The non-violent option for whom?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Arita Halili; [2021]
    Keywords : economic sanctions; conflict intensity; non-military international intervention; humanitarian intervention; conflict resolution; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : There is a consensus in previous research that economic sanctions have a low level of effectiveness in reaching objectives. Despite this, economic sanctions are consistently used to reach different international goals. In later years, economic sanctions have become one of the most common actions in response to foreign conflict and terrorism. READ MORE

  5. 19. The European Union and Famine Crimes in Yemen : A Case Study of EU Arms Export to Saudi Arabia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Adrie Danique Koehoorn; [2021]
    Keywords : Yemen; famine crimes; European Union; arms export;

    Abstract : The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is a man-made famine. The concept of famine crimes has been introduced to problematise and criminalise conduct that leads to the creation of famine. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Kremlin and Washington in the Levant : A most similar comparative case study of the actions by the United States and Russia in the Syrian civil war

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Isak Flink; [2021]
    Keywords : Syria; Russia; United States; Neorealism; Neoliberalism; Foreign intervention;

    Abstract : Ever since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war two countries have been outspoken about the situation, Russia and the United States. As the conflict has developed these two actors have been active within the conflict both militarily and diplomatically. This outlines the research problem, why these actors have had an interest in Syria. READ MORE