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2 days ago · Although Iraq advanced several arguments in support of its actions, the basic reasons behind the invasion of Kuwait were the perennial ones that had led earlier Iraqi regimes to seek the same result: control of Kuwait’s oil and wealth, the military advantage of frontage on the Persian Gulf, Pan-Arabism under Iraqi leadership, and a way to ...
4 days ago · The context of these discussions shifted in the wake of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and subsequent Israeli military response, as the United States has received backlash for shielding Israel by vetoing several Security Council resolutions relating to the ongoing hostilities and consequent humanitarian toll in Gaza.
5 days ago · In an effort to prevent conflict across Iraq's borders and in order to promote positive international and regional engagement, USIP has initiated high-level, non-official dialogue between foreign policy and national security figures from Iraq and the neighboring states.
4 days ago · Consider by way of example the notion of “imminent threat,” which is so crucial in determining whether war-making is seen as aggressive or (broadly speaking) defensive and certainly a pivotal issue in the popular debate over the legality of both the Vietnam War and the Iraqi invasion. 3 In making the case for war in Iraq, the Bush administration took pains to argue that conventional ...
1 day ago · A profile in humanity: The Fundamental Principles of Humanity, Independence and Neutrality have helped Dr. Chaw Khin ensure that communities hit by violence, storms, pandemic and displacement could get the care and support they need.
5 days ago · Published annually since 1961 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand, the United Nations Handbook is a clearly ordered guide to the organizations that make up the United Nations, the basis of their structure, their aims and their membership.
2 days ago · The UN’s founders hoped that the maintenance of international peace and security would lead to the control and eventual reduction of weapons. Therefore the Charter empowers the General Assembly to consider principles for arms control and disarmament and to make recommendations to member states and the Security Council.
