RMPS

• Humanitarian Intervention


  UN intervention for war crimes or humanitarian violations
• Self Defence


  Country's defense against invasion for self-preservation
• Empire Building


  Expansion for wealth, religion, and resources
• Invasion


  One country's military entering another
• Positive Consequences


  Wealth distribution, discoveries, improved governance
• Negative Consequences


  Land/people exploitation, religious imposition, dictatorship
• Conventional Weapons of War


  Guns, troops, airplanes (excludes smart or mass destruction)
• Smart Weapons


  Weapons with self-guidance or target alteration
• Weapons of Mass Destruction

  Capable of devastating entire towns in one strike
• Just War Theory


  Criteria for ethical warfare including just cause, authority, intention, last resort, chance of peace, and proportionality
• Child Soldier Definition


  Under 18 involved in war or unlawful military groups
• Recruitment of Child Soldiers


  Due to ignorance and desperation
• Issues of Ending Child Soldiers

  Challenge due to perpetual use and potential combat
• Issues Facing Child Soldiers Post-War


  PTSD, rejection, trauma from actions
• The Security Council


  P5 nations with veto power + 10 elected members
• UN Peacekeepers


  Deployed to mediate and maintain peace in conflict zones
• UN Failure


  Rwanda Genocide failure to act, resulting in mass killings
• Advantages of Pacifism


  Non-violent, peaceful conflict resolution
• Disadvantages of Pacifism


  May ignore issues, lack of action
• Dietrich Bonhoeffer


  Advocated speaking up, attempted Hitler's assassination
• Relative and Absolute Poverty

  Less than $1.90/day for basic needs
• Developed vs Developing World


  Disparity in living standards
• LEDCs vs MEDCs


  Economic development contrast, North-South divide
• Spiral of Debt


  Recurring borrowing to repay previous debts
• Arms Trade


  Commerce involving weapons and military equipment
• Slums


  Impoverished areas with inadequate housing and sanitation
• Quotes + Teachings of Poverty

  Religious teachings on charity and care for the poor
• Case Study: Action Aid India


  An organization aiding impoverished communities in India