Possibility of International Peace

People want to get to the bottom of things. Problems should be solved so that life can function smoothly. Touchy situations have to be negotiated so that they do not harm anybody in the process. People often determine whose fault it was and get down to dealing with him. On some occasions, this may work in case of personal differences, but what about International or even National problems?

The dynamic and volatile nature of International conflict is the focus. Instituitions have been created to monitor peace in the world. World Instituitions have been created to monitor Justice in a conflict. But, the question is raised as to the need for such instituitions, in the wake of the new US Hegemonic world order.

The US has made the UN completely ineffective, as the Iraq war of 2003 proved. The stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where the US has vetoed several United Nations resolutions. During the Cold war, the permanent members were on opposite sides of the Iron curtain, and so the organization was compromised.

Similar criticism can be labelled out for peacekeeping. The UN has often being associated with Jeopardizing and lack of understanding of the various conflict zones. There are several cases of such incidences, the disastrous being Somalia in 1993 and now Darfur. The UN has achieved mild success also. Kosovo is the case, but it has being torn apart by lack of followup and commitment.

Many people might say that the attack on the UN is unnecessary. It is also the fault of the "Superpowers", who for the benefits of economic and technological might, puts the fate of other "Third World" Nations at risk. These powers use the other nations as a laboratory to expand their might, just like Germany and Italy used Spain as a laboratory during the Spanish civil war.

The combination of UN stalemate and the subversion of laws by the Superpowers make International peace very difficult. With economics dominating the foreign policy outlook of many nations, this trend will likely to continue in the coming decades. Hope lingers, but it burns low with each passing year and decade. As generations change, this hope may turn from possibility to futility, if something bold and courageous is done.