Humanitarian Intervention: U.N and U.S
The Changing Attitudes and Philosophy of U.S. and U.N
Two schools of thought have defined the U.S politics regarding humanitarian interventions. According to Christopher (2013), there are Progressivism and Founding schools of thought. Over the years, Founders ideas have evolved, albeit, after series of events into Progressivism. The Founding school of thought relied on the need to formulate a foreign policy that would spread true democracy and self-governance in the world. The Founding idea stresses the use of forces for first, securing the lives of American nationals. On the other hand, Progressivism relies on two principle tenets. The first tenet relies on ethical idealism. Broadly stated, this tenet prohibits pursuit of personal interests but only that, which satisfies the aspirations of the collective whole. The second tenet rests on the value of evolution on the society. Progressives believe that societies should evolve from the monarchical and dictatorial regimes into more democratic, civilized, and ethical ones that guarantee more freedom.
The act of humanitarian interventions remains controversial in the face of international laws that guarantee sovereignty of nations. However, the basic debate touches on the need to protect human rights in the face of sovereignty issues. The creation of the U.N, which represents a community of states in the world, has reduced the meaningfulness of sovereignty laws. The U.N derives its power from Chapter seven of the U.N Charter (Christopher, 2013). Broadly, U.N humanitarian interventions take three forms. First, there are provisions under chapter seven that allows direct use of force to achieve peace as an agreed end. The second one involves negotiations towards a peaceful resolution of the existing conflict. Lastly, there is peace building after the war. This involves the creation of structures that will ensure a lasting peace.
References
Christopher, B. (2013). Remaking the world: progressivism and American foreign policy. The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/09/remaking-the-world-progressivism-and-american-foreign-policy.
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