Answer each of the two following questions (EACH) in a thesis dominated, well written, conceptually and empirically informed essay. USE THE FULL RANGE OF COURSE MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED. THE BEST ANSWERS WILL CONSULT LECTURE, TEXT, AND READINGS TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPLETE ANSWER. THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS, BUT YOU SHOULD MAKE AN ARGUMENT IN YOUR ESSAY.
Each essay should be no longer than 5 pages TYPED, DOUBLE-SPACED, 12 POINT FONT, AND STANDARD MARGINS. Each essay should have a cover page. You will write TWO essays and no essay shall be less than 3 pages. IDEALLY the exams will be about 7-9 total pages, NOT COUNTING works cited and title pages. IT IS DUE NO LATER THAN 10:00 PM ON Wednesday, March 16, 2022. LATE PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. You should consult notes, books, etc. before you write and you may consult all course material as you work. You should provide a works cited page for each essay, but quotes or citations SHOULD BE PARENTHETIC WITHIN THE BODY OF THE PAPER: EXAMPLE (Durch, pp. 5-6, or Mingst and Karns, 25.) unless you use standard footnotes. GOOD LUCK!
PLEASE NOTE: You must write an essay for BOTH QUESTION 1 and an essay for QUESTION 2
Trace the development of the UN by looking at the various meetings and conferences before the charter was signed, the changes or unique structures of the UN, and any procedural or process-oriented developments of this institution. Using these resources, assess the strengths and weaknesses of the UN in terms of its known accomplishments and how well it has supported the major goals of promoting peace and security, while also protecting state sovereignty, primarily in the area of Peacekeeping. What issues or event s have changed or gotten in the way of UN successes? Boutros-Ghali wrote in 1992, the time of absolute sovereignty has passed. What does this mean in terms of peacekeeping operations? (Broadly conceived) Has sovereignty changed? How has peacekeeping expanded since the UN Charter was ratified? In what area or what type of operations was this expansion most visiblewhat kind of peace operation was the immediate result of Boutros Ghalis comments? Are there conditions under which peacekeeping can truly be effective? What are these conditions? What is up with R2P? Be sure to include conceptual explanations and empirical evidence/cases, as well as primary documents and assigned readings.
Generally: trace the development of the UN? How did it come to be? What is unique about that: strengths and weaknesses? How has the UN fared in terms of Peacekeeping? How has peacekeeping come to be? How has it changed? Strengths/weaknessespeacemaking, peacebuilding, R2P, etc.
What is an international organization? Regime? Institution? What is the (supposed) false promise of international institutions? What are the promises of institutions? Use theoretical logic to explain these perspectives. How do design, mandate, and participation help or hinder these arguments? In what areas do international organizations seem to foster the most cooperation? In what areas do international organizations fail to gather consistent cooperation? Use the appropriate literature to answer these questions. How does R2P support or refute Mearsheimers primary means to these goals? Use the various authors who write directly to Mearsheimer, as well as assigned readings and books that address the value, effectiveness, and potential of international institutions/organizations. Strengths and weaknesses.
USE THE ASSIGNED READINGS.
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