1. Research the ICJ case Nicaragua v. the United States
In two paragraphs discuss the case. Why was it brought (facts)? What were the results? What were the long-term consequences of this case? Anything you found interesting about this case?
2. Using this article and personal internet research about the armed conflict in Kosovo (1998), discuss this historical event in about one to two paragraphs. Who was involved? What were the actions taken by the Clinton Administration and the international community? How does this event relate to the Human Rights revolution?
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kosovo/readings/roots.html (Links to an external site.)
3. are human rights universal or are they culturally relative? Could they be both? Give examples.
4. Only Respond to discussion post below
Based off today’s lecture, I think that human rights are both universal and culturally relative. Human rights are universal because every human no matter where in the world deserve basic rights. In fact, The Human Rights Revolution views that human rights are increasingly the business of the international community. However, state by state and culture by culture, these human rights can and are defined differently. For example, the Realists goal of foreign policy is to promote national interests and believe that human rights are a matter between a government and its citizens.
5. Recently a missile landed in Poland. Reports originally believed it originated from Russia, but now reporting is mixed.
If the missile had indeed been launched from Russia and hit Poland, a NATO nation, explain how NATO’s Article 5 could be activated, what this would mean, and how this differs from Russia attacking Ukraine, which is not a NATO country.
6. Using the article below and your personal internet research, discuss the USMCA and its changes to NAFTA. What are some of the specific changes? Do you think the changes are significant? Your answer should about 2-3 paragraphs long.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IF10997.pdf
