
Two days ago, I finished my extended essay regarding the UN's
peacekeeping operations in the Rwandan Genocide.
As most of us know, the UN literally failed to halt this atrocity.
Many factors cause the failure;one of them was democracy in the UN.
In modern politics, democracy is considered the best way to decide something; however, is it really true in a decision making that requires a quick action?
This dillemna exactly happened in the Rwandan Genocide.
The genocide lasted only 4 months, in which 800,000 people became victims.
In such short term period, the UN would not have enough time to discuss every single step with the Member States.
Even the United States, traditionally following the concept of decentralization, followed more autocratic styles in World War ll which required the government to give immediate actions.
In my opinion, even in the world of politics, democracy is not always an apprpopriate way to decide something. The most important thing is that we have to apply the most effective leadership style to achieve the goal- which was to halt the genocide in the UN's case.
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