Conflicts Across the World: the Rwanda Genocide

A CASE STUDY OF THE RWANDA GENOCIDE
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Overview of Conflicts Across the World
Due to the unique nature of human beings and the various features of the world (perspectives, needs, and concerns), conflicts between individuals and societies are inevitable. The clash ensues due to differences in attitudes, opinions, views, thought processes, interests, understanding, needs, and requirements. Conflicts disrupt peace, security instability, and physical and emotional abuse. Additionally, they change relationships as people and states that were once allies can become foes. Other impacts of conflicts are displacement of populations, damage to economies and societies, extensive violence and loss of lives, and the hindrance of humanitarian assistance by military or political constraints. Moreover, conflicts can arise between political parties. When not controlled at the right time, these conflicts may trigger significant rifts and armed war, resulting in civil unrest and disharmony.
Most countries worldwide have undergone a series of interstate and international conflicts with their immediate neighbours. One of the primary examples of conflicts that have taken place across national borders was World War I and II and the Cold War. World War I (1914-1919) emerged after disagreements over the scramble for and partitioning of colonial land. This spiked tension among the superpowers. The conflict led to the formation of the League of Nations, which later failed and led to the Second World War. Both wars resulted in massive loss of lives and attracted the presence of neutral countries and humanitarian aid. An example of internal conflicts is the racial wars in the United States, whose motive was abolishing racial discrimination. During the introduction of the Jim Crow laws, the white supremacists, especially from the North, could not fathom being equals with the Afro-Americans (Fremon, 2014).
The Jim Crow laws allowed the segregation of blacks in both private and public spaces (parks and transportation). The desire to abolish such discriminatory treatments resulted in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s-1960s. For example, the U.S. engaged in an international war with Iraq after the 9-11 bombing (Thomas, 2018). The UK has also had several internal and external conflicts to ascertain its dominance and superiority. It was among the allied nations in World War I and II. An internal conflict ensued in 1916 between the British Army and the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The latter wanted Ireland to be a sovereign country, while the British sought to consolidate it into the United Kingdom (MacLeod, 2012). In the East, Israel and other Arab states (such as Palestine) have also been in a constant conflict forcing the US to interfere and try to normalize.
In Africa, most countries have undergone similar situations where conflict among tribes and with the neighbouring countries has ensued. Examples include the clashes between Rwanda and Burundi, Libya, South Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kenya. The most recent conflict that has attracted the international community is the Russian-Ukraine war that is still underway. Since thes...