midnightbluesyps
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Midnight Blues
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Youth, for Peace and Security Affairs
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midnightbluesyps · 4 years ago
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Conflict prevention should be a foreign policy priority in order to take advantage of peace-building efforts around the world.
It is important to realize that conflict can be avoided altogether when prevention is a foreign policy priority. In order to take advantage of peace-building efforts around the world, it is essential to prevent conflict from arising, or when it does, make sure that prevention efforts are prioritized. Conflict can cause irrevocable damage and even unravel the progress achieved by previous efforts in the long run. Preventing conflicts in developing countries should also be a priority in order to take advantage of the human potential found in these areas and see economic development happen more quickly due to international investment into them. It is difficult for all parties involved if a conflict erupts out of nowhere and causes immense damage, but focusing on preventing them would be too good for everyone involved.
Conflicts can stem from many different things, such as natural resources, economic inequality, and political power. It is important to look at each conflict individually in order to determine the best way of intervening before the conflict escalates and becomes worse throughout the course of events. There are a variety of ways to prevent conflict. For instance, development assistance and foreign aid can help support government institutions and provide additional resources for inter-ethnic and inter-religious tolerance and dialogue. Foreign intervention on itself can be effective if carried out in a manner that is not aggressive or negative. Intervention by stronger states against weaker ones may fail because the latter may simply collapse under pressure rather than complying with new reforms imposed by external actors. There are many factors that can impact the success of foreign intervention, one being domestic politics. If domestic politics encourages united action against the enemy, then it will be quite easy for external actors to carry out. This is why preventing conflicts is important in developing countries, because it is key in eliminating political and social obstacles to investment and economic growth.
Conflicts in developing countries often arise due to natural resources distribution disputes. This can lead to resource-rich countries competing with other resource rich countries for dominance over the conflictual region. There are many ways that conflicts can arise due to natural resources. For instance, there are disputes over access to finite natural resources such as oil and gas deposits. Securing investments in extractive industries in developing countries can sometimes be difficult, especially when the investment is worth more than the current income of the country. The investor and host country must agree to some kind of sharing of profits and there must also be a negotiation on how to deal with future return of the resource. It is important to allow for these negotiations because if not, some countries can become too dependent on others and lose their autonomy. Another example that can lead to conflict is when poorer nations start exploiting natural resources such as minerals, oil, and coal in order to create jobs for their citizens while also providing revenue for government. In order to ensure that poorer countries do not have a monopoly over these resources, they must be allowed to share them with larger richer nations. This highlights the importance of developing and ensuring government institutions and political systems continue to evolve and adapt.
Conflicts can arise over political power as well. An example of this is through intrastate conflict. For example, there are several countries in the Middle East who are on the verge of war such as Yemen and Syria. This is a result of political leaders trying to consolidate power, which then leads to conflict over who will be the next leader of the country. It is important to have a strong government that can prevent this from happening, along with being able to implement positive changes required for sustainable peace. A new government would have a better chance of making sure that economic and social policies were designed so as to give all citizens a fair share in the economic growth and development.
Conflicts can also be prevented by not having external actors involved, but this is highly unlikely because countries will often want to assist other countries in some way as long as they do not interfere with their own interests. Another way to prevent conflict is to give countries the support they need to be independent and able to make good decisions on their own without the influence of external actors. Although, there are many factors that affect the decision-making process of countries including domestic politics, economic circumstances, public opinion, cultural values and norms, international relations, etc. All these factors can also be addressed in order to prevent conflict.
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