On January 2011 South Sudan seceded from Sudan following a self-determination referendum, which is a principle in international law that nations have the right to choose has control of them. One of the reasons South Sudan had chose to secede was due to the feeling of being oppressed by their Arab and Muslim neighbors of the north. Due to the recent problems that the two Sudan’s are facing the United Nation has decided to make a resolution; a resolution in which they will use non-military sanctions against both Sudan, and South Sudan if the violence does not halt, and if they do not return to negotiations. A sanction is a provision of a law enacting a penalty for disobedience. One example of a Sanction that the U.N had passed was Resolution 1267 of (1999). This sanction demanded the denial of permission to take off, or land any aircraft on Taliban owned land. The sanction also froze funds and other financial resources that were directly or indirectly controlled by the Taliban. Sanctions are important because they act as a non-violent form of discipline.
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Question: Do you think the sanctions will make Sudan and South Sudan come to peace? If so then why, and if not how do you think the U.N. should try to make peace?
I think that with enough sanctions put on the two countries to prevent violence between them will help to hinder the issue, but not make them come to peace. Using non-military sanctions is a great way to help reduce the problem without having to get too involved, but it might be necessary to control South Sudan and Sudan from violence. In order for the two countries to come to a compromise, I believe that the United Nations needs to put stricter sanctions on them in order to prevent the issue from turning into something bigger. While I think that military sanctions could cause more tension between South Sudan and Sudan, it might be necessary to try and achieve peace. Without taking this action, both countries could lead into a bigger feud if not addressed soon.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the sanctions are a very good idea if Sudan and South Sudan are trying to make peace. Like Rachael said, it is a way in which non-military is used. The peaceful sanctions will hopefully dispute the problems between South Sudan and Sudan. I believe that the United Nations should put in more sanctions if the ones now do not turn out good. By that I mean that they should add more to really show that what the two countries are doing is wrong and other countries are watching them close.
ReplyDeleteI think that the solution of non-military sanctions will solve the conflicts between south Sudan and Sudan. The sanctions will force the two to start resolving there conflicts quicker. I think that since the sanction would most likely cause the two to not get the essentials there people need to survive, food, medicine, water etc, the sanction is a good threat in a way. As in if the two don't solve their issues there going to loose essential resources.
ReplyDeleteI think that if military sanctions were used it would cause more conflict between the two. I think that the sanction will hopefully make the two come to peace, and if not, then stricter interference will be necessary.
I don't think that the sanctions wont do much to stop the controversy between both countries. It might prevent any military abuse over the citizens of Sudan and South Sudan, but the dilemma between both nations will still exist. Simply banning any military outbursts wont resolve the issue, and no real peace will be made. I believe that the United Nations need to formulate a negotiable compromise both nations so that Sudan recognizes South Sudan as an independent nation.
ReplyDeleteThese two countries will never make peace. It will be forced and fake peace, but the two countries will never get along. The issue will always be there, like Matheus said it might prevent military abuse. It will just never happen, due to their history it will never happen. Sudan just needs to realize their abusive behavior towards South Sudan. Just because South Sudan has the oil and they are a different religion, does not mean that they can keep pushing them around. South Sudan was right when they declared independence. The two countries are very different and they will never be able to solve their problems, even with UN involvement
ReplyDeleteI agree with some of the other responses with that I believe that the sanctions can help keep peace between South Sudan and Sudan. It is really hard to tell but if there isn't military being used than most likely lives will be spared. The United Nations should keep these sanctions unless something goes wrong but for now I believe it is a test to see if this will work.
ReplyDeleteI think the sanctions will make some progress in achieving peace between these two countries. The sanctions will prevent military abuses which could lead to the beginning of a possible peace negotiation but i do not think it will solve all the problems these two countries have with each other. I think to achieve peace or work towards peace between these countries, Sudan has to respect South Sudan as an independent country, if they do not or it is forced upon them, there will always be tention.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both sides of the argument so far. I agree that adding sanctions will help reduce tension between Sudan and South Sudan. With the United Nations' help with adding sanctions to the area with non-military tactics, it should help bring peace to both countries. I also agree with how the sanctions wont be a permanent fix, or help much for it wont bring true peace to both countries, both countries will have their differences and never fully be able to cooperate with each other. Like Erika said, it will be forced upon them for we don't want their fued to be any bigger than it already is. With the sanctions it should help with the feud in redusing tensions between both Sudans, however, they will never be fully at peace with each other.
ReplyDeleteThese two sanctions are so very different, that they will never be able to achieve peace on their own. The north is civilized while the south is rural, but the south has the oil that the north wants. There is just too much conflict between these two nations that i don's think that they will be able to achieve peace on their own. With that being said, i think that there is a possibility that there could be a forced peace between these two nations, but only if it benefits both sanctions.
ReplyDeleteIf the UN actually imposes the sanctions, then they will work if they are harsh enough. That said, it is unlikely that the UN will impose sanctions harsh enough to make Sudan and South Sudan reach a compromise. The right course of action is for the UN to impose harsh sanctions that do just that, but I think that it is unlikely that it will happen. If sanctions do not work, military intervention is a strong option.
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