U.N. gets in action (Gaza Problem)

The focus of debate in the UN General Assembly were the alleged war crimes committed by Israel and Hamas during last winter's Gaza war.

The Israeli government has ruled out setting up an independent investigative body that would interview Israeli military personnel about alleged war crimes. But many Arab countries and human rights organizations say that internal investigations conducted by Israel would not be transparent enough.

The resolution would call upon both parties of the conflict to set up investigations of the alleged crimes and could lead to further action by the Security Council. In debating the resolution, 43 speakers will present before the 192-member UN body.

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Liberalism vs. Realism or maybe both

Right after I left the classroom I opened my laptop and took a look at today's news. For my surprise I saw an interesting topic. The Article is called: "Iran has 'updated nuclear package'; ready to hold talks” And after reading it, it got me thinking that maybe the world has more liberals than we thought. In the UN they are seeking to get to an agreement in the limits of the nuclear program in Iran.

And why is Iran willing to talk to the UN? The only reason they are willing to talk to the UN is because Germany threaten Iran if they did not meet to talk and reach an agreement.

So it gets me thinking maybe we are not just Realist nor Idealist; but maybe just a combination of both. Is this really what we need right now?, or is it the future of International Relations.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/01/iran.nuclear.talks/index.html

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