Nicholas J. Wheeler
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780199253104
- eISBN:
- 9780191600302
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199253102.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
Examines why Tanzania's overthrow of the Ugandan Government of Idi Amin was greeted with almost tacit approval compared to Vietnam's reception in overthrowing Pol Pot. International society did not ...
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Examines why Tanzania's overthrow of the Ugandan Government of Idi Amin was greeted with almost tacit approval compared to Vietnam's reception in overthrowing Pol Pot. International society did not endorse the principle of humanitarian intervention in this case, but it did show by its reaction that it understood the moral context in which Tanzania had acted.Less
Examines why Tanzania's overthrow of the Ugandan Government of Idi Amin was greeted with almost tacit approval compared to Vietnam's reception in overthrowing Pol Pot. International society did not endorse the principle of humanitarian intervention in this case, but it did show by its reaction that it understood the moral context in which Tanzania had acted.
James Mayall
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- April 2004
- ISBN:
- 9780199267217
- eISBN:
- 9780191601118
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199267219.003.0007
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
After the end of the Cold War, many in the West viewed Africa as a testing ground for the solidarist argument that sovereignty was no longer an absolute principle and that the international community ...
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After the end of the Cold War, many in the West viewed Africa as a testing ground for the solidarist argument that sovereignty was no longer an absolute principle and that the international community could intervene to protect individual from human rights violations. This argument seems particularly challenging in the African context, given the continental leadership’s historic commitment to territorial integrity and non-intervention. However, as the author shows, African leaders from 1945 to 1990 were largely upholding the pluralist international norms of the time. In other words, the case for humanitarian intervention – and the problems posed by the practice – are not region-specific. The early 1990s, during which the United Nations intervened in Somalia, seemed to confirm the solidarist position. However, the failure to intervene in Rwanda in 1994, and the more recent experience of interventions in Sierra Leone, present a more mixed picture. Humanitarian intervention remains a controversial practice because of its coercive means, and its tendency to attribute blame or responsibility in what are often very complex civil conflicts.Less
After the end of the Cold War, many in the West viewed Africa as a testing ground for the solidarist argument that sovereignty was no longer an absolute principle and that the international community could intervene to protect individual from human rights violations. This argument seems particularly challenging in the African context, given the continental leadership’s historic commitment to territorial integrity and non-intervention. However, as the author shows, African leaders from 1945 to 1990 were largely upholding the pluralist international norms of the time. In other words, the case for humanitarian intervention – and the problems posed by the practice – are not region-specific. The early 1990s, during which the United Nations intervened in Somalia, seemed to confirm the solidarist position. However, the failure to intervene in Rwanda in 1994, and the more recent experience of interventions in Sierra Leone, present a more mixed picture. Humanitarian intervention remains a controversial practice because of its coercive means, and its tendency to attribute blame or responsibility in what are often very complex civil conflicts.
Zach Levey
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199330669
- eISBN:
- 9780199388196
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199330669.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, Middle East History
This chapter discusses Israel’s involvement with Uganda, with which it engaged in activities of both a ‘normal’ diplomatic and clandestine nature. Israel had established relations with Uganda upon ...
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This chapter discusses Israel’s involvement with Uganda, with which it engaged in activities of both a ‘normal’ diplomatic and clandestine nature. Israel had established relations with Uganda upon its independence in October 1962—a relationship which endured until Idi Amin severed the connection in March 1972. Israel pursued four strategic objectives in Uganda. First, it sought access to the White Nile River. Second, it was concerned with the security of Uganda, as a ‘hinterland’ to Ethiopia. The third was a route to the Anya Nya movement in southern Sudan, which Israel supported in order to destabilise the regime in Khartoum. Lastly, Israel cultivated a security connection with Uganda.Less
This chapter discusses Israel’s involvement with Uganda, with which it engaged in activities of both a ‘normal’ diplomatic and clandestine nature. Israel had established relations with Uganda upon its independence in October 1962—a relationship which endured until Idi Amin severed the connection in March 1972. Israel pursued four strategic objectives in Uganda. First, it sought access to the White Nile River. Second, it was concerned with the security of Uganda, as a ‘hinterland’ to Ethiopia. The third was a route to the Anya Nya movement in southern Sudan, which Israel supported in order to destabilise the regime in Khartoum. Lastly, Israel cultivated a security connection with Uganda.
David A. Hoekema
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- February 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780190923150
- eISBN:
- 9780190923181
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190923150.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society, World Religions
To set the background for the civil war in northern Uganda and the interfaith organization that was created to work for its resolution, the present chapter reviews the history of the region. ...
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To set the background for the civil war in northern Uganda and the interfaith organization that was created to work for its resolution, the present chapter reviews the history of the region. Beginning with indigenous populations organized into kingdoms and ethnic communities, the slave trade that linked East Africa with the Middle East, and the competition among European powers for regional control, the chapter traces the transition from British protectorate to independent nation and the tumultuous period that followed, under the repressive regimes of Milton Obote and Idi Amin.Less
To set the background for the civil war in northern Uganda and the interfaith organization that was created to work for its resolution, the present chapter reviews the history of the region. Beginning with indigenous populations organized into kingdoms and ethnic communities, the slave trade that linked East Africa with the Middle East, and the competition among European powers for regional control, the chapter traces the transition from British protectorate to independent nation and the tumultuous period that followed, under the repressive regimes of Milton Obote and Idi Amin.
Philip Murphy
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199214235
- eISBN:
- 9780191746680
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199214235.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter considers the Queen’s role in Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGMs) during the 1970s. It begins with the Singapore conference of 1971, the one occasion when the Queen was ...
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This chapter considers the Queen’s role in Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGMs) during the 1970s. It begins with the Singapore conference of 1971, the one occasion when the Queen was formally advised not to attend a CHOGM by her British prime minister. It looks at the way in which, from 1973, the threatened appearance of Idi Amin at CHOGMs aroused British concerns about the Queen’s attendance. It considers the 1977 London CHOGM, which coincided with the Silver Jubilee celebrations. Finally it examines the Queen’s role at the Lusaka summit of 1979, which proved extremely important in resolving the crisis in RhodesiaLess
This chapter considers the Queen’s role in Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGMs) during the 1970s. It begins with the Singapore conference of 1971, the one occasion when the Queen was formally advised not to attend a CHOGM by her British prime minister. It looks at the way in which, from 1973, the threatened appearance of Idi Amin at CHOGMs aroused British concerns about the Queen’s attendance. It considers the 1977 London CHOGM, which coincided with the Silver Jubilee celebrations. Finally it examines the Queen’s role at the Lusaka summit of 1979, which proved extremely important in resolving the crisis in Rhodesia
Andrew Coulson
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199679966
- eISBN:
- 9780191765964
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199679966.003.0025
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
The Second Five Year Plan (1969–1974) included many commitments to ujamaa, and ambitious lists of investments to be undertaken in state farms, infrastructure improvements, and manufacturing. By 1980, ...
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The Second Five Year Plan (1969–1974) included many commitments to ujamaa, and ambitious lists of investments to be undertaken in state farms, infrastructure improvements, and manufacturing. By 1980, Tanzania had become one of the major recipients of foreign aid in Africa, receiving support from the US, the World Bank, the Scandinavian countries (especially Sweden), China and many other countries. Within Africa, Tanzania gave moral and material support to liberation movements from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola and Namibia. It opposed Idi Amin, who took power in Uganda in 1971. In 1978, Ugandan forces invaded and occupied a small part of North Western Tanzania, after which Tanzania invaded and removed Amin from power in 1979. The Third Five Year Plan was not published until 1978. Prepared under difficult circumstances, it committed the country to a ‘basic industry strategy’ involving industrialization based on factories with strong linkages to other local factories.Less
The Second Five Year Plan (1969–1974) included many commitments to ujamaa, and ambitious lists of investments to be undertaken in state farms, infrastructure improvements, and manufacturing. By 1980, Tanzania had become one of the major recipients of foreign aid in Africa, receiving support from the US, the World Bank, the Scandinavian countries (especially Sweden), China and many other countries. Within Africa, Tanzania gave moral and material support to liberation movements from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola and Namibia. It opposed Idi Amin, who took power in Uganda in 1971. In 1978, Ugandan forces invaded and occupied a small part of North Western Tanzania, after which Tanzania invaded and removed Amin from power in 1979. The Third Five Year Plan was not published until 1978. Prepared under difficult circumstances, it committed the country to a ‘basic industry strategy’ involving industrialization based on factories with strong linkages to other local factories.
