Why we must be the peacekeepers of the world against Russia & China (2020-2022)

Reuploaded from the Ama Duniya Magazine for the 2020-2022 year in November 2022 at age 16, unedited from back then.

Why we must be the peacekeepers of the world and fight against Russia & China

Today, the United States of America is the most powerful country globally. As a result of this, we must be the peacekeepers of this world and fight against authoritarian countries, especially Russia and China, aiming to become the next global superpower. If they succeed, Democracy will lose.

After World War Two

When World War II officially ended on September 2, 1945, the Allied powers needed to ensure that another World War did not happen again. As a result, 51 countries decided to found the United Nations, and unlike the League of Nations, an UN-like body, which ultimately failed to prevent World War II, 51 countries worldwide signed off on this. Led by the world's superpowers at the time, the Soviet Union and the United States, 51 countries met and ratified the first United Nations charter. To this day, the United Nations still exists to promote international peace worldwide.

The founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact

On April 4, 1949, the United States, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom met in Washington D.C. to found the North Atlantic Treaty Organization known as NATO. It was created to respond to the Soviet Union, with which the United States of America was competing during the Cold War, to win in 1991 eventually. As a result, the responsibility of the United States by founding NATO was to protect the world from the Soviet Union, and later on May 14, 1955, the Warsaw Pact was founded by the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and the German Democratic Republic. At this time, NATO had the responsibility to protect the world from the Warsaw Pact; during numerous times in the world's current history, NATO has intervened in various wars.

Anchor Guard, Kuwait-Iraq 1990

Ace Guard, Kuwait-Iraq 1991

Operation Joint Guard, Bosnia, and Herzegovina 1992

Operation Allied Force, Kosovo-Montenegro-Serbia 1999

Afghanistan War, Afghanistan 2003

NATO Training Mission-Iraq, Iraq 2004

Operation Ocean Shield, Somalia, 2009

Military Intervention in Libya 2011

The United States of America has been in countless wars as the most powerful country in the world. Here are they to date. To not exceed the 6-page limit, they've been shortened.

1950-1953 Korean War - The Korean War was a war fought between North Korea, funded by the Soviet Union, against South Korea, supported by the United States of America. The United Nations Peacekeepers were used in the Korean War. Once the U.N. Peacekeepers were deep into North Korean Territory, China joined in the Korean War on behalf of North Korea and pushed the U.N. Peacekeepers almost out of South Korea until the U.N. Peacekeepers, South Korean Army. The United States Army pushed back and ended in a Stalemate in 1953, with the Korean Armistice Agreement being signed. Technically to this day, the Korean War continues as there was no peace treaty and both South Korea and North Korea are still at war. Therefore should North Korea attempt to pull the same maneuver, it will only be a continuation of the Korean War. This was considered a defeat for the United States as Korea was not unified under South Korean rule., but in the end, it was a stalemate between North and South Korea. The Korean Demilitarized Zone was established, and North Korea gained the city of Kaesong but lost 1,506 square miles and lost Sokcho to South Korea.

Lebanon Crisis of 1958 - U.S. Victory

1959 - 1975 Laotian Civil War - U.S. Defeat

1961 Bays of Pig Invasion - U.S. Defeat

1961-1973 Vietnam War - U.S. Defeat

1965-1966 Dominican Republic - U.S. Victory

Korean DMZ Conflict - 1966 - 1969 - U.S. Victory,

Cambodian Civil War - 1967 - 1975 - U.S. Defeat

1982-1984 Lebanon Intervention - U.S. Defeat

1983 Grenada - U.S. Victory

Bombing of Libya 1986 - U.S. Victory

Tanker War - 1987 - 1988 - U.S. Victory

1989-1990 Panama - U.S. Victory,

1990-1991 Gulf War (Kuwait and Iraq) - U.S. Victory

Iraqi No-Fly Zone Enforcement Operations 1991-2003 - U.S. Victory

1992-1995 Somali Civil War - U.S. Defeat

1994-1995 Haiti - U.S. Victory

1994-1995 Bosnia and Croatian War - Stalemate

1998-1999 Kosovo - U.S. Victory

2001-2021 - Afghanistan - U.S. Defeat

Yemen 2002-present - Ongoing

2003-2011 Iraq War - U.S. Objectives Victory

American intervention in the War in North-West Pakistan 2004-2018 - U.S. Victory

Second U.S. Intervention in the Somali Civil War 2007 - present - Ongoing

Operation Ocean Shield 2009-2016 - U.S. Victory

Libya Intervention 2011 - U.S. Victory

Operation Observant Compass 2011-2017 - U.S. Victory

American-led intervention in Iraq 2014-2021 - U.S./Iraqi Victory against ISIS

2012-2019 War with ISIL - U.S. Victory

American intervention in Libya 2015-2019 - ISIS mostly defeated

2017-Present Syria - As a result of Dictator Bashar al-Assad using Chemical Weapons against his people, President Donald Trump directly attacked Syria with numerous missiles. He officially intervened in the Syria Civil War, which started in 2011 due to Bashar al-Assad attacking civilians during the Arab Spring Protests, which later turned into a Civil War. To this day, the United States is still at war with Syria.

Russia and China in the 21st Century & Ukraine

As of right now, the current major threats to international peace are Russia and China. While North Korea is also a significant threat, the North Koreans know that they will most likely lose if they attack any U.S. ally or the U.S. The entire world knows what Russia has done and spewed a war in Europe by invading Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Russia officially invades Ukraine. Russia had already annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and has funded Russian Separatists since 2014. Russia also recognized the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic as the Independent States. Vladimir Putin stated that he was performing a "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine and said he would free the Ukrainian people, make sure Ukraine stays "neutral," and prevent them from joining NATO. He also states that he was going to "de-nazify" Ukraine. Vladimir Putin's reasons are used for Russian Propaganda and are therefore wrong and invalid reasons. Russia wants to take Ukraine as its own and feels like NATO is a threat to them. Before the Invasion of Ukraine, Russia was considered one of the strongest armies in the world.

Since the Invasion of Ukraine, Russia has failed in its objectives to take Kyiv, Ukraine, and withdrew from around Kyiv to focus on the battle in Eastern Ukraine. The worst part is that hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian Civilians have been attacked by the Russians. Despite Vladimir Putin stating that he would not attack Civilians, he did the exact opposite. When Russia withdrew from around Kyiv, the world watched in horror as Ukraine discovered what happened to hundreds of Civilians in Bucha, where Russian Military Forces executed, murdered, and did horrific things to the Ukrainian Civilians, especially women in Ukraine, whom the Russians violated them, even minors who are 12-16 years old. This constitutes as a War Crime, and currently, Ukraine has started a criminal trial of a Russian Soldier, Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin, who is 21, who killed 62-year-old Oleksandr Shelipov. Vadim Shishimarin states he followed orders, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to life in prison. There is a chance he gets swapped during a prisoner transfer between Russia and Ukraine.

Russia has also bombarded the city of Mariupol, a vital city to the Russians. Recently as of, two days ago, Ukrainian troops surrendered to the Russians. The city has now been mostly destroyed as a result of conflict. The war in Ukraine is currently ongoing. The International Community responded to this by aggressively sanctioning Russia on all fronts. Within Russia, there are now extreme laws that arrest people in Russia and can be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for spreading "disinformation" about the "special military operation" (Which is a war as recognized by everyone else). Protesting will result in severe punishment by the Russian Government. The people of Russia, a lot of them understand what wrong their Government is doing and are fighting back with their voices. While all are being punished, the people will eventually win no matter what and are currently protesting against the Russian Government. The democratic countries around the war also provided weapons and funding to Ukraine to help fight against Russia, and Russia couldn't do anything regarding that. Recently, the United States has provided 40 more billion dollars to help Ukraine, achieving our goal of being the global peacekeepers of the world. Russia is currently feeling the significant consequences. They failed in their goal to prevent the expansion of NATO, as this conflict has convinced the neutral countries of Finland and Sweden to apply to join NATO for protection under Article 5, which states an attack on one is an attack on one.

China and how we can be the global peacekeepers of the world

The second major threat is China. When you hear the world of China, what do you think of? I think of China's horrific actions, especially in creating concentration camps for Uyghur Muslims. After Mao Zedong won the Chinese Civil War, the People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. The Chinese Communist Party fought against the Republic of China, which fled to Taiwan after the Civil War. Now, China is a country of censorship against its people, with the Great Firewall of China, where the people of China only see what the Chinese Communist Party wants them to see. China is a significant threat to the promotion of International Peace worldwide because of its goal of becoming the next world superpower, which they try to do with its Belt and Road Initiative, where they invest in 70 countries and international organizations to promote the influence of the Chinese Communist Party Abroad and become an economic superpower if successful. They do this by lending money to countries, especially countries that have a high risk of not paying back. When these countries cannot pay back, China states that it is fine, and the country gives them a vital road, port, or area in each country to promote their influence and military power to challenge the democratic world. Thankfully this initiative is currently falling apart and is not working well for China. Currently, China is still growing, and a lot of the world's manufacturing is occurring in China. It is a huge money opportunity for corporations abroad, the only problem? This is allowing China to hold leverage over the entire world. If China stops manufacturing products going to the Democratic Countries, it can cause disaster and an economic crisis around the world. Another problem is that the more corporations go to China, the more the Propaganda by the Chinese Government is spread. China forces corporations to follow its rules or face punishment for failing to abide by them, especially economic punishments. China is also trying its best to fight back dissidents abroad and in China. Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous city in China, formerly under the rule of the United Kingdom from 1841 (excluding four years under the occupation of the Japanese Imperial Army) to 1997. When the United Kingdom handed Hong Kong back to China, China promised to give Hong Kong its freedom and rights to autonomy until 2047. The issue? China isn't waiting that long. During the Hong Kong protests or known as the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement, there was abuse from police officers in Hong Kong. It showed China that they needed control over Hong Kong because as a result of the 2019 protests, the Extradition Bill was withdrawn, and decided in 2020 to violate the rules of the Sino-British Joint Declaration completely and created the National Security law, which applies to everyone worldwide, even if you don't live in any place China controls. By writing this research article, I violated this law, and if a member of the Chinese Government reads this and I ever travel to China, I will be immediately arrested. Thankfully I have 0 plans to ever travel to a country that censors its people and acts as a complete authoritarian dictatorship, creates concentration camps, and wants to commit Genocide against the Uyghur Muslims. The Chinese Government is afraid and scared because of multiple major events in the history of the People's Republic of China. Tibet is currently an autonomous region that the Chinese Regime has censored and an independent country considered a part of China by the Chinese Government. Tiananmen Square, where there were protests for Democracy in China, and as a result, the Chinese Army murdered and massacred the protestors and has been censoring the truth and does not want the truth to come out. A famous picture of a Chinese protestor blocking numerous Chinese tanks is remembered today. Taiwan is an independent country that China considers a part of China, and China currently threatens. Hong Kong, which deserves its freedoms and right to autonomy, the Chinese government censor and imprisons any Dissident in Hong Kong with the National Security Law. It is also currently dealing with its "zero-covid" policy, where they shut down the entire city of Shanghai, China, locked all residents of Shanghai in their homes, even by welding their doors, moved anyone with COVID-19 to Chinese Facilities, and restricted all travel. The people of Shanghai are fighting back with their voices, they scream, begging just for food that the Chinese Government is hard at giving at. Hundreds of residents have been arrested, died due to starvation, and are currently suffering in prison in a city controlled by the Chinese Government. China is scared. The United States & the Democratic world are responsible for making sure China doesn't become a superpower and use their influence and leverage to destroy the world economy and the world entirely by causing World War III. NATO and United States have a responsibility to make sure that China doesn't go out of control. With the hundreds of alliances it has made over the years, it has made NATO and the United States the global peacekeepers of this world, and we must use it for good. To fight against authoritarianism, China, Russia, and other threats of the world, we must be willing to protect countries from these major threats, increase our military power, and show the United States Army's power. If we fail to do so, China will eventually invade Taiwan and use its leverage on the economy to destroy its enemies. We must economically starve China and Russia to take their leverage away, limit their military influence, and prevent either country from being a true superpower that can cause havoc on the world. There is a scary reality here. China is sending spies from the MSS all around the democratic world and directly attacking people who are against China by stalking, using violence, and spying on them. They have been caught spying on people who are against the Chinese Government by the FBI, known as Transnational Repression, an effort by the Chinese Government to harass, kill, attack, spy, stalk, and repress anyone notable that is attacking the Chinese Government in any way possible, this is the scary reality that we must live with, by telling the truth about the Chinese Government, who are scared of the truth, they are willing to send hundreds of agents to all Democratic Countries, and attempt to repress and take away their rights given to them by the Democratic rights and values given by the Democratic Country. The good news is that intelligence agencies like the FBI, MI5, and other democratic intelligence agencies are cracking down and prosecuting individuals responsible. Still, there is always a chance that even myself, or you, by speaking the truth, will be repressed and hunted down by the Chinese Government.

What should we do, and how can we stay as global peacekeepers?

As stated in the previous section, we must take the initiative to fight against China, Russia, and other authoritarian countries that suppress their people. We must stay as the global peacekeepers of the world and expand significantly to help defend the Democratic world and promote Democracy abroad. We've been doing that by helping out Ukraine, but we must also take action against China, economically starve them and take the leverage they have over the world. We must build more manufacturing plants and make sure that any corporation from the Democratic world that is bowing down to China for the money will face financial and criminal punishment. Eventually, we must bring Democracy back to china, make Taiwan known as the Republic of China, be back in control, and promote Democracy in China. We must take down Vladimir Putin, promote Democracy in Russia, and make sure Ukraine wins this war. Unify North and South Korea into one country, free North Korea's people, take down the Kim Dynasty, combat authoritarian values worldwide, and achieve our goal of international peace and giving the people the voices they need. Democracy will prevail, and the fact that I am violating the Chinese National Security Law and the Russian Censorship laws does not scare me and should not scare you or anyone else either. We must promote and defend the Democratic values the United States and NATO were founded upon. As we have influence worldwide, it comes to our responsibility, as the previous President Administrations of the United States decided to spread our influence and power. With that power, we must use it for good.

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Sources for this research article

(https://www.infoplease.com/history/us/major-military-operations-since-world-war-ii)

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States) and all articles in this Wikipedia article

(https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/wars-the-united-states-didn-t-win.html)

(https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/counterintelligence/the-china-threat)

(https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/23/ukraine-russia-soldier-war-crimes-verdict/)

(https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-passes-40-billion-aid-ukraine-bill-heads/story?id=84835587)