International Criminal Justice Between Soviet Union, Afghanistan, and A

An analysis of International Aggression The arena of International Criminal JusticeThrough the years, the overt and covert conflicts mingled with the United States and the former Soviet Union was often coined in equipment casualty of international aggression. The Soviet invasions of Afghanistan lead to a renewal of Cold contend hostility between the Soviet Union and America. Afghanistan made headlines in 1979 as it brought to the forefront, the Cold War sentiments with the continued efforts of then U.S.S.R. to spread communism. Aside from the contrary conflicts between various countries who were allies of either of these nations, it is important that we note the humour that existed and what grew out of it. In the early days of the Cold War, mistrust was rampant and the aura of suspicion permeated every corner of society. Reflecting back on those times, on that point are countless instances allegations of espionage and examples of radical citizens partaking in criminal activ ity to arrive at the m different country became prevalent. Two such cases which gained much(prenominal) notoriety include the espionage trial of Alger Hiss as well as the trials of both Julius and wife, Ethel Rosenberg. During this achievement of unrest there was a vast East vs. West competition, with much tension between alliances. After WWII the relationship between the U. S. and the U.S.S.R. became known as the Cold War. From the Soviets point of view, Joseph Stalin saw the world as macrocosm divided between capitalists and imperialists on one side and on the former(a) saw the communists and progressives. The U. S standpoint was clear as President plague Truman stated We are two opposed systems one free and the other bent on subjugating other nations ( tale CH DVD). The Geneva summit of 1959 wi... ...entire societies are being sacrificed in the wake of their actions. One has only to scrape the surface thin to take in evidence of the underlying mistrust amongst the key players today and widespread espionage that continues today, fueled by new acts of aggression. Within our own nation we find America on the forefront of undisclosed fraud in brass and new revelations of misinformation being shared to fuel rhetoric. How do we move onwards as a global society, not to repeat mistakes of the past? ReferencesArms, T.A. (1994) encyclopedia of the parky war. New YorkFacts on File PublishingHaynes, J.E., Klehr, H. (2006) Early cold war spies The espionage trials that shaped American politics. New York Cambridge (2006) In search of History Spies Among Us (History Channel DVD)(2003) Night Flight from Moscow. Fonda, Henry. (Personal DVD)