Abstract War and armed conflicts often create humanitarian crises and strain diplomatic relationships between countries. Diplomatic relations are an important topic to discuss due to the rise in social upheaval throughout the globe. Humanitarian missions give the army a chance to win the hearts and minds of the populace of countries impacted by United States and its various armed conflicts. These missions may also allow less fortunate countries a chance to build up their infrastructure, reducing potential future problems during natural disaster, while allowing American military a chance to employ sound military strategy and logistical might.

Introduction

Armed conflicts bring out the worst in people and promote negative situations for all sides involved. Therefore, it is important for nations to engage in humanitarian efforts to improve strained diplomatic relationships. These efforts, journalists show through the war on terror and how foreign aid and humanitarian effort serve as key aspects in countering ideological support for terrorist organizations. For example, the current situation in Syria led to the deaths of many innocent civilians. What should the United States (U.S.) do to help people like those in Syria during a severe and ongoing humanitarian crisis? Can the processes performed during these efforts lead to improvement within the United States military regarding future humanitarian missions and assistance in natural disasters? The answer is yes. Through the application of foreign aid through humanitarian missions, the United States army improves diplomatic relations with other countries and assist in developing the country’s military regarding natural disasters and aftermaths of armed conflicts.

Countries like Syria exist in Asia, a continent filled with diversity and variety of landscapes, faiths, and religions. The United States plays an active role in the ‘War on Terror’, creating a negative atmosphere for parties involved. Natural disasters also play a part in how dire the need of impoverished countries becomes regarding foreign aid. Therefore, developed countries like the United States takes an active role in promoting solutions to existing situations.

Military personnel then use these situations as training scenarios where new recruits may learn how to behave in specific instances. Humanitarian missions solve the problem of improving diplomatic relations with countries the United States engages within in armed conflicts as well as provide training opportunities for military personnel for emergencies. Such a varied and positive action leads to a multi-aspect solution serving both present needs and potential future instances. My contribution pertains to the research applied in examining how the humanitarian missions contribute to positive outcomes and application of these scenarios for military training.

The problem

Many identify the need for humanitarian missions in the ever-evolving world of global conflict. In a report written by Vince Crawley, Crawley understands...

Like those who believed the government can alleviate the misery from communism through humanitarian aid and action, the same goes for terrorism.
"Recognizing that communism thrives upon misery and discontent, the Army has always been ready to help unfortunate people improve their way of living."

— General Maxwell D. Taylor, U.S. Army chief of staff, speech in Detroit, Michigan, May 8, 1956

Trade the word "terrorism" for "communism" in the above quote, and Maxwell Taylor’s words remain as true today as they were half a century ago (Crawley, 2007, p. 1).

Terrorist acts as seen in Asia, specifically, Syria, have brought untold suffering to millions of people. Those in power within the United States must take action to alleviate the suffering of those in war-torn countries like Syria. In doing so, the conflicts within these countries lessens and officials will be better able to maintain peace.

According to the report, terrorism exists as a continuous problem suggesting traditional ways of handling conflicts to be ineffective (Crawley, 2007). Furthermore, should the U.S. military provide foreign aid via humanitarian missions, such actions may solve the ongoing problem the U.S. has with other countries regarding armed conflicts, communication, and coordination for natural disasters. Communication and coordination among foreign powers proves difficult due to differences in cultures, languages, and lack of training within military personnel (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2018). The U.S. military continuing their pursuit of humanitarian missions, allows development from training and real-world scenarios, generating momentum needed for solutions for multiple problems. On one hand, military test out military strategies for effectiveness, on the other, they help an impoverished country affected by American armed conflicts.

My idea

When thinking of the possible ways to improve upon the idea of carrying out humanitarian missions, Margesson’s report details what to consider regarding humanitarian assistance. “Factors that may impact decision-making include the type of humanitarian assistance required, the impact of conflict and refugee flows on stability in the region in question, and the role of neighboring countries in contributing to the relief effort” (Margesson, 2015, p. 1). Syria needs foreign aid. They have experienced recent problems costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of people during the Syrian Civil War (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2018). Adding its proximity to countries like Iraq, Turkey, and Israel, and potential obstacles solidify in terms of providing humanitarian aid through missions. Taking into account natural disasters like earthquakes, the solution becomes complicated.

The U.S. military must research in which areas countries like Syria feel the most impact. For example, the disasters befallen the country…