PSC 2440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Oil Depletion, Economy Of The Soviet Union, Rwandan Genocide
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As a result, agriculture stagnated, and the ussr was forced to buy grain on the international market. Initially they were able to finance the purchases internally, borrowing against high oil prices. During the oil crash of the 1980s, however, the soviet. Union had to borrow from western banks to feed its people, severely limiting the scope of international action the ussr was able to take. The actions of individuals that impact policy can not be separated from the morals driving those decisions: following the rwandan genocide, the international community generally acknowledged that their failure to act caused a humanitarian crisis. Responsibility to protect (r2p), vowing to militarily intervene in the future when necessary. Britain argued that its protectorates hadn"t met the qualifications for self-rule, such as independent judiciaries, free elections, full suffrage, etc. As a result, britain argued, they had to remain under european tutelage.
