There was violent conflict in Cambodia and Thailand in July, due to which millions of people were displaced. The violence that broke out over the border dispute would have cost many lives, but Donald Trump intervened before it could happen. The conflict has stopped temporarily, but the spark is still there. Trump is once again taking the initiative to pour cold water on this i.e. formal ceasefire. Just a few days ago, he had brought a peace proposal on Israel and Hamas.
So, by making peace deals one after the other, will this American President become the leader in achieving peace among the most countries in the world?
Thailand And why the conflict between Cambodia
There are many spots on the approximately 800 km long border between the two countries, over which there has been a long-standing dispute. Its center is an ancient Hindu temple of the 11th century. The temple located on the border of both was shown on the map as within the border of Cambodia. Whereas Thailand says that the temple is geographically on its land.
In the sixties the matter went to the International Court, in which it was decided that the temple cambodia And Thailand should withdraw its army from there. But the controversy around the temple land still continues. A few years ago, when UNESCO declared the temple a World Heritage, protests erupted in Thailand. Since then, sporadic clashes have taken place several times. In the same July, tensions increased and more than 40 deaths occurred.
Meanwhile, the White House intervened and temporary peace came. The leaders of both the countries themselves had accepted this. Now Trump can come to Malaysia at the end of July to give official form to the ceasefire. In fact, meanwhile, the ASEAN Summit is being organized in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Trump will also be present here and the ceasefire can be taken towards long term.
Long before the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize in October, Trump had started calling himself the one who stopped eight wars. Trump claimed that no one had done what he did for peace in the first nine months of his tenure.
Which wars do they claim to stop?
Trump worked hard for ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Now there has been a ceasefire in Gaza Strip and Hamas has also released the hostages.
– Fighting was going on between Armenia and Azerbaijan since the eighties. Trump intervened and stopped it.
– There was a war going on between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for decades, which was stopped this July due to the efforts of the White House.
– Fighting between Israel and Iran started in June. After 12 days, Trump intervened and ceasefire happened.
– The border dispute in Cambodia and Thailand had taken the form of violent conflict, which was stopped by Trump. Now there can be a formal ceasefire between the two.
– In the first term, Trump claimed that because of him the war between Egypt and Ethiopia stopped.
Similarly, in his first term, Trump also explained his role in the peace deal between Serbia and Kosovo.
Trump’s role in stopping the India-Pakistan war was the most controversial. Trump claimed that the war stopped because of him, while India continuously denied this, saying that its issue with Pakistan is bilateral, and it does not accept anyone’s interference in it. Recently Pakistani leaders also said that India never approached Trump.
Not one or two, Trump is claiming to stop a total of eight wars. Technically speaking, this is a very big number. Stopping the war not between two communities but between two countries is a big task, which demands blood, sweat and patience. Trump says that he is asking countries to stop fighting through trade.
To understand it simply, Trump adopts the classic theory of carrot and stick. That is, if you agree, you will get benefit, otherwise punishment. According to Trump, countries are stopping the war for this reason.
However, these hasty efforts of Trump are being viewed with suspicion. There is a fear that countries that had calmed down due to fear or greed may soon flare up again due to some reason or the other. It is possible that a government may come which does not want to have relations with Trump. Then it is very possible that violence will start again. Still, it is also true that till now no American President has received so many ceasefires. Even during the Cold War, American leaders worked hard to reduce arms and bring peace, but when it comes to numbers, Trump is the richest. It is a different matter how concrete their peace proposals are, and how long they can last.
How many crowns are there in the name of which American President?
– Woodrow Wilson signed the Treaty of Versailles, after which the First World War stopped. Then there was talk on the establishment of the League of Nations, which later came to be known as the UN.
– Franklin D Roosevelt made the Yalta and Potsdam agreements after World War II, which prevented bitterness between the allied countries.
– America’s 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower brought about a ceasefire in Korea, otherwise there was a fear of a lot of loss.
– The Vietnam War stopped due to Richard Nixon’s Paris Peace Agreement, in which America itself was involved.
– Because of Jimmy Carter, Camp David Agreement took place, in which Egypt and Israel were involved. This was the first permanent peace agreement between Arab countries and Tel Aviv.
– A lot of work was done on disarmament during the era of Ronald Reagan. Cold War tension reduced significantly due to the initiative of the Soviet Union and America.
– George W Bush made a peace agreement in Sudan, after which the civil war there stopped.
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