International Relations, Conflict, and Crisis Management
1Onuoha Chukwudi Kingsley, 1Nwachukwu Adaugo Christiana and 1Nwobi Kizito Chidera
1Department of Public Administration Imo State Polytechnic Omuma, Nigeria
Email: kingsonuoha@yahoo.cm
ABSTRACT
The environment of international relations differs considerably from the domestic setting. The world system operates in a state of anarchy, which portrays absence of a world government or super ordinate body to make and enforce laws or regulate how actors behave in order to pursue and defend specific interest. There is the spirit of the survival of the fittest and this partly explains why international conflicts are common and inevitable in the global political system and why actors are evidently divided by conflicting interest. This made conflict part of the characteristics of the world system, but actors still realize that there are certain interests, which can hardly be realized, secured, and guaranteed without cooperation. Evidently are the bilateral and multilateral trade, culture, military, diplomatic, and technology relations in the face of current digital age, technological development, and challenges inherent. This paper, therefore investigated issues of human nature and conflict, contending societal factors that build aggression that results and fuels conflict, the role of international relations, and conflict management methods in contemporary society. Non-experimental descriptive research design, involving historical and document study was adopted. It was established that conflicts despite their horrors, accompanying devastations, neglect, and dehumanization are the direct manifestations of individual, group, and class struggle to dominate the system where proper or normal social procedures are inadequate to deal with new conditions. These factors are direct consequences of psychological and environmental constraints as a result of scarce resources and ecological problems. Thus, the coming together and cooperation amongst states and nation-states in the contemporary global system should adopt proactive measures in containing and eliminating conflicts especially as it concerns terrorism. Collective massive military attacks and information gathering by affected states should be first among other means and measures of conflict management. The use of civilian auxiliaries known as the Volunteers for the Defense of the interior homeland and information gathering should be adopted and adequately funded because failure in this regard will spell more doom as the armed volunteers can join or form their own militia group. Information to the volunteers should be on the move execution per roll method. Above all, the government should be proactive and responsive to the needs and development of its citizens, especially the youth.
Keywords: Environment, international relations, domestic setting, International Relations, Conflict and Crisis Management
CITE AS: Onuoha Chukwudi Kingsley, Nwachukwu Adaugo Christiana and Nwobi Kizito Chidera (2025). International Relations, Conflict, and Crisis Management. NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 5(3):39-44. https://doi.org/10.59298/NIJCRHSS/2025/5.3.394400