Cardiff Dissertation Idea

My experience as a naïve Haitian-American born and raised in the United States and not understanding why most people I come in contact with from Europe, Latin America, United Kingdom and Africa release my handshake the second I tell them: “My name is Damaqu Meronvil and I am from the States.” This repeated attitude towards who I am has offered me insights into the need to delve into the United States’ government foreign relations.

It is impossible to research all foreign relations between the United States and the world so I found it best to look into what was the most interesting topic of foreign relations; terrorism.

After 9/11 occurred in the United States, I slowly realised how my own country had relations with the mastermind behind the attacks that killed more than 3,000 innocent people. Osama bin-Laden was once funded by America during the Afghanistan War against Russia and then the Afghanistan War against Iran.

In addition, with the lack of media coverage in the genocide in Darfur, Sudan I only learned about the problems in Sudan about a year ago. I later discovered that the militia group spreading the genocide was being funded by the government. Once again, just like 9/11 the militia group turned on the Sudanese government and are now spreading the massacre throughout Sudan without help from the government.

I want to investigate the purpose for the American and Sudanese government having relations with terrorist and dictators like bin-Laden and Saddam Hussein, African rebels and dictators in Latin America. Why do powerful government feel the need to befriend, support and harbour terrorist and militia leader and their organisations? I want to know how each party benefits from each other. Which party have the most power and why do they break their relationships from each other? I will investigate why the media allow history to repeat itself by not investigating these relations until after the damage is done, for example 9/11 and the genocide in Sudan.