The Mandate System

The language used to describe the Mandate System by the League of Nations is hilarious. It is Hilarious in its covering up the word colonialism with “mentorship” and “guidance” or even “protection”. The fact that Western countries were supposedly more experienced in matters of international affairs and global trade apparently made them experts of ruling foreign countries as well; how unrealistic! These League of Nations Mandates were destined to fail, as these made up countries could not be lead by an iron fist forever. The idea that the western countries would nurse these foreign countries’ economies back to health and then leave them be once they were stable is synonym to a vampire saying it will leave its victim once it is done sucking its “bad” blood.

Perhaps this is an especially pessimistic analogy; however common knowledge dictates that no nation will exert special effort for the sole benefit of another. In other words, why would England invest so much time and money in Egypt if it were not for money and special interests in exchange? The blatant denial of the economic interest in the Mandate System shows how dishonest international institution decrees are written to sound more philanthropic in nature than they truly are. What the League of Nations was doing in the Middle East is essentially protecting their interest in the region, making sure no non-western or western country got the upper hand, or no powerful alliances were made which would of course, impede on the Western countries’ ability to impose its influence. The way the Western countries divvied up their share of the Middle Eastern wealth in order to remain key decision makers, proves that no international institution or foreign institution knows or intends to do what is best for another country; none.