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All items tagged R2POpen Think Tank ArticlesJune 7, 2012 | Intervention is Not the Answer in SyriaPaul Smyth: The increasing bloodshed in Syria understandably generates a feeling that something must be done to end it, such as taking the principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) seriously and acting accordingly. This may be a popular opinion but it can be very difficult to implement such noble feelings; instead, the pursuit of just causes must be based on logic, not sentiment. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesFebruary 6, 2012 | Russia and China: Warnings from the Arab SpringBeijing is dismissive of Western interests in the UN, prioritizing stability, economic benefit and non-interference. ++ Russia is Syria’s largest arms supplier and is attempting to demonstrate an alternative to Western “belligerence”. ++ Domestically, Putin fears bloodshed if public resistance does not subside when he returns to power. ++ The West can do little in Syria since Assad has been ... MoreJune 12, 2008 | No More Humanitarian Interventions“Many of the world’s necessary interventions in the decade before the invasion - in places like Haiti and the Balkans - would seem impossible in today’s climate.” ++ In the wake of the Burmese cyclone, the strength of totalitarian governments and the unwillingness of others to pressure them have all become troublingly apparent. ++ US involvement in Iraq has only accelerated this ... MoreMay 19, 2008 | Should Aid be Imposed on Burma?Without a coordinated international response to the humanitarian crisis in Burma, the death toll could expand exponentially. ++ French Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner controversially suggested that given the responsibility to protect principle, the UN Security Council should authorize “coercive intervention” for the delivery of aid supplies. ++ This concept deserves consideration ... MoreCommentsAugust 18, 2009 | Dear Bianca, your thesis is of outmost... |
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