Revisiting the "Responsibility to Protect" and the Use of Force

• Published in: Asian journal of peacebuilding Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 239 - 264
• Main Author: Berdal, Mats
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul Institute for Peace and Unification Studies 30.11.2019
• Subjects: Atrocities; Councils; Genocide; Geopolitics; Humanitarianism; Massacres; Pessimism; Resistance; United States > US; Libya; Rwanda

Efforts to "operationalize" the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) continue to encounter resistance from key member states. Where it matters most, among vulnerable civilian populations caught up in war, the R2P appears to be making scant difference. Rising geopolitical tensions have added to...