Although “humanitarian interventions” have been undertaken in the post-Cold War era, most were not purely humanitarian-oriented, but driven by states’ national interests.
The moral standing and credibility of the US and UK have weakened following Iraq, thus negatively impacting their ability to build international commitment to the R2P principle.
The UN, IMF, and World Bank are characterized by democratic deficit. Chains of accountability are long, indirect, and consequently, very weak.
It is possible to observe that the US has sufficient strategic reasons to block the creation of a Palestinian State in order to not jeopardize its security strategies.
The United States is unique among wealthy nations in its vast private inventory of firearms, consisting of nearly 300 million guns, used for hunting, recreation and murder.
Allegations of sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers generated controversy and criticism against UN missions. Response measures have been insufficient to resolve these abuses.
The EU has adopted a multiple frame approach to counter-piracy, acting in the security, legal, and development frames, but the struggle for a comprehensive approach opens the EU up to much criticism.
The MPHRP needs to protect seafarers from poor communities, provide legal and financial support to piracy victims, and increase pressure on governments, to address the causes of piracy.
The UK, predominantly, views pirates as criminals, and the primary way to eradicate a criminal problem is to arrest and prosecute as many as possible to alter a pirate’s risk/benefit analysis.
UNODC is addressing piracy within a rule of law framework. It has made progress, but it must continue to cooperate so that the counter piracy movement is undertaken to the highest standard.
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