Interview – Michael Butler
Michael Butler talks about humanitarian intervention, the challenges to R2P and its relevance today, the norm life-cycle model, and the ethics of protection.
Review – The New United Nations
This new edition provides a fresh look at the complexities of the UN and the challenges it faces, making it a welcome update to international relations scholarship.
Opinion – Can the US and UK Further R2P’s Evolution?
Governments are making strides on Responsibility to Protect, but they must center affected local populations and civil society to reach the goal of ‘never again’.
Interview – Philip Cunliffe
Philip Cunliffe talks about the changing nature of international conflict and humanitarian intervention, plus the role of states and institutions in peacekeeping.
Review – Constructing the Responsibility to Protect
This excellent volume provides a coherent package of the debates on R2P in theory and practice, highlighting its continually contested nature.
Assessing the International Community’s Obligation to Protect the Human Rights of Afghans
With the Taliban seeking humanitarian aid, the international community should tie any support to how the regime treats its citizens.
Opinion – Myanmar, ASEAN and the Responsibility to Protect
It is time to listen to those who are crying out for protection and finally hold Myanmar’s generals accountable for their crimes.
Opinion – The Responsibility to Protect the Amazon
Applying responsibility to protect ideas to environmental threats would not only set off the alarm for Brazil by staining its international image, but also potentially shake up other states.
The Responsibility to Protect in 2020: Thinking Beyond the UN Security Council
The break down in multilateralism forces us to think more expansively about how protection and prevention initiatives can be delivered and supported.
Opinion – The Rise of Mercenarism: Avoiding International Accountability
Mercenaries provide a semi-permanent stronghold in Libya for acting as substitutes for those times when countries cannot rely on their national armies.
