R2P and Gender: The Marginalization of Responsibilities
It is not enough to say R2P must have a gendered approach without identifying what such an approach should look like, and who is responsible for taking this forward.
When WPS Met CEDAW (and Broke Up with R2P?)
18 October 2013 was a red letter day for global women’s rights, revolutionizing the situation of women in conflict prevention, conflict & post-conflict situations.
Revisiting ‘Responsibility to Protect’ after Libya and Syria
R2P contains glaring theoretical drawbacks and its practice by Western powers creates the scope for a mix up of humanitarian concerns with their strategic interests.
Syria and the Dawn of a New Era
The Syrian crisis marks the beginning of a new era of multi-polarity; one which will be characterised by the spectacle of divisive and competitive power politics.
Rationality and R2P: Unfriendly Bedfellows
The largest obstacles to consistent implementation and enforcement of R2P remain its flawed epistemological foundations and the enduring nature of the international system.
Syria and the Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention
The human suffering in the Syrian crisis since February 2011 is, above all, a tragedy for the Syrian people, but also demonstrably a crisis of international intervention.
R2P in Syria: Regional Dimensions
Regional dynamics have played a critical role in the response to the civil war in Syria. They will continue to dominate attempts to move forward with a political solution.
Syria Teaches Us Little About Questions of Military Intervention
To some, the international response to the Syrian crisis has meant the end of the R2P. But the lack of intervention in Syria teaches us little about the intervention norm.
From R2P to RANP: Sri Lanka and ‘Responsibility After Not Protecting’
After a failure to fulfil R2P obligations, there remains a ‘Responsibility After Not Protecting’. The value of this concept can be seen in the example of Sri Lanka.
Syria and the Responsibility to Protect
Syria has thrown up challenges, but not thrown out the R2P. There is an interest in clarifying the norm to prevent misuse but no demand to rescind the norm.
