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“Thinking Through, And Beyond, Triumphalism”, Matthew S. Weinert
“Thinking Through, And Beyond, Triumphalism”, Matthew S. Weinert
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The humanitarian crisis in Syria has instigated calls to activate the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine to stop the Assad regime from its murderous rampage. Armed with a failed UN Security Council resolution that would have endorsed an Arab League peace plan, thanks to Russian and Chinese vetoes, David Rieff reproves widespread liberal consensus for intervention in a February 2012 Foreign Policy article.