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Review Of Social Defense, Eli Mccarthy
Review Of Social Defense, Eli Mccarthy
The Journal of Social Encounters
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The Ethics Of ‘Responsibility While Protecting’: Brazil, The Responsibility To Protect, And Guidelines For Humanitarian Intervention, James Pattison
The Ethics Of ‘Responsibility While Protecting’: Brazil, The Responsibility To Protect, And Guidelines For Humanitarian Intervention, James Pattison
Human Rights & Human Welfare
In the aftermath of the NATO intervention in Libya, the responsibility to protect (RtoP) doctrine has received considerable blowback. Various states, most notably some of the ‘BRICS’ states (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), claimed that NATO exceeded its mandate given to it by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1973 (by allegedly focusing on regime change rather than on the protection of civilians), was inappropriate in its target selection, violated the arms embargo by transferring arms to rebels, and generally caused too much harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure.1 It was also suggested that the UK, US, and …
Myths About Syria, James Pattison
Myths About Syria, James Pattison
Human Rights & Human Welfare
In my contribution, I want to focus on five fallacious claims and arguments that have been presented about the conflict in Syria. (Please note that this piece was written in Dec 2012).
Nuclear Weapons In The 21st Century: Sense, Nonsense, No Sense, Ibpp Editor
Nuclear Weapons In The 21st Century: Sense, Nonsense, No Sense, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article considers commonly posited benefits of nation-states' possessing nuclear weapons.