Commentary
Michael Young
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In The Media
While Syrians Have Faced Unimaginable Suffering, the Idea of Humanitarian Intervention Has Withered and Died
While the international community's commitment to protecting civilians from conflict reached a high point in the 1990's, it has now been abandoned.
Published on Dec 12, 2018
Source: The National
During the 1990s, the notion of humanitarian intervention, particularly the responsibility to protect civilians from human rights abuses, gained credibility internationally. The high point came during the wars in Bosniaand Kosovo, when Nato intervened to protect Muslim populations suffering at the hands of the Bosnian Serbs, and later the Serbian state.
About the Author
Michael Young
Editor, Diwan, Senior Editor, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Michael Young is the editor of Diwan and a senior editor at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center.
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