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Humanitarian Intervention: The Lessons Learned

In determining how they should react to internal crises in other countries, the nations of the world need to consider under what conditions intervention is appropriate, which international actors should participate, and the best ways of carrying out interventions.

by Chantal de Jonge Oudraat

published by

Carnegie

on November 30, 2000

Source: Carnegie

In determining how they should react to internal crises in other countries, the nations of the world need to answer three questions: "First, under what conditions should international actors intervene in internal conflicts?. . . When international action is required, which international actors should take the lead and who should participate in these operations? . . . [And third,] What are the best ways of carrying out international interventions in internal conflicts?"

Current History, vol. 99, no. 641, December 2000, pp. 419-429.