iR2P

the individual Responsibility to Protect

Humanitarian vanities

By Fred • Jun 6th, 2008 • Category: Opinions

In the New York Times Magazine, David Rieff examines the gap between principle and practice when it comes to humanitarian intervention, and asks a profound question:

Are we talking about people in desperate need of aid or are we talking about ourselves when we debate such matters?

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Fred is living in hope that we'll all get better at collective, preventive action.
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