Libyan Lessons: Bring back the Responsibility to Rebuild
The 2011 Libyan intervention and the anarchy which ensued has highlighted an aspect of the responsibility to protect principle that has, to date, been overshadowed by the debates on the […]
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Interview – Alex Bellamy
Alex J. Bellamy is professor of peace and conflict studies at the University of Queensland. His books include Kosovo and International Society (2002), Security Communities and Their Neighbours: Regional Fortresses […]
No Joy in Juba: South Sudan and R2P
South Sudan, the world’s newest country, currently risks slipping into a violent malaise. The crisis in South Sudan highlights very clearly some of the key problems surrounding the practical implementation […]
Brazil and the “Responsibility While Protecting” Initiative
Author’s note: For further analysis on this topic, see the following publications: Kai Michael Kenkel and Cristina Stefan, “Brazil and the ‘responsibility while protecting’ initiative: norms and the timing of […]
China and the Responsibility to Protect
The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is a significant, if controversial, development in international affairs. China has proposed its own semi-official version of R2P called “Responsible Protection”. Author’s Note: This article […]
Intersecting Commitments: the Responsibility to Protect and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Introduction The acknowledgement of gender issues through the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda marked a watershed moment for women’s rights. Despite this, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) framework remains […]
Did Operation Unified Protector in Libya Strengthen R2P?
The beginning of the Arab Awakening and its mass-based social and political mobilizations has spurred a dynamic debate about whether and how the international community should support and back the […]
The Responsibility to Protect and the Refugee Crisis
The Syrian civil war has has been a major source of displacement, producing over 7.6 million internally displaced persons and over 4.8 million refugees. How does this crisis relate to the Responsibility to Protect?