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Doing Good and Doing Well: An Examination of Humanitarian Intervention » Read Now
by Stephen A. Garrett. 220 pgs.

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Garret deals with the issue of humanitarian intervention, of which the recent Kosovo conflict provides a prime example. Even though the writing of this book was completed before NATO began its intervention on behalf of the Kosovars, the book provides a valuable background for assessing the Kosovo...
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Garret deals with the issue of humanitarian intervention, of which the recent Kosovo conflict provides a prime example. Even though the writing of this book was completed before NATO began its intervention on behalf of the Kosovars, the book provides a valuable background for assessing the Kosovo issue--it lays out the history of previous humanitarian interventions and analyzes the controversies surrounding them. Garret provides a sophisticated framework by which such interventions can be evaluated both morally and pragmatically. His book offers some particularly relevant material on the American role in humanitarian interventions. This book is valuable for those who wish to make sense of the pros and cons of humanitarian efforts in international hot spots, like Kosovo.
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The Ethics and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention » Read Now
by Stanley Hoffmann, Robert C. Johansen, James P. Sterba. 124 pgs.

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In 1995, the Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame hosted first of the Theodore M. Hesburg Lectures on Ethics and Public Polis This timely volume presents Hoffmann's lectures to a wider audience, together with responses made at the conference by Robert Johansen and James P. Sterba, and...
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In 1995, the Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame hosted first of the Theodore M. Hesburg Lectures on Ethics and Public Polis This timely volume presents Hoffmann's lectures to a wider audience, together with responses made at the conference by Robert Johansen and James P. Sterba, and introductory essay contributed by Raimo Vayrynen, Regan director the Kroc Institute.
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Humanitarian Challenges and Intervention: World Politics and the Dilemmas of Help » Read Now
by Thomas G. Weiss, Cindy Collins. 242 pgs.

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...series, one dealing with humanitarian intervention. After working on humanitarian...prospects for involvement in humanitarian intervention ironically joins critics...Omaar...
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Saving Strangers: Humanitarian Intervention in International Society » Read Now
by Nicholas J. Wheeler. 336 pgs.

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Humanitarian Intervention and International Relations » Read Now
by Jennifer M. Welsh. 230 pgs.

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Reading Humanitarian Intervention: Human Rights and the Use of Force in International Law » Read Now
by Anne Orford. 246 pgs.

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Humanitarian intervention seemed to promise a world in which human rights would be privileged over national interests or imperial ambitions during the 1990s. This book argues that humanitarian intervention had far more exploitative effects and draws on feminist, postcolonial, legal and...
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Humanitarian intervention seemed to promise a world in which human rights would be privileged over national interests or imperial ambitions during the 1990s. This book argues that humanitarian intervention had far more exploitative effects and draws on feminist, postcolonial, legal and psychoanalytic theory to provide an innovative reading of the narratives accompanying humanitarian intervention, a field which has received very little critical analysis. It concludes by considering what has been lost in the transference of concerns from humanitarian intervention to the war on terror.
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Learning from Somalia: The Lessons of Armed Humanitarian Intervention » Read Now
by Walter M. Clarke, Jeffrey M. Herbst. 276 pgs.

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"A fascinating account of the interventions written by senior scholars & policymakers who were involved in the decision-making process." International Peacekeeping "Direct, insightful, & well worth reading. This book traces the beginnings of the Somalia crisis to the UN standoff to the inevitable...
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"A fascinating account of the interventions written by senior scholars & policymakers who were involved in the decision-making process." International Peacekeeping "Direct, insightful, & well worth reading. This book traces the beginnings of the Somalia crisis to the UN standoff to the inevitable withdrawal. A must-read!" Donald M. Payne Chairman, Congressional Black Caucus; member of the Subcommittee on Africa
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From Massacres to Genocide: The Media, Public Policy, and Humanitarian Crises » Read Now
by Robert I. Rotberg, Thomas G. Weiss. 208 pgs.

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Human suffering on a large scale is a continuing threat to world peace. Several dozen gruesome civil wars disturb global order and jar our collective conscience each year. The 50 million people displaced by current complex humanitarian emergencies overwhelm the ability of the post-Cold War world to...
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Human suffering on a large scale is a continuing threat to world peace. Several dozen gruesome civil wars disturb global order and jar our collective conscience each year. The 50 million people displaced by current complex humanitarian emergencies overwhelm the ability of the post-Cold War world to understand and cope with genocide, ethnic cleansing, massacres, and other inhumane acts. Greater public awareness of how much is at stake and how much more costly it is to act later rather than sooner can be a critical element in stemming the proliferation of these tragedies. The media play an increasingly crucial role in publicizing humanitarian crises, and advances in technology have intensified the immediacy of their reports. Because the world is watching as events unfold, policymakers are under great pressure to respond rapidly. Close cooperation between international relief agencies and the media is thus essential to help prevent or contain the humanitarian emergencies that threaten to overwhelm the world's capacity to care and assist. The authors of this book - all prominent in the fields of disaster relief, journalism, government policymaking, and academia - show how influential well-informed and well-developed media attention has become in forming policies to resolve ethnic and religious conflict and humanitarian crises. The authors argue that the media and humanitarians can collaborate effectively to alter both the attitudes of the public and the actions of policymakers regarding ethnic conflict and humanitarian crises.
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You, the People: The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building » Read Now
by Simon Chesterman. 296 pgs.

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Humanitarian Intervention without Borders: Belligerent Occupation or Colonization?, in Houston Journal of International Law » Read Now
by I. Maxine Marcus. 40 pgs.

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Humanitarian Intervention Revisited, in Harvard International Review » Read Now
by Michael J. Smith. 5 pgs.

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...Humanitarian Intervention Revisited. by Michael...Crimes Tribu nal. In short, "just humanitarian intervention" can include a whole range of...discuss the possibility of...
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Reconsidering the Legality of Humanitarian Intervention: Lessons from Kosovo, in William and Mary Law Review » Read Now
by Julie Mertus. 46 pgs.

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...Reconsidering the legality of humanitarian intervention: lessons from Kosovo...the justifications for humanitarian intervention grounded in the most...norm" that would...
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Relentless Humanitarianism, in Global Governance » Read Now
by Gerald Martone. 6 pgs.

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...intention of evoking doubts about humanitarian intervention rather than appealing for...just not that imprecise. Humanitarian workers are not, as one writer...assistance...
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Humanitarian Intervention, in World Policy Journal » Read Now
by Shashi Tharoor, Sam Daws. 10 pgs.

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...United Nations . Humanitarian Intervention Getting Past the...Daws The subject of humanitarian intervention has come into vogue...Annan. Since the phrase "humanitarian...
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Military Collaboration with Humanitarian Organizations in Complex Emergencies, in Global Governance » Read Now
by Andrew Harris, Peter Dombrowski. 24 pgs.

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...third way," between humanitarian interventions that employ large-scale...the best of intentions, humanitarian interventions that undermine the ability...As a consequence...
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The Morality of Humanitarian Intervention, in Theological Studies » Read Now
by Kenneth R. Himes. 24 pgs.

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...The morality of humanitarian intervention by Kenneth R. Himes...why the specific issue of humanitarian intervention forces us to reconsider...moral debates surrounding...