AAM’s latest radio program discusses the evolution of the idea of the responsibility to protect. Can there ever be a general consensus from the international community to act and what about the idea of sovereignty? Listen to a roundtable discussion debating R2P with Deborah Amos, AAM host, Alan Kuperman, Professor of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin and Gareth Evans, President of the International Crisis Group and formerly the foreign minister of Australia.
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Edward Luck, Special Advisor to the U.N. Secretary General, describes the three pillars of the “Responsibility to Protect,” a UN doctrine which grew from cases of genocide and war crimes. Watch him speak on FORA.tv >>
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ENOUGH is a project of the Center for American Progress to end genocide and crimes against humanity. Its initial focus is on the crises in Sudan, Chad, eastern Congo, and northern Uganda.
“The adoption of the “Responsibility to Protect” doctrine has the capacity to change the way the United Nations does business. Although sovereignty still is central, the United Nations has now—with this doctrine—dedicated itself to protecting people. At least in theory.”
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Should the international community intervene to halt crimes against humanity? AAM travels to Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo to understand how the application of R2P works on the ground. Plus a look back at how a once obscure concept came to dominate the discussion on humanitarian intervention. Listen to the full program online >
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