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Moving Upstream and Going Local: the Responsibility to Protect Ten Years Later
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Abstract Ten years ago the international community pledged to protect civilians from genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity by endorsing the responsibility to protect (R2P) doctrine. Yet today, horrific violence against civilians continues in places like Syria, Iraq, and South Su... view more
Ten years ago the international community pledged to protect civilians from genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity by endorsing the responsibility to protect (R2P) doctrine. Yet today, horrific violence against civilians continues in places like Syria, Iraq, and South Sudan. This article examines some of the progress and gaps in the international community’s efforts to better protect civilians against mass violence over the past decade. It proposes two emerging directions for advancing the R2P agenda in the coming years: 1) greater focus on upstream prevention, and 2) increased support for locally-led peacebuilding and prevention actors and capacities. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
genocide; massacre; civil war; military intervention; political intervention; UNO; UN Security Council; protecting power; prevention; capacity to act; results measurement; ethnic conflict; political conflict; pressure-group politics; conflict of interest; nation state
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 98-100
Journal
Politics and Governance, 3 (2015) 3
Issue topic
Mass Atrocity Prevention (Part I)
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution