The dominant role of the realist paradigm in international relations theory has left little room for study cultural variables world politics. two central tenets theoretical game-plan—the primacy sovereign state system, and autonomy that from domestic political, social moral considerations—focus our attention on vertical division into states, rather than horizontal forces ties cut across frontiers. result is metaphor interaction states as mechanical one billiard table, with power politics...

Abstract The Protection of Civilians (PoC) in peacekeeping and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) populations from atrocity crimes are two norms that emerged at turn new millennium with aim protecting vulnerable peoples mass violence and/or systematic widespread violations human rights. To date, most scholars have analysed discourses over status, strength robustness both separately. And yet, distinction between has times been exceptionally fine. In this article, we analyse constitutive...

Drawing on international relations theory, this article seeks to both account for and analyze the contestation that continues surround norm of R2P. It begins in Section I by arguing while 2005 Summit Outcome Document – as an example ‘institutionalization’ provided greater precision about source, scope, bearer responsibility protect, there is continuing debate when community’s remedial role protection can should be activated. In order understand reality which a challenge positivist linear...

1. Political Ethics in an Age of Terror 2. The Strength the Weak 3. Weakness Strong 4. Emergency 5. Temptations Nihilism 6. Usefulness Ethics.

Jennifer Welsh is University Lecturer in International Relations at the of Oxford and a Fellow Somerville College. Carolin Thielking doctoral student Oxford. S. Neil MacFarlane Lester B. Pearson Professor Director Centre for Studies. The authors would like to thank Henry Shue two anonymous reviewers who provided comments on an earlier version this text. ...if humanitarian intervention is, indeed, unacceptable assault sovereignty, how should we respond Rwanda, Srebrenica - gross systematic...

As noted by other contributors to this roundtable, the response of international community civilian deaths in Libya—and threat further mass atrocities—is unusual two key respects. First, Security Council Resolution 1973 authorized “all necessary measures” protect civilians without consent “host” state. The Council's intentions, and actions, could not be interpreted as anything than coercive. Second, contrast crises involving alleged crimes against humanity (most notably Darfur), diplomacy...

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Abstract Long viewed as an example of effective multilateralism, UN peace operations are facing mounting challenges. Transformations in the landscape conflict outpacing their ability to respond. Rising expectations peacekeeping have led disenchantment with what they can deliver, while dis- and misinformation tactics undermine efforts make build peace. As risk becoming another casualty intensifying international tensions, great power rivalry, erosion rules norms that govern cooperation, we...

The past two decades have witnessed the proliferation of comprehensive international missions peacebuilding and reconstruction, aimed not simply at bringing conflict to an end but also preventing its recurrence. Recent missions, ranging from relatively modest involvement highly complex administrations, generated a debate about rights duties actors reconstruct postconflict states. In view recent growth such serious challenges crises that plagued them, we seek in this article address some gaps...

Our assumption in this article is that sustainable peace operations require the involvement of organizations and institutions are themselves sustainable. We begin by presenting a set propositions regarding sustainability international which capacity for adaptation incremental change centrally important. then examine these relation to NATO, paying particular attention ways alliance has taken on both new roles members. A central concern NATO member states' conceptions identity definitions...

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Abstract The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) invokes one of the most powerful moral and legal terms in contemporary international politics – namely, responsibility. nature relationship between R2P law morality, however, remains contested, giving rise questions lying at core R2P's normative foundations. What is source R2P? To whom this responsibility attributable, under what circumstances? Does give obligations? Such challenge International Relations (IR) theorists look beyond their...