A singular development of the post Cold-War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, and mor

An interdisciplinary approach to humanitarian intervention by experts in law, politics, and ethics.

Military intervention in a conflict without a reasonable prospect of success is unjustifiable, especially when it is done in the name of humanity. Couched in th

The dilemma of how best to protect human rights is one of the most persistent problems facing the international community today. This unique and wide-ranging hi

"There is a veritable cottage industry of books on humanitarian intervention (the use of military force to stop atrocities) and the vast majority favors the pro