La doctrina de la responsabilidad de proteger (Responsibility to Protect, R2P) no ha logrado crear un consenso internacional sobre las acciones para proteger a la población civil de Siria. Peor aún, el apoyo implícito de la R2P a la acción militar sin autorización de la ONU ha contribuido a la par
Military intervention, as regrettable and complicated as it may be, is the only way to stop Assad’s killing machine. This is what most Syrians are demanding from the international community. If we truly believe in the right to self-determination, then we are morally obligated to listen to them.
Oponerse a la intervención militar en Siria no es apoyar al brutal régimen de Assad. Los países del grupo BRICS pueden contar con fuertes razones jurídicas y políticas contra dicha intervención; el lenguaje humanitario de la responsabilidad de proteger (responsibility to protect, R2P) se puede man
El fracaso de la comunidad mundial para responder de manera eficaz a las atrocidades cometidas en Siria, puede representar un golpe para la Responsabilidad de proteger (Responsibility to Protect, R2P), pero la doctrina aún sigue con vida. La R2P sigue ofreciendo un enfoque con base en principios p
El caso de Siria muestra la dificultad de llevar a la práctica la responsabilidad de proteger (responsibility to protect, R2P), pero es necesario hacerlo si queremos que R2P sea algo más que un acrónimo extravagante. Sin embargo, cualquier intervención militar debe estar vinculada con el diálogo p
Many Jewish-Israelis see local human rights groups as traitors, but a boycott will only make things worse. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debates on Emerging Powers and Human Rights and Human rights: mass or elite movement?
The unexpected Washington-Moscow diplomacy - made possible by London's parliament - creates space for progress in ending Syria's "double proxy war".
This 'You tell us' feature offers some first hand accounts and a range of opinions in blogs, articles and tweets, first and foremost from the people of Egypt.
Sovereignty matters, but so does preventing mass atrocity. A doctrine like the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) permits us to override inertia and inaction to alleviate mass suffering, although in Syria we haven’t yet seen an effective plan for doing so. A response to the openGlobalRights debate on
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week, Doha debate reveals gulf between locals, its elite and expatriates
What are we to do, having faced the dual anniversary of a sacred tradition of repentance and a peace agreement in our name that has now gone awry? Everything in our power to make it right.
While more and more Qataris seem to be expressing their disapproval or disquiet not only in the Majalis but also in the wider public sphere, it would be naive to speak of further liberalisation of the liberalised autocracy.
