. We contend that the incorporation of reciprocity in humanitarian conventions will prove to be a significant step towards legitimizing humanitarian intervention and
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Ari Maniatakis May 14, 2015 Latest Articles
. We contend that the incorporation of reciprocity in humanitarian conventions will prove to be a significant step towards legitimizing humanitarian intervention and
Read More »Matthew Lower March 2, 2014 Iraq and Syria, Middle East and North Africa, The Policy Unit
Whilst there is reason to be positive about the ongoing Geneva negotiations between the Assad government and the opposition, the general consensus is that there is little chance of these talks leading to any substantial progress. The reason for this underlying feeling is as clear as it is familiar, the rebels ultimately demand Assad goes, Assad refuses to do so.
Read More »Rob Marchant October 17, 2013 Global Governance and Human Rights
There’s an odd, and slightly twisted argument doing the rounds at the moment. It goes: it’s perfectly ok to let genocide happen, yes, even on your doorstep. Let’s just restrict the discussion to that. Not regime change, not geopolitical advantage, simply the prevention of genocide. It’s ok.
Read More »Guest Contributor September 14, 2013 Opinion
Humanitarian intervention has, since the fall of the Berlin Wall, been an issue that has dominated discourse in international law and diplomacy. Debate concerning the topic can be generally placed into two camps. In the first, the realist belief of the sacrosanctity of states’ sovereignty when it comes to dealing with their internal affairs, no reason but self defence should allow states to bear arms against one another
Read More »HSC Publication August 28, 2013 Press Releases
Prior to the Parliamentary vote on Syria, the following is a strategic briefing on top 5 Strategic & Humanitarian reasons for the West to take measures against the Assad regime.
Read More »Simon Schofield August 16, 2013 Global Governance and Human Rights
Humanitarian interventions are not a passing fad, but a genie that is now well and truly out of its bottle for good, to the horror of the remaining dictators in the world. There are many reasons why humanitarian interventions aren’t going away any time soon.
Read More »Guest Contributor August 9, 2013 Opinion
Guest Contributor: Dr James D. Boys 9th August 2013 Russian and Chinese intransigence over Syria has doubtless enabled President Assad’s forces to re-group and repel rebel advances. The great challenge for the US, however, is knowing quite who the rebel ...
Read More »Julie Lenarz June 21, 2013 HSC in the Media, Middle East and North Africa
Executive Director Julie Lenarz published in the Times of Israel on the ongoing misconceptions the West has regarding the civil war in Syria. Two and a half years after the war kicked off in Syria the debate rages on over whether the West should get involved or stay out of the brutal conflict.
Read More »HSC Publication June 2, 2013 HSC in the Media
Damian Counsell interviews Julie Lenarz, the Executive Director. Their wide-ranging conversation covers her recent visit to Iraqi Kurdistan to mark the 25th anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s genocidal actions against its people; why the survivors viewed Allied action as a liberation; the surprising ...
Read More »Julie Lenarz June 2, 2013 Iraq and Syria, Middle East and North Africa
When I walked towards the memorial in Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan a fortnight ago to attend the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the genocide, I passed by a seemingly endless stream of images.
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