Commentary / World Mar 28, 2016
Drawing the right lessons from wars and interventions
by Ramesh Thakur
Multilateralism may have its imperfections and shortcomings, but like old age it is still better than the alternative.
Drawing the right lessons from wars and interventions
Multilateralism may have its imperfections and shortcomings, but like old age it is still better than the alternative.
Nature of sovereignty a key issue in Russia-U.S. divide
While Russia adheres to the traditional notion that state sovereignty is inviolable, the U.S. now believes it's trumped by humanitarian considerations.
When the need to 'protect' signals a land grab
U.S. President Barack Obama seems to harbor the surreal hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to help regarding Syria's civil war and Iran's nuclear weapons program. Putin's helpfulness, if not fictitious, has been ineffective.
A Chinese version of 'responsible protection'
The "responsibility to protect" principle is a challenge for China, which seems to view humanitarianism as good, interventionism as bad, and "humanitarian intervention" as marrying good to evil.