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All items tagged Security CouncilOpen Think Tank ArticlesFebruary 9, 2009 | The Controversy of Humanitarian InterventionRudi Guraziu: Humanitarian Intervention (HI) is a topic which divides the international community. The two opposing camps in International Relations are the idealists vs. the restrictionists. The paper supports the idealist views, who argue that HI is justified even if the SC does not authorize the use of force. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesMarch 7, 2012 | How to Refer Syrian Leaders to the ICCSecuring the investigation into Syrian war crimes is imperative. ++ Syria is not a member of the ICC so the only way to give the tribunal jurisdiction over the country’s leaders is through the Security Council’s enforcement. ++ The court’s jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute could be limited in order to get China and Russia on board with a Security Council vote. ++ If Assad was to quit ... MoreDecember 12, 2008 | Delaying Indictments on Sudan Requires Peace TalksThe international community has done little to end the atrocities committed by Sudanese militia in Darfur. ++ President Bashir has pledged to punish “anyone guilty of crimes in Darfur.” ++ The African Union as well as the Arab League are pressing the UNSC to delay an indictment, arguing that it would threaten peace talks. ++ The US should stick to its promise of blocking any such ... MoreNovember 24, 2008 | Human Rights Watch Praises Bush on Darfur StanceDespite opposition to the ICC, President Bush is backing its prosecution of President Omar al-Bashir for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Darfur. ++ Sudan is trying to both charm and blackmail members of the Security Council to postpone ICC action by promising the resignation of top officials and threatening foreign humanitarian and peace workers. ++ Prosecuting Bashir would ... MoreNovember 17, 2008 | The Security Council's Congo ShameCongo’s civil war has rendered the eastern region of the nation a “humanitarian catastrophe.” ++ Over 250,000 people are displaced in a conflict that finds its roots in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. ++ Of the 17,000 UN peacekeepers in the country, only 5,400 are located in the east. ++ African leaders should step in to usher a power-sharing arrangement; that is unlikely given ... MoreOctober 13, 2008 | Russia Strengthens Iran's HandRecent developments have greatly reduced the chances of a war against Iran. ++ Washington had planned to conduct air strikes against Iran from Georgian soil. ++ Russian intervention makes it impossible, which has “strengthened Iran’s hand.” ++ Russia undermined US efforts to impose new sanctions against Tehran during the Security Council’s meeting last month. ++ The fact ... MoreJuly 30, 2008 | "Responsible" Nuclear Ownership is a FictionThe permanent members of the UN security council condemn Iran, but they are just as guilty of nuclear proliferation. ++ The distinction between their supposedly “responsible” ownership of nuclear weapons and that of Iran, North Korea or Pakistan is entirely arbitrary: US, Russia, UK, and France refuse to disarm and have all declared they would be prepared to use their nuclear arsenal against a ... MoreJuly 23, 2008 | We Are Failing ZimbabweMugabe’s bloody rule will continue for another term unless Russia, China, and South Africa help impose tougher sanctions and an arms embargo on Zimbabwe. ++ Moscow and Beijing’s vetoes against tougher measures in the Security Coucil are to blame for the current situation. ++ US should continue with its bilateral penalties and press others to follow. ++ Only sustained and consistent ... MoreMay 19, 2008 | Should Aid be Imposed on Burma?Without a coordinated international response to the humanitarian crisis in Burma, the death toll could expand exponentially. ++ French Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner controversially suggested that given the responsibility to protect principle, the UN Security Council should authorize “coercive intervention” for the delivery of aid supplies. ++ This concept deserves consideration ... More |
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