| Making the Case for Humanitarian Intervention: National Interest and Moral Imperative Contributor(s): Penny Hill Press Inc (Editor), Naval Postgraduate School (Author) |
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ISBN: 1523200081 ISBN-13: 9781523200085 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.42 lbs) 72 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Complex considerations challenge U.S. political leaders when faced with the possibility of humanitarian intervention by means of military force. Humanitarian intervention is a delicate matter in which decision makers are constrained or compelled by circumstances of national interest and moral imperative. This examination of humanitarian intervention reviews the foreign policy context and debate within the U.S. government across three case studies: Rwanda, Kosovo, and Libya. Each case study reveals the role of national interest and moral imperative in driving policymakers to a tipping point at which they make the final determination to use or refrain from military force. Both national interest and the desire to end human suffering serve as incentives for intervention, and one may be stronger than the other in any given situation. |