“In a sense, in Libya the cart was put before the horse, […] they had elections before they had any of the institutions that in most circumstances really give elections meaning” For War… Continue reading
“To democracy there is more than just having a constitution and conducting elections” In a critical reflection on the current Tunisian political situation, Dr Moncef Kartas (project coordinator of the North Africa Security Assessment,… Continue reading
“Syria and Libya are just fundamentally different both operationally as well as politically,” Dr Heather Roff Perkins (Visiting Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver) answers in response to… Continue reading
“What we can learn from Kant’s moral theory, is that you can’t protect rights without a set of institutions.” In her interview with War and Peace Talk, Dr Heather Roff Perkins (Visiting Professor… Continue reading
Sudan has begun to register for the elections that are scheduled in April, but it remains unsure whether President Omar Al-Bashir will indeed step down after his 25-year rule. In his interview with War and… Continue reading
“Anyone who committed a crime in Darfur or elsewhere should be held accountable. Because we need justice, and no peace without justice.” Abdelgaleel Albasha Mohammed Ahmed discusses the traditional mechanisms that are used… Continue reading
On the deadlock over Syria: “This in my mind takes us back to the 1990s: Rwanda, Srebrenica, Kosovo.. Unless we are willing to act illegally but legitimately, then the people will be at… Continue reading
“The history of R2P demonstrates the limits of moral advocacy … [it] has no legal basis, really” Aidan Hehir (Director of Security and International Relations at the University of Westminster) critically reflects on… Continue reading
“R2P does not begin and end with military intervention. There are many ways of fulfilling the responsibility. I tend to think that using military force in Syria would have made things worse for… Continue reading