April 14, 2012

When the U.S. Should Intervene

Amitai Etzioni, The National Interest

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Does the responsibility to protect doctrine allow for the toppling of regimes? A recent Clinton Global Initiative panel discussion refocused the debate about the conditions under which one nation is justified in intervening in the internal affairs of another nation.

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