Humanitarian intervention

A US cartoon from 1877, showing Russia as an octopus spreading its tentacles over Europe and south-west Asia. In that year, Russia went to war to ‘save’ Orthodox Christian rebels in the Ottoman Empire.

Moscow has a long history of making interesting excuses for its military interventions

Conflict

NATO says a Russian invasion of Ukraine is “highly probable.” The Ukrainian government says a large convoy of humanitarian aid coming from Russia is just a “Trojan horse.” If the humanitarian crisis is indeed a pretext for an invasion, it certainly wouldn’t be Moscow’s first time.NATO says a Russian invasion of Ukraine is “highly probable.” The Ukrainian government says a large convoy of humanitarian aid coming from Russia is just a “Trojan horse.” If the humanitarian crisis is indeed a pretext for an invasion, it certainly wouldn’t be Moscow’s first time.

Samantha Power has an uneven record on trying to stop genocide around the world

Conflict & Justice

War and peace: President Obama’s Nobel speech

The World

Show Producer’s Blog: R2P

Rationalizing Humanitarian Warfare

The World

Author Philip Gourevitch discusses Rwandan genocide report

Global Politics

Philip Gourevitch is the author of “We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda.” Gourevitch says the report released today adds more detail to previous investigations.