Inside the Issues 4.5 | Implementing the Responsibility to Protect

Speakers: David A. Welch Jennifer Welsh

Series: Inside the Issues, Season Four

October 23, 2013

Inside the Issues 4.5 | Implementing the Responsibility to Protect

A set of principles protecting against crimes against humanity, genocide, ethnic cleansing and war crimes, the responsibility to protect (R2P) calls for political commitment from both states and the wider international community. This week, Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on the Responsibility to Protect, joins co-host David Welch for a conversation on the development and evolution of R2P. Where has non-military R2P intervention been invoked?Why haven't we seen the same robust international response in Syria that we saw in Libya? How has public opinion on military intervention shifted in recent years? Tune in for the full discussion and share your comments on CIGI's YouTube channel or on Twitter.  

Series: Inside the Issues, Season Four

Join co-hosts David Welch, CIGI Chair of Global Security and Dr. Andrew Thompson for the fourth season of Inside the Issues — a weekly podcast series — as they share timely and candid discussions with global governance experts on issues related to the core areas of CIGI expertise: Global Economy, Global Security & Politics and International Law.

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