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Welcome to my blog - I'm Charles Reed and I advise the Church of England on foreign policy issues.
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Tag Archives: R2P
Do we have a responsibility to protect civilians in Libya post Gaddafi?
Following on from a post I wrote last week on the importance of continuing to reflect on the ethics of our intervention in Libya even after Gaddafi’s fall, I’m encouraged to learn that the Carnegie Council are bringing out a special edition of Ethics and International Affairs that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Bellamy, Carnegie Council, Colonel Gaddafi, Ethics and International Affairs, Libya, R2P, Simon Chesterman, Thomas Weiss.
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…. but was it necessary, legal and right?
Earlier this week David Cameron used a statement on the rapidly changing situation in Libya to re-state his belief that the decision to deploy military force to support the Libyan people was necessary, legal and right. Do you agree? Military … Continue reading
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Tagged David Cameron, Humanitarian Intervention, Just War, Libya, Pacifism, R2P, UN
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