POLI 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: 2005 World Summit, Deterritorialization, Humanitarian Intervention
16 Jan 2018
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However, only some identities are linked to power. This prompts identities who are not linked to power, to fight voraciously for power. Power is linked to winners and losers in globalization. In saddam"s case, he was a sunni - leading a sunni minority, which brought about resentment in the shia population. When saddam was overthrown, the sunni people were afraid of the shia and then supported some of the isil members, as they were also sunni. Identity is the motive, globalization is the means. A form of liberal guilt - treated by using privileges to treat atrocities. Uses armed force within a state without the consent of the state"s government. Humanitarian intervention and r2p are different, humanitarian intervention itself is an older debate. R2p is only legalized after the 2005 world summit. (but it"s watered down) Iciss outlined three responsibilities (prevent, protect, and rebuild) but protect got the most attention. Gaddafi was believed to be planning ethnic cleansing.
