Kuperman teaches in the master of global policy studies program and is founding coordinator of the nuclear proliferation prevention project. Rhetoric, reality and the future of humanitarian intervention palgrave macmillan, 2012 international law, security and ethics coeditor, routledge, 2011 humanitarian intervention. The history of humanitarian intervention in theory and. Gambling on humanitarian intervention 1st edition alan. Immediately, western media and politicians praised the intervention as a humanitarian success for having averted a bloodbath in libyas second largest city, benghazi, and helping replace the dictatorial gaddafi regime with a transitional council pledged to democracy. Kuperman, the moral hazard of humanitarian intervention. The first prominent discussion of the moral hazard of humanitarian intervention is by dane rowlands and david carment 1998, 271, who correctly identify the fundamental problem. Leading academics investigate this problem, including when and where it is most. The carnegie commission assumed troops could deploy promptly, claiming the 101st division ready brigade could establish itself in a 24hour period over a distance of about 450 miles. Suicidal rebellions and the moral hazard of humanitarian intervention, in timothy w. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn.
Kuperman, an associate professor of public affairs at the university of texas, who also holds a ph. Lessons from the balkans, international studies quarterly, vol. The limits of humanitarian intervention genocide in rwanda by alan j. The moral hazard of humanitarian intervention skemman. Such questions lie at the heart of a new and lively controversy in international politics. The root of the problem is that such genocidal violence often represents state retaliation against a substate group for rebellion such as an armed secession by some of its.
But a more realistic appraisal suggests that an intervention of any size would have required much more time and logistical planning than most proponents care to admit. Kuperman reassessing natos libya campaign on march 17, 2011, the united nations authorized military intervention in libya to protect the countrys civilians. Moral hazard, rebellion, and civil war routledge, 2006. When third parties engage in humanitarian intervention and conflict management, they sometimes make matters worse. Ironically, kaufmann concludes that those interested in humanitarian intervention must develop more expertise in the use of force. Principalagent problems in humanitarian intervention. Natos humanitarian intervention in libya exacerbated humanitarian suffering.
Kuperman is the author of the limits of humanitarian intervention 3. The security council was reacting to violence between libyan government forces and domestic opponents that had erupted the pre ceding month. Natos 2011 humanitarian military intervention in libya has been hailed as a model for implementing the emerging norm of the responsibility to protect r2p, on grounds that it prevented an. Kuperman a professor in the lyndon baines johnson school of affairs at u.
Or does it perversely embolden rebels and ignite the spiral of violence that it seeks to prevent. Humanitarian intervention and the case of rwanda the limits of humanitarian intervention by alan j. Ever since the 1994 genocide in rwanda, it has been argued that a small military intervention could have prevented most of the killing. Kuperman is an associate professor at the lbj school of public affairs at the. View notes dec 1 kuperman 2000rwanda in retrospect. In the early 1990s, the relationship between genocidal violence and international humanitarian intervention was understood simplistically. Brookings institution press, 2001 and coeditor with timothy crawford of gambling on. Kuperman university of texas this article explores a perverse consequence of the emerging norm of humanitarian intervention, or responsibility to protect, contrary to its intent of protecting civilians from genocide and ethnic cleansing. A model humanitarian intervention reassessing natos libya.
Ever since, it has been argued that a small military intervention could have prevented most of the killing. Request pdf on sep 1, 2002, michael barnett and others published the limits of humanitarian intervention. Apr 16, 2011 an oped that appeared in the boston globe on thursday has been making the rounds on the antiantiqaddafi blogosphere. Natos 2011 humanitarian military intervention in libya has been hailed as a model for implementing the emerging norm of the responsibility to. Mitigating the moral hazard of humanitarian intervention. Natos 2011 humanitarian military intervention in libya has been hailed as a model for implementing the emerging norm of the responsibility to protect r2p, on grounds that it prevented an impending bloodbath in benghazi and facilitated the ouster of libyas oppressive ruler, muammar alqaddafi, who had targeted peaceful civilian protesters. Kuperman exposes such ever since, it has been argued that a small military intervention could have prevented most of the killing. Kuperman 2001 the limits of humanitarian intervention. Libya, the responsibility to protect and the future of. Lessons from the bal kans, international studies quarterly, vol. Humanitarian intervention to avert genocide or ethnic cleansing would appear an unvarnished good. Combining unprecedented analyses of the genocides progression and the logistical limitations of humanitarian military intervention, kuperman reaches a startling conclusion. Rwanda in retrospect alan 1 kuperman a hard look at intervention several years after mass killings. Given the genocides terrifying pace, even a major mission by the.
For a useful discussion of the tensions inherent in traditional humanitarian intervention, see also kuperman, alan j. Given the genocides terrifying pace, even a major mission by the west could have saved only a. The history of humanitarian intervention in theory and practice. It then describes some obstacles to effective intervention. In the limits of humanitarian intervention, alan j. This chapter examines humanitarian intervention and its relationship to the promotion of human rights. This is the argument of alan kuperman, the limits of humanitarian. Kuperman the limits of humanitarian intervention genocide in rwanda 2001 free ebook download as pdf file. Reassessing natos libya campaign reassessing natos libya campaign sections. Kuperman and publisher brookings institution press perseus. An oped that appeared in the boston globe on thursday has been making the rounds on the antiantiqaddafi blogosphere. The moral hazard of humanitarian intervention citeseerx.
The limits of humanitarian intervention 9780815700869. Faculty and research research and publications a model humanitarian intervention. A model humanitarian intervention reassessing natos. A good place to start is my book, which remains the only opensource study of the realworld military and logistical constraints on such operations. Wellintentioned intervention was expected reliably. Kuperman, mitigating the moral hazard of humanitarian intervention. Lessons from the balkans, in humanitarian intervention volume one. This article explores a perverse consequence of the emerging norm of humanitarian intervention, or responsibility to protect, contrary to its intent of protecting civilians from genocide and ethnic cleansing. Before joining the faculty at boston college, crawford taught courses at columbia university and in the security studies program at georgetown university.
Advocates of humanitarian intervention often claim that 5,000 u. Does humanitarian military intervention save lives as intended. An introduction palgrave macmillan, 2010 kosovo, intervention and statebuilding editor, routledge, 2010. Gambling on humanitarian intervention explores whether the emerging norm of intervention backfires in conflicts such as kosovo, exacerbating the ethnic cleansing and killing of innocent civilians. Kuperman is a valuable addition to the ongoing inquiry into the circumstances of the geno. The basic theoretical framework used in the thesis is derived from the concept of moral hazard of humanitarian intervention by alan kuperman who claims that the newly established norm of humanitarian intervention may well have unintended negative consequences. Genocide in rwanda journal of genocide research, vol. Timothy crawford political science department boston. Kuperman, 9780815700869, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Libya has not only failed to evolve into a democracy after the arab spring. Over the next four years, the international community launched similar highprofile humanitarian military interventions, of varying effectiveness, in dr. Kuperman is an associate professor at the lbj school of public affairs at. Kuperman is assistant professor of public affairs at the lbj school of public affairs, university of texas at austin, and author of the limits of humanitarian intervention.
Such intervention was viewed as always a response to, and never a cause of, intergroup violence. International commission on intervention and state sovereignty, the responsibility to protect 2001, ch. Alan kuperman, the limits of humanitarian intervention washington. It first traces the evolution of humanitarian intervention, especially in the wake of the second world war and the cold war, to include military force and the violation of traditional norms of neutrality and state sovereignty. Analogously, the emerging norm of humanitarian intervention is intended to protect vulnerable groups against stateperpetrated genocide or ethnic cleansing both of which i refer to as genocidal violence. Kuperman the emerging norm of humanitarian intervention, or the responsibility to protect, resembles a social insurance policy to protect ethnic groups against genocide and ethnic cleansing.