As debate grows over US involvement in NATO’s intervention in the Libyan civil war, watch an excerpt about Libya from our May 23 interview with the force commander of the UN Assistance Mission to Rwanda in 1993-1994 and the author of “Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda.” More →

May 27, 2011

“We don’t have an obligation to be everywhere for the very simple reason that we don’t have the capacity to be everywhere,” says William Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. More →

March 25, 2011

The challenge in Libya, according to director of policy studies David Cortright, is to “use just means in achieving the declared just ends.” More →

March 23, 2011

Along with a responsibility to protect, international military forces intervening in Libya also have a responsibility to respect. More →

March 21, 2011

The UN has demanded a cease-fire and authorized military action. What moral considerations underlie international interventon? More →

March 18, 2011

“Whether you act or whether you don’t act, the stakes are really quite high, and that’s what makes it so daunting from a moral perspective.” More →

March 18, 2011