More Harm Than Good? The Unintended Consequences of Interventionism on Genocide
Abstract
Genocide has long been a tool used to destroy people perceived as enemies or threats to the powerful. Though formally recognized and termed "genocide" by the United Nations Genocide Convention in 1948 after the Holocaust, genocide continues to kill millions seventy-years later despite claims of "never again" under the watch of an aware and compassionate world. Despite the promise of the 1948 Genocide Convention to "prevent and punish" the crime of genocide, the international community had limited success in these endeavors, with a tipping point reached in 1994 when the Rwandan Genocide killed nearly one-million in only four months. From Rwanda, the international community embarked on a culture of humanitarianism, with a focus on intervention rather than prevention. Unfortunately, these intervention activities can unintentionally promote the conditions that are favorable to the occurrence of an atrocity like genocide.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 22, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1177743
Entities
People
- Jennifer M. Lindberg
Organizations
- Marine Corps University