The Limits of Humanitarian Intervention: Genocide in Rwanda

摘要: In 1994 genocide in Rwanda claimed the lives of at least 500,000 Tutsi --some three-quarters their population --while UN peacekeepers were withdrawn and rest world stood aside. Ever since, it has been argued that a small military intervention could have prevented most killing. The Limits Humanitarian Intervention, Alan J. Kuperman exposes such conventional wisdom as myth. Combining unprecedented analyses genocide's progression logistical limitations humanitarian intervention, reaches startling conclusion: even if Western leaders had ordered an soon they became aware nationwide Rwanda, forces would arrived too late to save more than quarter ultimately killed. Serving cautionary message about limits book's concluding chapters address lessons for future.