Humanitarian Intervention: Crafting a Workable Doctrine

By Alton Frye

This Council Policy Initiative frames the issues raised by the "ClintonDoctrine", which advocates U.S. military intervention against large-scale humanitarian abuses.

The introduction offers a hypothetical memorandum prepared by a national security adviser to the president, setting forth relevant precedents and context. Three perspectives on U.S. policy options follow, written as speeches theU.S. president might make to the American people: one, humanitarian intervention can serve national interests; two, humanitarian interests alone do not justify military intervention; and three, strategic interest and moral imperative must be balanced.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876092695
• ISBN13: 9780876092699
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations Press
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"