Humanitarian intervention in the geopolitical context
... disputes and controversy in international relations [3] . As a concept, it is in direct conflict with the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the United Nation’s authority, as set out in the UN Charter. In the 2000s, Western powers undertook humanitarian interventions in three countries – Afghanistan in 2001, Iraq in 2003 and Libya in 2011. In all three cases, military interference was executed in a form not authorized by the UN Security Council. In Afghanistan, U.S. and NATO operations ...