HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION FROM COLD WAR ERA TO THE PRESENT: NEO-REALIST PERSPECTIVE

The goal of this study is toanalyze the 'humanitarian intervention' from the neo-realist perspective. Inthe first part of this article, the basic concepts and principles of theneo-realist theory, one of the main theories of international relations discipline,will be addressed. In the secon...

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Main Author: Hasan Fatih Seval
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mehmet Akif Ersoy University 2017-12-01
Series:Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/390666
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Summary:The goal of this study is toanalyze the 'humanitarian intervention' from the neo-realist perspective. Inthe first part of this article, the basic concepts and principles of theneo-realist theory, one of the main theories of international relations discipline,will be addressed. In the second part of the article, the concept ofhumanitarian intervention will be defined and a review will be conducted on theimplementations of the theory, and the execution of humanitarian intervention. Mainquestions of the article are as following: how the "humanitarian"aspect of the Cold War's neo-realist nature was perceived and how it changedand developed in the post-Cold War era; what is the main implications ofneo-realist theory for the 'humanitarian' world; and how the neo-realist perceptionaffected the 'humanitarian intervention'.
ISSN:1309-1387