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🕑 Added 2021-06-08 06:00:02 +0000 UTCOn atrocity and sovereignty.
The disasters of Iraq, Libya, Syria and beyond are there for all to see. Why hasn't an emphasis on Human Rights led to fewer atrocities? How has Western intervention made the world a less safe place?
We discuss Philip's book Cosmopolitan Dystopia: International Intervention and the Failure of the West and discover that no one really defends sovereignty today. What's behind the concept of 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P)? And should we understand it as a form of "liberal imperialism"?
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Hannes
Really liked this and quite a nice change from your usual content. Do you have any more episodes planned on human rights? I was surprised you didn't discuss Jessica Whyte's book when it came out, where she traces the rise of human (civic) rights alongside that of the neoliberal project (complements Quinn Slobodian's book quite well).
Paul Brewer
I think it was episode 156/Cosmo-Jihad, that also helps with the concept of Cosmopolitan as discussed here
