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Most analysts view the United Nations as a positive stabilising force in international affairs. In this paper, I critically assess this opinion of the UN’s peace enforcement actions using the case studies of the Korean War and the Gulf War while relying on the non-aggression axiom of libertarian philosophy. In the process, I shed light on some of the moral considerations at play when deciding on UN-sanctioned military intervention.

A Libertarian Perspective on Peace Enforcement by the United Nations

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Most analysts view the United Nations as a positive stabilising force in international affairs. In this paper, I critically assess this opinion of the UN’s...

A Libertarian Perspective on Peace Enforcement by the United Nations

Pubblicato online: 27 ago 2020

Pagine: 75 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2020-0015

Parole chiave
international relations, United Nations, peacekeeping, enforcement, libertarianism

© 2020 Sukrit Sabhlok, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Libertarian Perspective on Peace Enforcement by the United Nations

Pubblicato online: 27 ago 2020

Pagine: 75 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2020-0015

Parole chiaveinternational relations, United Nations, peacekeeping, enforcement, libertarianism

© 2020 Sukrit Sabhlok, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
international relations, United Nations, peacekeeping, enforcement, libertarianism