The review of the effectiveness of humanitarian intervention in “third world” countries: a case study of the ongoing civil war in Syria.
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2021
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The review of the effectiveness of Humanitarian Intervention in “third world” countries: Case
study Syrian civil war. This study seeks to review the effectiveness of Humanitarian
Intervention since its inception, given the ongoing conflict in Syria. This study has used
available scholarly sources such as articles, journals and books to arrive at compelling
conclusive remarks on the subject matter. Therefore, this study has applied a quantitative
research method. It has relied on desktop information to review the effectiveness of the
Humanitarian Intervention concept in third-world countries focusing on the ongoing crisis in
Syria. This study has further outlined factors that are said to be the cause of the Humanitarian
Intervention concept not being effective enough to end the ongoing conflict in Syria. It has
used two theories of international relations to analyse the effectiveness of the Humanitarian
Intervention concept in “third world” countries and those theories are realism and idealism
theories. This study has found that the concept of Humanitarian Intervention is used to pursue
the interests of the powerful states in the international community. This study has
recommended a review of the relevancy of veto power in the current nature and character of
international relations since interstate wars have been eliminated in global politics.
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Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.