The Ethics of Intervention - Beiträge aus Sicherheitspolitik und Friedensforschung
Journal: Sicherheit & Frieden
Year: 2014

A restrictive just war framework is used to assess French intervention in Mali. In cases of failing states, the moral presumption should be for UN intervention, but unilateral interventions are justifiable when the UN lacks capacity and will. While French intervention to defend against Muslim extremists could be justified, the "war on terror" can obscure the roots of conflicts and privilege military over political solutions. Thus, a remedial rights approach should be used to assess Tuareg secess