Humanitarian imperialism

Ethics and International Affairs 19 (2):21–26 (2005)
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Tesón's “humanitarian rationales” for the war in Iraq strain the traditional understanding of humanitarian intervention: The first, that the war was fought to overthrow a tyrant. The second, that it was a defense strategy establishing democratic regimes peacefully, but by force if necessary

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10.1111/j.1747-7093.2005.tb00497.x

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Ending Tyranny in Iraq.Fernando R. Tesón - 2005 - Ethics and International Affairs 19 (2):1-20.
Liberal empire: Assessing the arguments.Jedediah Purdy - 2003 - Ethics and International Affairs 17 (2):35–47.
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