Sinds resolutie 1973 in 2011 werd aangenomen door de VN-Veiligheidsraad, wordt de daadwerkelijke ... more Sinds resolutie 1973 in 2011 werd aangenomen door de VN-Veiligheidsraad, wordt de daadwerkelijke implementatie van de 'verantwoordelijkheid om te beschermen' (R2P) belemmerd door onderlinge frictie in de Veiligheidsraad. De ontstane controverse is echter een logisch gevolg van de onduidelijkheid omtrent de uitvoering van resoluties 1970 en 1973 inzake de crisis in Libië.
end of the book, discussing a famous 1954 picture of a Foreign Legionary on patrol with US-made w... more end of the book, discussing a famous 1954 picture of a Foreign Legionary on patrol with US-made weaponry, de Orellana implies that US involvement meant the supply of materiel to France (pp. 199-201). Such supply, however, did not arrive until 1950; moreover, Washington had extended a major loan to France already in 1946, with which Paris financed the re-establishment of its colonial authority. This begs the question of when, if ever, the US did not back France in Vietnam, to which this book offers no answer. In conclusion, while The road to Vietnam is an innovative work of theory that also makes real contributions to an old and established line of enquiry in Vietnam scholarship, it will appeal far more to IR theorists than it will to historians.
end of the book, discussing a famous 1954 picture of a Foreign Legionary on patrol with US-made w... more end of the book, discussing a famous 1954 picture of a Foreign Legionary on patrol with US-made weaponry, de Orellana implies that US involvement meant the supply of materiel to France (pp. 199-201). Such supply, however, did not arrive until 1950; moreover, Washington had extended a major loan to France already in 1946, with which Paris financed the re-establishment of its colonial authority. This begs the question of when, if ever, the US did not back France in Vietnam, to which this book offers no answer. In conclusion, while The road to Vietnam is an innovative work of theory that also makes real contributions to an old and established line of enquiry in Vietnam scholarship, it will appeal far more to IR theorists than it will to historians.
This article examines Chinese celebrities' UN-affiliated Weibo activism in the context of Chi... more This article examines Chinese celebrities' UN-affiliated Weibo activism in the context of China's increasing engagement in the United Nations, which coincides with a shrinking domestic public sphere under Xi Jinping's leadership. Our article sheds light on how Chinese celebrity diplomacy is balancing contradictory expectations by the UN, the Chinese party-state and the domestic public in China. In doing so, we offer an important conceptual update of the western-centric literature on ‘celebrity diplomacy’, which focuses mostly on celebrity politics instead of diplomacy and tends to neglect the digital sphere. Based on a combined qualitative and quantitative approach, we draw fresh conclusions from nine Chinese celebrities' communication on Weibo since 2013. Our research covers the years marking China's growing self-confidence and a more assertive Chinese diplomatic style in global affairs. Although accredited by the UN, on balance Chinese celebrities' activism...
R2P has been highly criticized after its use concerning the intervention in Libya in 2011. Howeve... more R2P has been highly criticized after its use concerning the intervention in Libya in 2011. However, this paper shows that although the criticism from some states is justified, this does not negate the overall value of R2P. On the contrary, securitization theory shows that the identification of R2P’s necessity and relevance was successful in the case of Libya – it is the implementation i.e. mobilization that is still flawed and will need further demarcations and delimitations if the principle is to be used effectively in the future.
Sinds het aannemen van resolutie 1973 door de VN-Veiligheidsraad in 2011, mag de ‘verantwoordelij... more Sinds het aannemen van resolutie 1973 door de VN-Veiligheidsraad in 2011, mag de ‘verantwoordelijkheid om te beschermen’ (‘Responsibility To Protect’, R2P) zich in hernieuwde belangstelling verheugen, evenals de mogelijkheden van de Veiligheidsraad om op te treden bij misdaden tegen de menselijkheid. Tim Haesebrouck en Goedele de Keersmaeker stellen dat de effectieve implementatie van R2P wordt belemmerd door de onderlinge frictie tussen de grote mogendheden in de VN-Veiligheidsraad.[1] Vanuit dit perspectief vervult de Veiligheidsraad vooral een rol als internationaal forum waar de grote internationale mogendheden hun reacties op elkaar kunnen afstemmen.
Sinds resolutie 1973 in 2011 werd aangenomen door de VN-Veiligheidsraad, wordt de daadwerkelijke ... more Sinds resolutie 1973 in 2011 werd aangenomen door de VN-Veiligheidsraad, wordt de daadwerkelijke implementatie van de 'verantwoordelijkheid om te beschermen' (R2P) belemmerd door onderlinge frictie in de Veiligheidsraad. De ontstane controverse is echter een logisch gevolg van de onduidelijkheid omtrent de uitvoering van resoluties 1970 en 1973 inzake de crisis in Libië.
end of the book, discussing a famous 1954 picture of a Foreign Legionary on patrol with US-made w... more end of the book, discussing a famous 1954 picture of a Foreign Legionary on patrol with US-made weaponry, de Orellana implies that US involvement meant the supply of materiel to France (pp. 199-201). Such supply, however, did not arrive until 1950; moreover, Washington had extended a major loan to France already in 1946, with which Paris financed the re-establishment of its colonial authority. This begs the question of when, if ever, the US did not back France in Vietnam, to which this book offers no answer. In conclusion, while The road to Vietnam is an innovative work of theory that also makes real contributions to an old and established line of enquiry in Vietnam scholarship, it will appeal far more to IR theorists than it will to historians.
end of the book, discussing a famous 1954 picture of a Foreign Legionary on patrol with US-made w... more end of the book, discussing a famous 1954 picture of a Foreign Legionary on patrol with US-made weaponry, de Orellana implies that US involvement meant the supply of materiel to France (pp. 199-201). Such supply, however, did not arrive until 1950; moreover, Washington had extended a major loan to France already in 1946, with which Paris financed the re-establishment of its colonial authority. This begs the question of when, if ever, the US did not back France in Vietnam, to which this book offers no answer. In conclusion, while The road to Vietnam is an innovative work of theory that also makes real contributions to an old and established line of enquiry in Vietnam scholarship, it will appeal far more to IR theorists than it will to historians.
This article examines Chinese celebrities' UN-affiliated Weibo activism in the context of Chi... more This article examines Chinese celebrities' UN-affiliated Weibo activism in the context of China's increasing engagement in the United Nations, which coincides with a shrinking domestic public sphere under Xi Jinping's leadership. Our article sheds light on how Chinese celebrity diplomacy is balancing contradictory expectations by the UN, the Chinese party-state and the domestic public in China. In doing so, we offer an important conceptual update of the western-centric literature on ‘celebrity diplomacy’, which focuses mostly on celebrity politics instead of diplomacy and tends to neglect the digital sphere. Based on a combined qualitative and quantitative approach, we draw fresh conclusions from nine Chinese celebrities' communication on Weibo since 2013. Our research covers the years marking China's growing self-confidence and a more assertive Chinese diplomatic style in global affairs. Although accredited by the UN, on balance Chinese celebrities' activism...
R2P has been highly criticized after its use concerning the intervention in Libya in 2011. Howeve... more R2P has been highly criticized after its use concerning the intervention in Libya in 2011. However, this paper shows that although the criticism from some states is justified, this does not negate the overall value of R2P. On the contrary, securitization theory shows that the identification of R2P’s necessity and relevance was successful in the case of Libya – it is the implementation i.e. mobilization that is still flawed and will need further demarcations and delimitations if the principle is to be used effectively in the future.
Sinds het aannemen van resolutie 1973 door de VN-Veiligheidsraad in 2011, mag de ‘verantwoordelij... more Sinds het aannemen van resolutie 1973 door de VN-Veiligheidsraad in 2011, mag de ‘verantwoordelijkheid om te beschermen’ (‘Responsibility To Protect’, R2P) zich in hernieuwde belangstelling verheugen, evenals de mogelijkheden van de Veiligheidsraad om op te treden bij misdaden tegen de menselijkheid. Tim Haesebrouck en Goedele de Keersmaeker stellen dat de effectieve implementatie van R2P wordt belemmerd door de onderlinge frictie tussen de grote mogendheden in de VN-Veiligheidsraad.[1] Vanuit dit perspectief vervult de Veiligheidsraad vooral een rol als internationaal forum waar de grote internationale mogendheden hun reacties op elkaar kunnen afstemmen.
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