International Security: Comparative Analysis of Russian and American Approaches to Humanitarian Interventions

Student: Stoyanova Daria

Faculty: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Educational Programme: Double degree programme in International Relations of the NRU HSE and the University of London (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2021

Humanitarian interventions are a very common practice yet they are so controversial. On the one hand people cannot always stick to not caring about such things as mass atrocities are happening and innocent people are being tortured for nothing. These are the moments when inaction is also an action and can either hurt or help the very same way the action does. When did we became those who need a weapon to feel safe and to be able to protect somebody else? In fact, we have always been like this. The only difference is that now we have an opportunity to break this violent circle and change for the better.

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