How do we understand the ethics of humanitarian intervention in today’s world? After Western intervention in Libya´s civil war this new edition of A New Generation Draws the Line provides timely answers.
In a new chapter on recent interventions Chomsky dissects the meaning of the ´right to protect´ principle. Other chapters examine the West’s uses and abuses of ´humanitarian intervention´ including detailed studies of East Timor and Kosovo.
The actions of Muammar Gaddafi and the trial of Serbian military commander Ratko Mladic have re-energised narratives about the role of the ´civilised´ West. In this book, Chomsky deploys his forensic method - asking the difficult questions the West would prefer to avoid.