Category Archives: War

On “Humanitarian Intervention”

Helena · 4:34 pm · 08/08/2019 · Ethics, Humanitarian Intervention, U.S. policy, War

I am old enough to remember when a “humanitarian intervention” meant organizing collections of food and blankets to send to distant communities in distress. Heck, in my elementary school in England we knitted little 6-inch squares to make up such blankets: they were taken away, sewn together, and delivered to the Red Cross by the … Continue reading On “Humanitarian Intervention” →

Suez, Iran, and the perils of imperial over-reach

Helena · 5:26 pm · 06/21/2019 · Imperialisms, Iran, U.S. policy, War, World order

  Sixty-three years ago, a (possibly amphetamine-addled) British Prime Minister, Anthony Eden, launched a military attack against a Middle Eastern country with the goal of provoking unrest that would topple its troublesome leader. Eden had conspired with others to create the pretext for the military attack. In the last days of October 1956, they swung … Continue reading Suez, Iran, and the perils of imperial over-reach →