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The Responsibility to Protect
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The international community should push short of war to protect people’s rights in countries like China and Myanmar. The notion of responsibility to protect was created after the Kosovo conflict, which aimed to prevent ethnic cleansing and genocide against the people in the region.

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The idea of the responsibility to protect emerged after the Kosovo war to prevent genocidal programs.
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Foreign policy
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The idea of the responsibility to protect emerged after the Kosovo war to prevent genocidal programs. The international community saw no way to intervene in Syria, despite the justification for sovereignty protection, as the consequences of intervening could be worse than the ongoing difficulties faced by Syrians.

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The Responsibility to Protect
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#248 – Norman Naimark: Genocide, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Absolute Power
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Lex Fridman Podcast
Some argue that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can help deal with authoritarian regimes that cause basic human rights violations, by taking the power to control money away from governments.
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Cryptocurrencies
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Some argue that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can help deal with authoritarian regimes that cause basic human rights violations, by taking the power to control money away from governments.

Chapter
The Responsibility to Protect
Episode
#248 – Norman Naimark: Genocide, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Absolute Power
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast