Phil HW

Instructions: 

1. Read Chapter 8, “Global Conflict,” 173-199.
 

2. Except to answer Question 4, don’t quote the text. Paraphrase the text—that is, write. Answers that are taken word for word from the text will be counted as wrong. 

 Questions

1. What reasons do critics give to argue that humanitarian intervention is inconsistently applied? 

2. Why do some argue that nations that intervene for humanitarian reasons can never be said to acting out of “right intention” (see principles on jus ad bellum)?

3. Why do critics argue that the United States did not have legitimate authority to invade Iraq in 2003?

4. What is the definition of terrorism given by the 2006 US State Department? 

5. What critiques does the textbook offer in response to the US State Department definition of terrorism?

6. Short response (a paragraph or two): Is humanitarian intervention an act of moral realism or an act of moral idealism? Why or why not? Explain your answer.