Word: interventionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Flanked by the flags of the United States and the United Nations, Sadako Ogata, United Nations high commissioner for refugees, spoke last night at the ARCO Forum, emphasizing the importance of diplomacy instead of military intervention and calling for renewed leadership in humanitarian intervention.
"Why put all of our cards in military intervention--and why must we wait until human suffering becomes so intolerable that we must risk disturbing the fragile web of international relations?" Ogata asked during her speech, titled "On the Humanitarian Frontline: New Challenges in Refugee Assistance."
As more and more people flock to the backcountry, habitat for native plants and wildlife is inevitably compromised. To safeguard natural habitat, it becomes necessary for government agencies to exercise intervention and control. Inevitably, and justifiably, strict limits are placed on backcountry use. Camping, hiking, boating, hunting, fishing and climbing...
Charles Krauthammer is correct in thinking America's intervention in humanitarian crises such as the one in East Timor [ESSAY, Sept. 27] is dictated by the importance attached to the transgressor in terms of foreign policy. It seems as if nations such as Russia, China and Indonesia literally get away...
Their cases could, of course, be just medical oddities, but Damasio thinks otherwise. In his view, more subtle malfunctions of the prefrontal cortex, including physical or psychological trauma caused by childhood abuse, could be at the root of many troubled lives. If so, his two cases may explain a much...