Research Article

Conflicting Perspectives on Humanitarian Intervention: In Light of the Darfur Crisis

Authors

  • Samuel Aron Issak PhD Candidate in the Institute of Global Studies, College of Liberal Arts, Shanghai University, China

Abstract

This paper discusses the US and China’s response to the Darfur crisis in order to examine the underlying conflicting perspectives on the legitimacy of humanitarian intervention. The findings show that the US and China characterized the Darfur crisis differently. For the US the level of violence in Darfur was genocide; thus, robust humanitarian intervention was required to stop it. On the other hand, China described the situation as a crisis, but not genocide. Therefore, addressing it requires a peace process rather than humanitarian intervention. This is a clear indication of the conflicting perspectives that exist around the principle of humanitarian intervention. The reason is that national interest rather than humanitarian consideration seems to dictate their response to the Darfur crisis.

Article information

Journal

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies

Volume (Issue)

3 (11)

Pages

97-105

Published

26-11-2021

How to Cite

Issak, S. A. (2021). Conflicting Perspectives on Humanitarian Intervention: In Light of the Darfur Crisis. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, 3(11), 97–105. https://doi.org/10.32996/jhsss.2021.3.11.8

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Keywords:

Conflicting perspectives, Darfur crisis, humanitarian intervention, national interest