Preventing Genocide Through Military Intervention: Peacekeeping Troops in the “Responsibility to Protect” Era

Abstract

This article discusses the similarities between the failure of UN troops to prevent genocide in both Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda and then proceeds to analyze the possibility of relying on the “responsibility to protect” concept to prevent future atrocities. The author explores the potential hurdles that must be overcome in deploying resources, gathering information, dealing with unreliable parties, training personnel and engaging the power of media to prevent genocide.