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As Russia Hits Civilians, Is R2P Still Meaningful?
Original: " The Responsibility to Protect: If Not Ukraine, Then Where? As Russia intensifies attacks on civilians, defending Ukrai
Commentators are arguing that Russia's intensifying attacks on Ukrainian civilians have become a test of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, the international commitment to shield populations from atrocities. The debate asks whether, if the principle cannot be upheld in Ukraine, it retains any practical meaning anywhere. Critics and advocates are weighing whether Western support for Ukraine demonstrates that civilian protection obligations still carry real force.
Why now: Renewed Russian strikes on civilians are prompting debate over whether the international community's atrocity-prevention commitments still hold.
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