Experts from the ECR2P give their take on contemporary issues of human protection

As we move into 2023, Professor Alex Bellamy (University of Queensland) reflects on the state of R2P. Professor Bellamy argues that while the recidivism of powerful states has damaged efforts to curb atrocity, R2P remains an important commitment.   The R2P Bargain That the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is in...

Dr Blake Lawrinson reflects on the publication of the UK House of Commons International Development Committee’s Inquiry on preventing future mass atrocities and the need for a UK atrocity prevention strategy.   As of 18 October 2022, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect identifies nineteen countries either experiencing...

Professor Adrian Gallagher pens some thoughts ahead of the 2022 BISA Intervention and Responsibility to Protect Working Group annual conference.   On 18th November 2022, the British International Studies Association (BISA) Working Group on Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect (IR2PWG) will host its annual conference at the European Centre...