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Correspondent, Nato's Children in Kosovo
directed by Nick Bolster; presented by David Sells; produced by Nick Bolster, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Correspondent (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2001), 1 hour 4 mins
NATO has a problem on its hands. It is called Kosovo. Two years ago, in response to the mass ethnic cleansing of Kosovo Albanians, NATO bombed Yugoslavia for 78 days forcing Milosevic into retreat. The results of this bombing - a dangerous power vacuum in Kosovo itself, with Albanian nationalism spilling over vici...
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directed by Nick Bolster; presented by David Sells; produced by Nick Bolster, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Correspondent (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2001), 1 hour 4 mins
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NATO has a problem on its hands. It is called Kosovo. Two years ago, in response to the mass ethnic cleansing of Kosovo Albanians, NATO bombed Yugoslavia for 78 days forcing Milosevic into retreat. The results of this bombing - a dangerous power vacuum in Kosovo itself, with Albanian nationalism spilling over viciously into neighbouring Macedonia and Southern Serbia; not to mention the plight of Kosovo's own Serbian minority after two years as vi...
NATO has a problem on its hands. It is called Kosovo. Two years ago, in response to the mass ethnic cleansing of Kosovo Albanians, NATO bombed Yugoslavia for 78 days forcing Milosevic into retreat. The results of this bombing - a dangerous power vacuum in Kosovo itself, with Albanian nationalism spilling over viciously into neighbouring Macedonia and Southern Serbia; not to mention the plight of Kosovo's own Serbian minority after two years as victims of murder and mayhem. It seems the boot is firmly on the other foot. Has NATO perhaps been a touch naive?
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nick Bolster, British Broadcasting Corporation, David Sells
Author / Creator
Nick Bolster, David Sells
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Correspondent
Speaker / Narrator
David Sells
Topic / Theme
Kosovo War (1998-1999), Serbian, Albanian, Ethnic cleansing, Ethnic conflict, Nationalism, Bombardment, Kosovo War, 1998-1999, Politics & Policy, Diplomacy, International Response, Current Affairs, Serbians, Albanians, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Document from the Armenian Bureau re: The Situation in Armenia, October 25, 1920
written by United Kingdom. Armenian Bureau, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (25 October 1920) (originally published 1920), 2 page(s)
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written by United Kingdom. Armenian Bureau, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (25 October 1920) (originally published 1920), 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
25 October 1920, 1920
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
United Kingdom. Armenian Bureau
Date Published / Released
1920-10-25
Person Discussed
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Ottoman Empire and Armenia (1914-1922), Attacks (Battles), Communism, Treaties, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, International Response, Armenians, Turkish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Letter to President Wilson from Diana Agabeg Apcar re: Armenia and Russia, February 9, 1921
written by Diana Agabeg Apcar, 1869-1937, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records , 3 page(s)
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written by Diana Agabeg Apcar, 1869-1937, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records , 3 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1921
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Diana Agabeg Apcar, 1869-1937
Person Discussed
Paul Hymans, 1865-1941
Topic / Theme
Ottoman Empire and Armenia (1914-1922), Attacks (Battles), Military alliances, Government policy, Politics & Policy, Diplomacy, International Response, Turkish, Armenians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Letter to the Secretary of State from American Mission, September 20, 1919
written by United States. American Commission to Negotiate Peace, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (20 September 1919) , 3 page(s)
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written by United States. American Commission to Negotiate Peace, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (20 September 1919) , 3 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
20 September 1919, 1919
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
United States. Department of State. Office of the Secretary of State
Author / Creator
United States. American Commission to Negotiate Peace
Topic / Theme
Ottoman Empire and Armenia (1914-1922), Peacekeeping, Attacks (Battles), Massacres, Politics & Policy, International Response, Turkish, Armenians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Massacres and Morality: Mass Atrocities in an Age of Civilian Immunity
written by Alex J. Bellamy, 1975- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 459 page(s)
Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. This is the norm of civilian immunity, widely considered to be a fundamental moral and legal principle. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate killing of large numbers of civilians remains a pe...
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written by Alex J. Bellamy, 1975- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 459 page(s)
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Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. This is the norm of civilian immunity, widely considered to be a fundamental moral and legal principle. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate killing of large numbers of civilians remains a persistent feature of global political life. What is more, the perpetrators have often avoided criticism and punishment. Examining dozens...
Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. This is the norm of civilian immunity, widely considered to be a fundamental moral and legal principle. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate killing of large numbers of civilians remains a persistent feature of global political life. What is more, the perpetrators have often avoided criticism and punishment. Examining dozens of episodes of mass killing perpetrated by states since the French Revolution late eighteenth century, this book attempts to explain this paradox. It studies the role that civilian immunity has played in shaping the behaviour of perpetrators and how international society has responded to mass killing. The book argues that although the world has made impressive progress in legislating against the intentional killing of civilians and in constructing institutions to give meaning to that prohibition, the norm's history in practice suggests that the ascendancy of civilian immunity is both more recent and more fragile than might otherwise be thought. In practice, decisions to violate a norm are shaped by factors relating to the norm and the situation at hand, so too is the manner in which international society and individual states respond to norm violations. Responses to norm violations are not simply matters of normative obligation or calculations of self-interest but are instead guided by a combination of these logics as well as perceptions about the situation at hand, existing relations with the actors involved, and power relations between actors holding different accounts of the situation. Thus, whilst civilian immunity has for the time being prevailed over 'anti-civilian ideologies' which seek to justify mass killing, it remains challenged by these ideologies and its implementation shaped by individual circumstances. As a result, whilst it has become much more difficult for states to get away with mass murder, it is still not entirely impossible for them to do so.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Alex J. Bellamy, 1975-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Laws and legislation, Government, Cultural norms, State-sponsored violence, Atrocities, Mass killings, History, Law, International Response, Transitional Justice, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press
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Telegram to the Secretary of State from James Gerard re: Turkish and Tartar threat against Armenia, September 12, 1919
written by James W. Gerard, 1867-1951, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (12 September 1919) , 2 page(s)
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written by James W. Gerard, 1867-1951, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (12 September 1919) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
12 September 1919, 1919
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
United States. Department of State
Author / Creator
James W. Gerard, 1867-1951
Person Discussed
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Ottoman Empire and Armenia (1914-1922), Government aid, Military aid, Refugees, Attacks (Battles), Invasions, Paris Peace Conference, 1919-1920, Politics & Policy, Diplomacy, International Response, Kurdish, Tatar, Armenians, Turkish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan
written by Judy A. Bernstein, fl. 2005, Benson Deng, fl. 2005, Alephonsion Deng, fl. 2005 and Benjamin Ajak, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Perseus Books Group, 2005, originally published 2005), 343 page(s)
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written by Judy A. Bernstein, fl. 2005, Benson Deng, fl. 2005, Alephonsion Deng, fl. 2005 and Benjamin Ajak, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Perseus Books Group, 2005, originally published 2005), 343 page(s)
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Judy A. Bernstein, fl. 2005, Benson Deng, fl. 2005, Alephonsion Deng, fl. 2005, Benjamin Ajak, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Perseus Books Group
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Dinka, Orphans, Refugees, Survivors, Civil war, Sudanese Civil War, 1983-, History, Documentation of Crimes, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2006 by Perseus Book Group
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UNAMIR Daily Sitrep: April 17, 1994, 6:00 AM to April 18, 1994, 6:00 AM
written by Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh, 1938- (1994) (District of Columbia: George Washington University. National Security Archive, 1994, originally published 1994), 4 page(s)
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written by Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh, 1938- (1994) (District of Columbia: George Washington University. National Security Archive, 1994, originally published 1994), 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1994, 1994
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Recipient Organization
United Nations
Author / Creator
Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1994-04-18, 1994
Publisher
George Washington University. National Security Archive
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Evacuations, Combat duty, Lines of defense, Bombardment, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Diplomacy, Documentation of Crimes, International Response, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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These materials are reproduced from www.nsarchive.org with the permission of the National Security Archive.
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UNAMIR Daily Sitrep: April 23, 1994, 6:00 AM to April 24, 1994, 6:00 AM
written by Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh, 1938- (1994) (District of Columbia: George Washington University. National Security Archive, 1994, originally published 1994), 4 page(s)
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written by Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh, 1938- (1994) (District of Columbia: George Washington University. National Security Archive, 1994, originally published 1994), 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1994, 1994
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Recipient Organization
United Nations
Author / Creator
Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1994-04-24, 1994
Publisher
George Washington University. National Security Archive
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Humanitarian aid, Refugees, Evacuations, Military reinforcements, Bombardment, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Diplomacy, Documentation of Crimes, International Response, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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UNAMIR Daily Sitrep: April 24, 1994, 6:00 AM to April 25, 1994, 6:00 AM
written by Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh, 1938- (1994) (District of Columbia: George Washington University. National Security Archive, 1994, originally published 1994), 3 page(s)
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written by Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh, 1938- (1994) (District of Columbia: George Washington University. National Security Archive, 1994, originally published 1994), 3 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1994, 1994
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Recipient Organization
United Nations
Author / Creator
Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1994-04-25, 1994
Publisher
George Washington University. National Security Archive
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Security forces, Refugee camps, Refugees, Bombardment, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Diplomacy, Documentation of Crimes, International Response, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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