When is Foreign Intervention Justified?

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# Topic: When is Foreign Intervention Justified?

Just three days into the new year, the US launched an operation that captured President Maduro of Venezuela and brought him back to the US to stand trial. This occurred in a time when most Americans, regardless of party affiliation, are against getting involved in another foreign war, with memories of Iraq still fresh in their minds.

While it may be too soon to definitely judge the consequences of this intervention, there are many examples of foreign interventions by both the US and other countries in the last century. Some of which were more successful than others. The US intervention in the Gulf War (1991) to liberate Kuwait is considered to have been a quick, decisive victory that was very popular in both the US and Kuwait itself.

Other intervention examples by countries include:

• USA invasion of Iraq (2003-2011)
• Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979-1989)
• French intervention in Mali civil conflict (2013-present)
• Chinese intervention in the Korean War (1950-1953)
• Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia to overthrow Khmer Rouge (1978-1989)
• USA intervention in Vietnam War (1965-1973)
• Indian intervention in Bangladesh independence war (1971)
• Cuban intervention in Angola civil war (1975-1991)
• South African intervention in Angola civil war (1975-1988)
• Russian intervention in Syria civil war (2015-present)
• Saudi-led intervention in Yemen civil war (2015-present)
• USA support for coup in Chile against Allende (1973)
• Soviet suppression of Hungarian Revolution (1956)
• USA intervention in Dominican Republic (1965)
• Turkish intervention in Syria civil war (2016-present)

# Questions to Consider

• How much should human rights affect the decision to intervene?
• Is intervening based on ideological grounds warranted?
• How important is maintaining international law on intervention?
• Should we differentiate between direct military action and covert (CIA-like) operations to topple governments?
• Should security and economic interests be the deciding factor?

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