Guerras de imperialismo disfarçadas de intervenção humanitária
Para quem tiver tempo, deixamos aqui uma conferência sobre a desculpa de “intervenções humanitárias” para lançar guerras de agressão e extracção de recursos não consensual em países estrangeiros pelas potências ocidentais.
O vídeo tem 2h30m em total. Aconselhamos em particular a secção de Glenn Greenwald, que começa ao minuto 57 e 40 segundos.
Resumo (em inglês):
the discourse over humanitarian intervention has often overlooked the more unsavory aspects of liberal thought and Western power politics. This panel will explore the fundamental problems concerning Neo-Liberalism and its connections to the development of Neo-Orientalist thought. The panel will begin with Professor Pitts providing the historical foundations of liberal thought and its relationship with the colonialist ventures of Western European nations; Professor Bassiouni will then discuss the development of international law in the post-World War era and its use as an instrument to advance the strategic goals of great powers of the Cold War Era; Mr. Greenwald will then contextualize the use of international law and humanitarian intervention to justify U.S. involvement in foreign countries, especially in the Middle East, as well as advance U.S. geo-political strategy in the post-Cold War Era; and it will conclude with a discussion by Professor Ramadan on the academic study of Orientalism, the rise of Neo-Orientalism in conjunction with Neo-Liberalism, and influence of Neo-Orientalist thought in the formation of Neo-Liberalism and political policies towards the Middle East and beyond.
