A 2016 study published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution analyzing US military interventions in the period 1981–2005 found that the US "is likely to engage in military campaigns for humanitarian reasons that focus on human rights protection 1/2
Skimmed it, and found it terrible. Its finding, that the US govt *appears* to intervene for human rights reasons, doesn't comport with its conclusion: that the US govt actually does intervene for human rights reasons.
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??? That’s exactly what they’re saying.
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"It turns out that, all other things being equal, the U.S. is likely to engage in military campaigns for humanitarian reasons that focus on human rights protection rather than for its own security interests such as democracy promotion or terrorism reduction."
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