Consider the muddle in the United Nations Security Council over Syria’s civil war. Just two years ago, the Council approved a resolution authorizing a military intervention in Libya – the first resolution to implement the “responsibility to protect” (R2P) principle, which the general assembly adopted unanimously in 2005.
想想联合国安理会在叙利亚内战问题上的混乱态度。两年前，安理会通过决议授权在利比亚实施军事干预——这是执行联大2005年一致通过的“保护责任”（R2P）原则的首项决议。