Nobody denies that challenges remain in ensuring that RtoP is applied effectively and consistently. An immediate need is to counter the perception that any condemnatory response to an unfolding RtoP situation means stepping onto a slippery slope to military confrontation – a perception that Russia and China heavily milked in seeking to justify their vote against an early-stage Security Council resolution on Syria.
没有人否认在确保保护责任持续有效履行方面仍然存在挑战。当务之急是要反对这样一种观点，即对保护责任局势的任何谴责性反应无一例外意味着滑入军事对抗的深渊——俄中两国大量利用了这样的观点，目的是为其反对安理会的早期叙利亚决议找出理由。