Kosovo is often held up as a test case for the concept of “humanitarian” intervention. But as Iraq spirals into chaos, diplomats and leaders everywhere are again asking themselves if it is ever appropriate for alliances of nations or the international community as a whole to intervene when a sovereign country appears unable or unwilling to defend its citizens from genocide, war crimes, or ethnic cleansing.
科索沃常被冠以“人道主义”干预概念的试验。但是，随着伊拉克陷入混乱，世界各国的外交官和领导人开始再一次诘问自己：当一个主权国家看似无力或不愿保护其公民免受种族灭绝、战争罪或是种族清洗之时，各国联盟或国际社会作为整体予以干预是否恰当。