It is a little frustrating to those of us who have worked to embed R2P principles in international policy and practice that US leaders remain reluctant to use that terminology – a reluctance that partly reflects the perceived domestic political risk in relying on anything that comes from the UN. But it would be churlish to complain when, as here, Obama talks of “upholding international norms,” and in practice moves to do exactly what the R2P norm requires.
我们这些努力在国际政策和惯例中融入“保护原则”的人对美国领袖不愿使用这一词汇感觉有些失望——这种不情愿部分反映出依赖联合国元素可能给国内政治带来的危险因素。但在奥巴马已经谈及“贯彻国际规范”的情况下继续喋喋不休未免过于小气，因为“保护原则”所提的一切要求实际已经满足。