The Evolution of Humanitarian Intervention: Lessons Learned From Past Interventions

John P. Abizaid, retired U.S. Army general, and F.J. Bing West, former assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs at the Department of Defense, join Kathleen Troia McFarland, national security analyst at Fox News, to provide insight and on-the-ground perspective on intervention efforts over the past twenty years. They discuss military and humanitarian interventions, and the current challenges posed by Islamist terrorists and strained military resources. The most successful interventions, they say, are when the stakes are intermediate and neither side is keen to escalate into war.

This symposium is co-sponsored with the University of Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism and CFR's Center for Preventive Action and International Institutions and Global Governance Program.

Speakers:
John P. Abizaid, General, (U.S. Army, Retired); Member; Board of Directors, Council on Foreign Relations
F.J. “Bing” West, Journalist; Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense

Presider:
Kathleen Troia McFarland, National Security Analyst, Fox News