The just war of Barack Obama and the Arab Spring. From the discursive rhetoric to practical experience

  • Ramón Luis Soriano Díaz Catedrático de Filosofía del Derecho y Política de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla
Keywords: Arab spring, just war, Arab revolts, Obama and foreign policy, Obama and war philosophy

Abstract

This work refers the attitude of the President Barack Obama concerning the rebellions of the so-called Arab Spring, revealing if the criteria of the just war defended in his speeches correspond to the real policy of the United States. Both planes are included in the scene of rebellions occurred in three countries: Libya, Egypt and Tunisia. The main conclusion is that there is a long, as well as irregular, distance between theory and practice of president Obama, prevailing the interests of United States respect to the protection of human rights, which is one of the main vectors of their concept of just war.

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Published
2017-07-14
How to Cite
Soriano Díaz, R. L. (2017). The just war of Barack Obama and the Arab Spring. From the discursive rhetoric to practical experience. UNIVERSITAS. Revista De Filosofía, Derecho Y Política, (26), 99-134. https://doi.org/10.20318/universitas.2017.3748
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