Let the bad guys be: foreign intervention does more harm than good

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🗓️ 3 June 2016

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In February 2012 Intelligence Squared Asia presented leading voices and influential figures in a debate about foreign intervention. This discussion raised questions such as: Does foreign intervention lend itself to long-term partnerships characterized by respect and progress? Does it pose fundamentally damaging practical and moral problems? What country has the right to meddle in the affairs of another? Do human rights violations compel other nations to embrace interventionism as foreign policy? Under what circumstances may the presumption of sovereign state integrity be set aside? Arguing in favour of the motion were Dr Edward Luttwak, a leading public intellectual, historian and government consultant on strategic affairs; and Professor Zhang Weiwei, author of 'Shifting Gravity' and professor of International Relations at the Geneva School of Diplomacy. Against them were Emily Lau, Legislative Council (LegCo) member and vice-chair of the Hong Kong Democratic Party; and MJ Akbar, Editorial Director of... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.8	Let the bad guys be foreign intervention does more harm than good.
1:06.2	For our four very distinguished speakers who have come to us from all corners of the world from Geneva from the United States India and of course
1:16.4	Hong Kong the people who are putting forth their arguments tonight speakers for the for the motion. Dr. Edward Lutwak, a high-level
1:25.8	consultant who advises the US Defense Department on Strategic and Intelligence issues.
1:32.0	Dr.
1:32.6	Jang Wei professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy
1:36.1	and International Relations.
1:38.1	Speakers against the motion are Miss Emily Lau is a directed member of, elected member of Hong Kong's
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