A Visionary and a Practitioner: the Bernard Kouchner’s modern interventionism idea and the David Kilcullen’s counterinsurgency theory Cover Image

Visionář a praktik: idea moderního intervencionismu Bernarda Kouchnera a protipovstalecká teorie Davida Kilcullena
A Visionary and a Practitioner: the Bernard Kouchner’s modern interventionism idea and the David Kilcullen’s counterinsurgency theory

Author(s): Karina Marczuk
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Univerzita obrany
Keywords: Counterinsuregency (COIN); Counter-warfare; Humanitarian interventionism; Human security; Insurgency; Paramilitary forces; Warfare; humanitární bezpečnost; humanitární intervence; polovojenské síly; povstání; protipovstalectví; vedení války.

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is the presentation of the most modern theory by David J. Kilcullen, devoted to counterinsurgency. The core element of Kilcullen´s theory is establishing the counterinsurgency term. Because of this fact Kilcullen focused on the human and his security. Thus, it is possible to state that the Kilcullen´s thesis is connected with the human security theory. On the other hand, the humankind and the human security idea is concerned by Bernard Kouchner, the present Minister of Foreign Affairs in France. Kouchner was called as "the father of modern interventionism" and his idea of conducting humanitarian intervention was used during the NATO operation in Balkans in the 90s. The author of the article is searching links between the Kilcullen´s and Kouchner´s thesis.

  • Issue Year: 7/2007
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 109-116
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English