Addressing Early Warning of Genocide

For many years there has been little effective response to early warning of genocide, despite the recognition that it is far easier to nip genocide in the bud than to attempt to intervene as it is happening. This new piece by Lawrence Woocher is a hopeful sign. As Woocher concludes:

"With a new strategy and advances in early warning analysis, steadfast and energetic efforts to identify and respond to atrocity risks can help save future lives. The horrors that civilians are being forced to endure in Ukraine, Burma, and Ethiopia, among other places, and the geopolitical dangers they will cause for the United States and other nations, should shake our government out of bureaucratic complacency."

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