Prompt Cast
The Relevance and Effectiveness of No-Fly Zones in Modern Conflicts
TLDR No-fly zones were established in the 1990s as a means of protecting civilians from their own government, but their effectiveness in preventing genocide is questionable. Despite this, they have been used three times, including in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Libya, and Iraq.
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00:00
This episode discusses the concept of no-fly zones and their relevance to current events in Ukraine.
04:00
No-fly zones were not established until the early 1990s as a means to prevent planes from being used against civilian populations by their own government.
08:02
No-fly zones were established in the 1990s as a means of intervening in sovereign nations to protect civilians, and they have only been used three times.
11:53
No-fly zones have been used in three instances, including in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993, against Gaddafi in Libya in 2011, and in Iraq for 12 years.
15:51
In 2011, a UN Security Council resolution declared a no-fly zone over Libya due to concerns about Gaddafi's actions, resulting in a NATO-led coalition enforcing the no-fly zone across the entire country.
20:33
The UN Security Council had to persuade China and Russia to abstain from voting on the resolution for a no-fly zone in Libya, which ultimately led to the enforcement of the no-fly zone by NATO.
24:39
The possibility of a NATO jet or any jet patrolling in a no-fly zone getting shot down raises concerns about the risk and danger faced by those sent into a sovereign nation to protect civilians.
28:36
The effectiveness of no-fly zones in preventing genocide is questionable, as evidenced by the failure to prevent the genocide in Srebrenica.
33:08
The hosts give a shout-out to a civics teacher and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Kristoff, for using the podcast in their classroom.
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