The Legitimacy of Invading Religious Regimes
The Legitimacy of Invading Religious Regimes
Can the control of a government by religious extremists be a legitimate, if not legal, reason for an international military intervention in a country? This is one of the key issues behind the US military invasion and occupation of Afghanistan in 2001, and keeping the country safe from the Taliban is one of the reasons for the America’s continued military presence there. This essay examines the assumptions behind that logic, and looks at the possibility of the evolution of authoritarian religious regimes into forms of government that are compatible with democracy and human rights.
Keywords: religious extremists, legitimate, legal, military intervention, Afghanistan, Taliban, 9/11 attack, authoritarian religious regimes, democracy, human rights
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