Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
GLOBAL CHANGE PEACE & SECURITY, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.91-110, 2025 (ESCI)
Humanitarian intervention is one of the contentious concepts in international relations, emerging as a potential solution to the dilemma of whether to intervene in humanitarian crises within another country. In the first decade after the Cold War, interventions mainly relied on manpower and were not just limited to providing security. In cases such as East Timor and Somalia, interveners undertook a wide range of tasks, including building roads and civic centres, holding elections, and vaccinating children. However, the humanitarian intervention paradigm observed during the first ten years after the Cold War has no longer persisted. This article seeks to answer the question of how and why the nature of humanitarian intervention regarding intervention methods has transformed. Through a comparative analysis of eight cases (1990-2020), this study identifies two key transformations: the rise of airpower as the primary intervention method and narrowing in the scope of the interventions. Beginning with Kosovo, airpower emerged as the main intervention method, enabling states to minimise the costs and risks of deploying manpower and from accusations of non-involvement. In the post-9/11 period, interventions became even more limited, focusing on air support for proxies. This study also outlines future intervention trends.