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A PROBLEM FROM HELL
America and the Age of Genocide
Book • 2013
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Samantha Power analyzes the United States' understanding of, response to, and inaction on genocides from the Armenian genocide to the 'ethnic cleansings' of the Kosovo War. She draws on exclusive interviews with policymakers, declassified documents, and her own reporting from modern killing fields.
The book highlights the reluctance of American policymakers to condemn mass atrocities as genocide and their justifications for inaction, often based on national interests or the belief that intervention would be futile or counterproductive.
The book highlights the reluctance of American policymakers to condemn mass atrocities as genocide and their justifications for inaction, often based on national interests or the belief that intervention would be futile or counterproductive.
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Rachel Maddow as a book written by Samantha Power about America and the age of genocide.
Rachel Maddow as a book written by Samantha Power about America and the age of genocide.
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Trump gravely miscalculates how much Americans care about USAID as backlash strengthens
Mentioned by Ravi Agrawal as a book that made a strong moral case for using American power to prevent human rights crimes around the world.
Samatha Power’s Exit Interview
Mentioned by Sean Illing as a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on mass genocide and the world's response.
Samantha Power’s journey from foreign policy critic to UN ambassador
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Meghna Chakrabarti in relation to her book 'A Problem from Hell' and her continued role in the Biden administration.
Meghna Chakrabarti in relation to her book 'A Problem from Hell' and her continued role in the Biden administration.
The Jackpod: Intellectual disgrace stares from every [Biden] face
Mentioned in the context of her book on genocide and the lack of intervention despite her position in government.
Greenwashing Genocide In Artsakh
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Megha Rajagopalan to a high school class, highlighting its relevance to understanding the failure of the 'never again' promise in preventing genocides and human rights atrocities.
Megha Rajagopalan to a high school class, highlighting its relevance to understanding the failure of the 'never again' promise in preventing genocides and human rights atrocities.
Megha Rajagopalan On Using History to Understand Modern Authoritarianism
