http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20170228-114532 https://verfassungsblog.de/from-kosovo-to-syria-why-r2p-is-of-no-use-if-the-un-security-council-is-unable-to-act-together/ From Kosovo to Syria – Why R2P is of no use if the UN Security Council is unable to act together Gholiagha, Sassan ger 2013-09-07 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 In the current debate regarding a possible military intervention into Syria many references to the Responsibility to Protect (or R2P) are made. Often a wrong or ill-informed understanding of the R2P is presented. What exactly is the R2P? What alternative means does the international community have if the Security Council does not act?