Global responses to conflict and crisis in Syria and Yemen / Amanda Guidero, Maia Carter Hallward

Includes index

International laws and norms and intervention in Syria and Yemen -- International relations theories and global attention to Syria and Yemen -- Comparing coverage in Syria and Yemen: quantitative analysis -- Comparing coverage in Syria and Yemen: qualitative analysis -- Conclusion: media attention and the erosion of humanitarian norms in the face of "security"?

"This book compares different international responses to the internal conflicts in Syria and Yemen through an examination of the coverage each conflict has received in the media. The work explores and evaluates rival explanations for why the Syrian conflict has garnered so much more attention than the Yemen conflict and the opportunities and limitations for using international law and international humanitarian law to discuss and analyze intervention. Using this assessment, the authors discuss why this differential attention matters in terms of IR theory, humanitarian response, and policy recommendations for responding to humanitarian crises"--Back cover