Editing Genocide (section)

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[[File:Stop_the_genocide,_Free_Palestine_023_Mielenosoitus_palestiinalaisten_tueksi_(53274234547).jpg|thumb|[[Protest]]ors holding a "Stop [[Gaza genocide|genocide]], free [[Occupied Palestinian territories|Palestine]]" banner during a march against Israeli actions during the [[Gaza war]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland, 21 October 2023]]

According to [[rational choice theory]], it should be possible to intervene to prevent genocide by raising the costs of engaging in such violence relative to alternatives.{{sfn|Kathman|Wood|2011|p=738}} Although there are a number of organizations that compile lists of states where genocide is considered likely to occur,{{sfn|Nyseth Nzitatira|2022|pp=67–68}} the accuracy of these predictions are not known and there is no scholarly consensus over evidence-based [[genocide prevention]] strategies.{{sfn|Nyseth Nzitatira|2022|p=68}} Intervention to prevent genocide has often been considered a failure{{sfn|Mulaj|2021|p=16}}{{sfn|Moyd|2022|p=250}} because most countries prioritize business, trade, and diplomatic relationships:{{sfn|Ochab|Alton|2022|pp=3, 41}}{{sfn|Nyseth Nzitatira|2022|p=68}} as a consequence, "the usual powerful actors continue to use violence against vulnerable populations with impunity".{{sfn|Moyd|2022|p=250}}

[[Responsibility to protect]] is a doctrine that emerged around 2000, in the aftermath of several genocides around the world, that seeks to balance state sovereignty with the need for international intervention to prevent genocide.{{sfn|Bachman|2022|p=119}} However, disagreements in the [[United Nations Security Council]] and lack of political will have hampered the implementation of this doctrine.{{sfn|Mulaj|2021|p=16}} Although [[humanitarian intervention|military intervention to halt genocide]] has been credited with reducing violence in some cases, it remains deeply controversial{{sfn|Mulaj|2021|p=17}} and is usually illegal.{{sfn|Moses|2023|p=21}} Researcher [[Gregory H. Stanton]] found that calling crimes genocide rather than something else, such as ethnic cleansing, increased the chance of effective intervention.{{sfn|Ochab|Alton|2022|p=43}} Perhaps for this reason, states are often reluctant to recognize crimes as genocide while they are taking place.