The "R2P Ideas in brief" series provides an overview of R2P's application in international affairs, whether it be in the context of a particular policy area or a particular country. 

Mass Atrocity Early Warning in the UN Secretariat: A Brief Appraisal (PDF, 581KB), September 2023, by Stephen McLoughlin and Jess Gifkins.

Women in International Security: The Value of a Feminist Foreign Policy (PDF, 243KB), February 2020, by Dr. Shannon Zimmerman.

The Persecution of the Uighurs and Potential Crimes Against Humanity in China (PDF, 339KB), April 2019, Joint Policy Brief by APR2P and the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.

Gender Parity in Peace Operations: the Elsie Initiative and the Asia Pacific Region (PDF, 217KB), vol. 8, no. 1, 2018, by Luisa Ryan and Shannon Zimmerman.

Responsibility to Protect and UN Peacekeeping (PDF, 533KB), vol. 6, no. 4, 2016, by Dr. Anastasia Shesterinina.

UN Security Council Resolutions and the Responsbility to Protect (PDF, 206KB), vol. 6, no. 3, 2016, by Dr. Jess Gifkins.

China and the Responsbility to Protect (PDF, 406KB), vol. 6, no. 2, 2016, by Dr. Sarah Teitt.

Russia and the Responsibility to Protect (PDF, 216KB), vol. 6, no. 1, 2016, by Dr. Heather Rae and Dr. Phil Orchard.

Strengthening State Resilience for the Prevention of Mass Atrocity Crimes (PDF, 533KB), vol. 5, no. 5, 2015, by Dr. Cecilia Jacob and Dr. Stephen McLoughlin.

France and the Responsibility to Protect (PDF, 494KB), vol. 5, no. 4, 2015, by Eglantine Staunton.

The UK and the Responsibility to Protect (PDF, 506KB), vol. 5, no. 3, 2015, by Jason Ralph.

#R2Pat10: Reflections on the Responsibility to Protect at 10 (PDF, 395KB), vol. 5, no. 2, 2015, by Professor Alex Bellamy.

Brazil and the Responsibility to Protect (PDF, 402KB), vol. 5, no. 1, 2015, by Kai Michael Kenkel.

The United States' Record on Atrocity Prevention: A Model in the Making? (PDF, 563KB), vol.4, no. 7, 2014, by Dr. Jocelyn Vaughn.

ASEAN and the Prevention of Sexual Violence in Conflict and Humanitarian Situations: From Commitment to Practical Action in Southeast Asia (PDF, 179KB), vol. 4, no. 6, 2014, by Dr. Sarah Teitt.

International Assistance and the Responsibility to Protect in Southeast Asia (PDF, 416KB), vol. 4, no. 5, 2014, by Dr. Noel Morada.

Reconsidering Safe Areas as a Means of to Protect Civilians (PDF, 223KB), vol. 4, no. 4, 2014, by Dr. Phil Orchard.

India and the Responsibility to Protect (PDF, 254KB), vol. 4, no. 3, 2014, by Garima Mohan.

The Responsibility to Protect and the International Criminal Court: Complementary or Conflicting? (PDF, 324KB), vol. 4, no. 2, 2014, by Dr. Kurt Mills.

RtoP's Second Pillar: the Responsibility to Assist in Theory and Practice in Solomon Islands (PDF, 392KB), vol. 4, no. 1, 2014, by Dr. Dr. Charles Hawkesley and Dr. Nichole Georgeou.

South Africa and the Responsibility to Protect (PDF 473KB), vol.3, no. 6, 2013, by Faith Mabera and Professor Tim Dunne.

Syria (PDF, 821KB), vol. 3, no. 5, 2013, by Professor Tim Dunne and Professor Alex Bellamy.

ASEAN and the the UN Secretary-General's Report on Responsibility to Protect: State Responsibility and Prevention (PDF, 2.1MB), vol. 3, no. 4, 2013, by Dr. Noel Morada.

UN Peace Operations and 'All Necessary Means' (PDF 684KB), vol. 3, no .3, 2013, by Dr. Charles Hunt.

Realizing Commitments to Women, Peace and Security in Southeast Asia (PDF, 255KB), vol. 3, no. 2, 2013, by Dr. Sarah Teitt and Dr. Sara Davies.

For vol. 3, no. 1 of R2P Policy Briefs, see Myanmar on the R2P in the Asia Pacific page.

For vol. 2, no. 9 of R2P Policy Briefs, see Myanmar on the R2P in the Asia Pacific page.

The Framework Agreement Between the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF): Prospects for Peace and Implications for R2P (PDF 955KB), vol. 2, no. 8, by Dr. Noel Morada.

ASEAN and the UN GA Dialogue on the SG's Report on Timely and Decisive Response (PDF, 568KB), vol. 2, no. 7, by Dr. Noel Morada.

Pillar II in Focus - The Responsibility to Assist (PDF, 1.6MB), vol. 2, no. 6, by Dr. Charles Hawkesley and Dr. Nichole Georgeou.

The Responsibility to Prevent - Applying a Causal Framework to the 3 Pillars (PDF, 920KB), vol. 2, no. 5, by Dr. Stephen McLoughlin.

Pillar II in Practice: Police Capacity-Building in Oceania (PDF, 816KB), vol. 2, no. 4, by Dr. Charles Hawkesley and Dr. Nichole Georgeou.

A Common Standard for Applying R2P (PDF, 770KB), vol. 2, no. 3, 2012, by Professor Sheri Rosenberg and Ekkehard Strauss.

Operationalizing the Responsibility to Prevent (PDF, 734KB), vol. 2, no. 2, 2012, by Jennifer Welsh and Dr. Serena Sharma.

Regime-Induced Displacement as an R2P challenge (PDF, 607KB), vol. 2, no. 1, 2012, by Dr. Phil Orchard.

For vol. 1, no. 3 of R2P Policy Briefs, see Vietnam on the R2P in the Asia Pacific page.

For vol. 1, no. 2 of R2P Policy Briefs, see Myanmar on the R2P in the Asia Pacific page.

Libya and the State of Intervention (PDF, 775KB), vol. 1, no. 1, 2011, by Professor Tim Dunne.