A summary of Kofi Annan's “Reflections on Intervention”.

In this speech, Kofi Annan (former UN Secretary General)
is making the argument that the international community should intervene more in what
seem to be the domestic affairs of various countries.

In
general, the idea has been that the UN should intervene in international affairs, but
not in domestic ones.  But Annan argues that domestic wars generally spill over into
other countries.  Thus, it makes sense to stop them before they so spill
over.

Annan points out that not all intervention needs to
be military.  He calls for more aid to countries that might start having major
problems.

Finally, Annan says that intervention must be
international.  Individual countries must not go off on their own and intervene in the
affairs of other countries.