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² Annan's desire to expand the scope of such intervention was articulated in a speech to the General Assembly in September 1999, which drew some very strong objections—see UN Document GA/9596 (September 20, 1999); also see Claude Bruderlein and Judy Stone, “Sovereignty vs. Humanitarian Intervention: Searching for Common Grounds”{paper presented at the Pugwash Workshop, “Intervention, Sovereignty, and International Security,” Venice, December 9–11, 1999}Google Scholar.

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