BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/the-ethics-of-forei gn-intervention-philosophical-perspectives-on-venezuela-and-iran/calender. ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d445ef4d-0086-4a00-97a1-79527ff64833 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260501T065157 DTSTART:20260505T173000 DTEND:20260505T190000 SUMMARY:The ethics of foreign intervention: philosophical perspectives on Venezuela and Iran LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Ol d Theatre\, Old Building) DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 5 May 2026 6.30pm - 8pmThe US capture of President Nic olás Maduro in January 2026 and the US–Israeli military campaign agains t Iran have thrust foreign intervention back to the centre of global debat e.These events raise profound philosophical questions. When\, if ever\, is it permissible for states to intervene militarily in the affairs of anoth er? Can intervention be justified on humanitarian grounds even when it vio lates international law? Do the intentions of the interveners need to be m oral for the intervention itself to be moral? And can foreign intervention ever truly serve the interests of those it claims to protect?Join four ph ilosophers as they bring rigorous ethical analysis to bear on these urgent questions.The lecture will be followed by a reception with refreshments i n the Atrium Gallery\, Old Building from 8-9.15pm. All are welcome.Meet ou r speakers and chairKieran Oberman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at LSE. He works on the philosophy of war and migration.Jonathan Parry is As sociate Professor of Philosophy at LSE\, working on questions in the philo sophy of war\, consent and paternalism. He is the author of The Ethics of Humanitarian Intervention\, Routledge.Paola Romero teaches philosophy at L SE and is a lecturer at NYU London. She holds a PhD in Political Theory fr om LSE and specialises in political and moral philosophy\, with a focus on Kant's theory of the state. She has written on Venezuelan politics for Th e Spectator and Law & Liberty.Somayeh Tohidi is a research associate at th e University of Bristol\, working on the Foundations of Longtermism projec t\, and a research associate at the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and S ocial Science (CPNSS) at LSE.Alex Voorhoeve is Vice President and Pro Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development and Professor in the Department of Phi losophy\, Logic and Scientific Method and in the School of Public Policy.M ore about this eventJoin us on campus or register to watch the event onlin e at LSE Live. 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