The ethics of foreign intervention: philosophical perspectives on Venezuela and Iran

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  Welcome to the LSE events podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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  Get ready to hear from some of the most influential international figures in the social sciences.

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  Good evening, everyone.

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  Good evening.

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  Welcome to the audience here in the room and welcome also,

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  especially to our audience online to this event on the ethics of foreign intervention.

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  Philosophical Perspectives on Venezuela and Iran.

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  I'm Alex Vorhoeven.

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  I'm a professor in the Department of Philosophy,

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  Logic and Scientific Method and also vice president for faculty development at the LSE.

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  I 'll be the chair this evening, so in charge of getting the discussion started with our expert panel and also

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  guiding us through the Q&A afterwards.

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  After the event, there will also be the opportunity to continue the discussion.

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  Over drinks and snacks in the atrium outside to which you're warmly invited.

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  Let me just introduce today's topic and our expert panel.

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  The US capture of President Nicolas Maduro in January 2026 and the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran

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  have placed the ethics of foreign intervention at the center of global debate.

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  And these events.

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  Raise profound philosophical questions, the most important of which is,

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  when, if ever, is it morally permissible for states to intervene militarily in the affairs of another?

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