This statistic shows the result of a survey conducted in Malaysia on May 2019 on whether it is justified for other countries to intervene if a country commits war crimes. According to data from Ipsos, 45 percent of Malaysian respondents agree that infringing on a country's sovereignty is justified if it means stopping that country from committing war crimes.
Share of respondents who agree that foreign intervention to stop a country committing war crimes was justified in Malaysia as of May 2019
respondents produced a national sample that is more urban & educated, and with higher incomes than their fellow citizens
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If a country commits war crimes other countries should intervene to stop it, even if that infringes on its sovereignty?"
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Ipsos. (June 20, 2019). Share of respondents who agree that foreign intervention to stop a country committing war crimes was justified in Malaysia as of May 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022960/malaysia-military-intervention-to-prevent-war-crimes-from-being-committed/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents who agree that foreign intervention to stop a country committing war crimes was justified in Malaysia as of May 2019." Chart. June 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022960/malaysia-military-intervention-to-prevent-war-crimes-from-being-committed/
Ipsos. (2019). Share of respondents who agree that foreign intervention to stop a country committing war crimes was justified in Malaysia as of May 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022960/malaysia-military-intervention-to-prevent-war-crimes-from-being-committed/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents Who Agree That Foreign Intervention to Stop a Country Committing War Crimes Was Justified in Malaysia as of May 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022960/malaysia-military-intervention-to-prevent-war-crimes-from-being-committed/
Ipsos, Share of respondents who agree that foreign intervention to stop a country committing war crimes was justified in Malaysia as of May 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022960/malaysia-military-intervention-to-prevent-war-crimes-from-being-committed/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Share of respondents who agree that foreign intervention to stop a country committing war crimes was justified in Malaysia as of May 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, June 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022960/malaysia-military-intervention-to-prevent-war-crimes-from-being-committed/
