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War is timeless. Some things change - weapons, tactics, technology, leadership, objectives - but our desire to go into battle does not.
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Conflict economics contributes to an understanding of violent conflict and peace in two important ways. First, it applies economic concepts and models to help one understand diverse conflict activities such as war, terrorism, genocide, and peace.
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Idris, M., War for Peace: Genealogies of a Violent Ideal in Western and Islamic Thought, 2019
17-07-2020
Peace is a universal ideal, but its political life is a great paradox: "peace" is the opposite of war, but it also enables war. If peace is the elimination of war, then what does it mean to wage war for the sake of peace?
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The monograph Drei Wurzeln des Krieges. Und warum nur eine nicht ins Verderben führt by Bernhard Taureck was published in 2019.
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De l'internationalisation des guerres : causes et conséquences hier, aujourd'hui et demain est un ouvrage historique et d'étude prospective sur les menaces qui mettent en péril l'existence même de l'humanité à cause de la nature belliciste de l'homme.
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Western counterinsurgency doctrine proposes that cultural intelligence is an important requirement for those forces operating amidst the unfamiliar socio-political structures often found in distant conflict zones.
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The articles compiled in Ottoman War and Peace: Studies in Honor of Virginia H. Aksan, honor the prolific career of a foremost scholar of the Ottoman Empire, and engage in redefining the boundaries of Ottoman historiography.
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“De bijdrage van Nederland aan de codificatie van het moderne humanitaire recht (1800-1914)”
16-04-2009
A legal historical study of the development of international humanitarian law in the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century in the Netherlands.
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All I want for Christmas is ... Peace!
21-12-2018
Kelsen, H., Peace through Law, Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina Press, 1944.
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The Declaration of Christmas Peace
23-12-2019
A Declaration of Christmas Peace is announced in several Finnish cities on Christmas Eve. The oldest and most popular event is held at noon at the Old Great Square of the former Finnish capital Turku, where the declaration has been read since the 1320s.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2010: Liu Xiaobo
16-11-2010
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 to Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-vio
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Written as the decade-long Syria conflict nears an end, this is the first book-length treatment of how the Syrian war has changed international law.
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Examining the international dimensions of the Syrian conflict, this book studies external factors relating to the Uprising. It explores the involvement of outside powers and the events’ impact both on regional and international level.
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Starting as a civil uprising calling for liberal reforms in March 2011, the unrest in Syria rapidly deteriorated into a proxy-led armed conflict involving multiple state-sponsored and non-state actors, including foreign militias and local armed groups.
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HeinOnline: Pentagon Papers
08-05-2020
HeinOnline: Pentagon Papers provides a detailed account of both the political and military involvement of the United States in Vietnam during
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The Gerritsen Collection
02-10-2015
Guest blog by Taylor Ackerman.
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By Hope Elizabeth May
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By Professor Hope Elizabeth May, Central Michigan University.
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The first session of the conference in Utrecht discussed the influence of the European balance of power on the drafting of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Interestingly, the Peace Treaty of Utrecht contains an express reference to the balance of power. In his keynote address, Prof.
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The Body Counts : Civilian Casualties in War
10-05-2012
Civilians in war zones may be subject to war atrocities such as air bombardments, mass killings or genocide, while survivors may suffer the psychological aftereffects of witnessing the destruction of war or become victims of remnants of war such as anti-personnel landmines.