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Recent decades have seen an increasing reliance on private military contractors (PMCs) to provide logistical services, training, maintenance, and combat troops. In Outsourcing War, Amy E. Eckert examines the ethical implications involved in the [...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-5420-2 Article en page(s) : XII, 183 p. Catégories : 3.15 Philosophie et éthique > Éthique > Ethique appliquée > Éthique militaire
3.15 Philosophie et éthique > Éthique > Ethique appliquée > Guerre -- Aspect moral
3.15 Philosophie et éthique > Éthique > Ethique appliquée > Guerre -- Aspect moral > Guerre juste
6.20 Relations internationales > Sûreté de l'État > Forces armées > Sociétés militaires privées
Index. décimale : 172.42 Tags : Private military companies--Moral and ethical aspects ; Private security services--Moral and ethical aspects ; Mercenary troops--Moral and ethical aspects ; Just war doctrine ; Military ethics ; War--Moral and ethical aspects Langues: Anglais Books
Paul Staniland ; Ebscohost | Ithaca : Cornell University Press | Cornell studies in security affairs | 2014"Rebel groups vary considerably, yet systematically, both vis-à-vis each other and over time. As a simple observation this may sound trivial until one realizes that it tends to be overlooked in both academic research and policy analysis. In cont[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-7929-8 Article en page(s) : XI, 300 p. Index. décimale : 303.64 Tags : Insurgency--Cross-cultural studies ; Social networks--Cross-cultural studies ; Insurgency--South Asia Langues: Anglais Books
During the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon launched a controversial counterinsurgency program called the Human Terrain System. The program embedded social scientists within military units to provide commanders with infor[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-4967-3 Article en page(s) : X, 213 p. Index. décimale : 300.72/073 Tags : Social sciences--Research--United States--History--20th century ; Sociology, Military--Research--United States--History--20th century ; Cold War--Social aspects--United States Langues: Anglais Thesis
In Spoils of Truce, Reinoud Leenders documents the extensive corruption that accompanied the reconstruction of Lebanon after the end of a decade and a half of civil war. With the signing of the Ta'if peace accord in 1989, the rebuilding of the c[...]
Article en page(s) : X, 275 p. Catégories : Tags : Political corruption--Lebanon ; Lebanon--Politics and government--1990- Langues: Anglais Books
Years of tremendous growth in response to complex emergencies have left a mark on the humanitarian sector. Various matters that once seemed settled are now subjects of intense debate. What is humanitarianism? Is it limited to the provision of re[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-7301-2 Article en page(s) : X, 303 Index. décimale : 361.2 6 Tags : Humanitarianism ; International relations--Moral and ethical aspects ; Humanitarian assistance ; Non-governmental organizations Langues: Anglais Books
The distribution of power within organizations (the structure) that are involved in conflicts has profound impact on conflict outcomes, argues Sinno (political science and Middle Eastern studies, Indian U.). He argues that whether oppositional o[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-4618-4 Article en page(s) : XIII, 336 Tags : Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 ; Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)--Afghanistan ; Organizational behavior--Afghanistan ; Intergroup relations--Afghanistan ; Afghanistan--History--1989-2001 ; Afghanistan--History--2001- Langues: Anglais Books
Nations and Nationalism (1983) provide one of the most powerful and original interpretations of modern nationalism. Drawing upon a range of disciplines, including philosophy, anthropology, sociology, politics and history, Gellner argues that nat[...]
Mention d'édition : 2nd ed ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-7500-9 Article en page(s) : 1 vol. (LIII, 152 p.) Index. décimale : 329.17 Tags : Nationalism Langues: Anglais Books
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-4448-7 Article en page(s) : 273 Index. décimale : 967.5710431 Tags : Genocide--Rwanda (E) ; Rwanda--History--Civil War, 1994 ; Rwanda--Ethnic relations Langues: Anglais Books
Do some technologies provoke war? Do others promote peace? Offense-defense theory contends that technological change is an important cause of conflict: Leaders will be tempted to launch wars when they believe innovation favors attackers over def[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-4383-1 Article en page(s) : X, 226 Index. décimale : 355.02 Tags : Weapons Langues: Anglais Books
In a book that is at once a major contribution to modern European history and a cautionary tale for today, Isabel V. Hull argues that the routines and practices of the Imperial German Army, unchecked by effective civilian institutions, increasin[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-7293-0 Article en page(s) : XI, 384 p. Index. décimale : 355.02/13/094309034 Tags : Militarism--Germany--History ; Germany--History, Military--19th century ; Germany--History, Military--20th century Langues: Anglais Books
Private corporations working for profit now sway the course of national and international conflict - with products ranging from trained commando teams to strategic advice from generals - but the consequences have been little explored. This book [...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-4114-1 Article en page(s) : XI, 330 Index. décimale : 338.4/7355 Tags : Defense industries ; Privatization Langues: Anglais Books
In this fascinating account of the battle tanks that saw combat in the European Theater of World War II, Mary R. Habeck traces the strategies developed between the wars for the use of armored vehicles in battle. Only in Germany and the Soviet Un[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-4074-8 Article en page(s) : XVII, 309 p. Catégories : Index. décimale : 358/.18/094309041 Tags : Tank warfare ; Military doctrine--Germany--History--20th century ; Military doctrine--Soviet Union--History--20th century Langues: Anglais Books
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-8757-6 Article en page(s) : 322 Catégories : Index. décimale : 940.311 Tags : Military history, Modern ; War--Causes Langues: Anglais Books
From Iraq to Bosnia to North Korea, the first question in American foreign policy debates is increasingly: Can air power alone do the job? Robert A. Pape provides a systematic answer. Analyzing the results of over thirty air campaigns, including[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-8311-0 Article en page(s) : VII, 366 Index. décimale : 358.424 Tags : Air power ; Bombings Langues: Anglais Books
Mention d'édition : revised ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-8014-1007-9 Article en page(s) : 283 Index. décimale : 355.0217 Tags : Nuclear disarmament ; Nuclear weapons ; Deterrence (Strategy) Langues: Anglais