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Humanitarianism as a Weapons System [PDF]
One important theme in Rosa Brooks’s How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything is that in Iraq and Afghanistan the United States has increasingly given the military reconstruction tasks that seem more like civilian jobs.
Luban, David
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Learning how (not) to fire a gun: combatant training and civilian victimization [PDF]
What is the relationship between the type of training combatants receive upon recruitmentinto an armed group and their propensity to abuse civilians in civil war?
Ben Oppenheim +2 more
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The cost of doing business in the modern world: Our readiness imperative. [PDF]
Cannon JW, Cap AP, Rizzo JA, Polk TM.
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The Colonial Clinic in Conflict: Towards a Medical History of the Palestinian Great Revolt, 1936-1939. [PDF]
Sandal-Wilson C.
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Military Operations for Law Enforcement.
Purpose. to analyze the strategy and tactics of the Indonesian Army Special Forces Command (Kopassus) within the Nemangkawi Task Force during joint operations with the National Police of Indonesia, focusing on counterinsurgency measures against the ...
Mhd Halkis, Ida Bagus, Y.S.
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Pakistan and the Future of U.S. Policy [PDF]
A spreading Islamic insurgency engulfs the amorphous and ungoverned border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. After initial victories by the United States and the Northern Alliance in autumn 2001, hundreds of Taliban and al Qaeda fighters fled Afghanistan
Malou Innocent
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Drone Warfare and Just War Theory [PDF]
This book chapter addresses two questions. First, can targeted killing by drones in non-battlefield zones be justified on basis of just war theory? Second, will the proliferation and expansion of combat drones in warfare, including the introduction of ...
van der Linden, Harry
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Deterring a Nuclear Iran: The Devil in the Details [PDF]
Explores the technical requirements for a deterrence regime against Iran should it acquire a nuclear weapons capability. Considers red lines, treaty arrangements, force deployment and bases, military assistance to Iran's neighbors, and crisis ...
Kenneth M. Pollack
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Beyond the "weakness of the state": Canada's intervention in post-agreement Colombia. [PDF]
Anzueto MA, Grégoire ER, Dufort P.
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Rethinking Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study--Volume 5
During the period of decolonization in Asia and Africa, the United Kingdom faced more insurgent activity than any other Western power. British government officials and military forces proved proficient at defeating or controlling these rebellions. However, these uprisings were much less complex than the modern jihadist insurgency.
Mackinlay, John, Al-Baddawy, Alison
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