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Humanitarianism as a Weapons System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
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]

open access: yes
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]

open access: yesJ Trauma Acute Care Surg, 2023
Cannon JW, Cap AP, Rizzo JA, Polk TM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Military Operations for Law Enforcement.

open access: yesSocial Development & Security
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.
doaj   +1 more source

Pakistan and the Future of U.S. Policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
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]

open access: yes, 2018
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]

open access: yes, 2010
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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Rethinking Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study--Volume 5

open access: yes, 2008
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
openaire   +1 more source

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