How has the nature of war changed? Has it changed the way of making peace?

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/13/2009

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Journalism

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Summary :

Introduction.
An intrepretation of the book 'New and old wars'.
1. The goals.
2. The methods of warfare.
3. The financing of the conflicts.
New aspects of warfare on a more technical and strategic level.
The role of the non-state actors.
Various theories old wars and new wars.
The change in the nature of war.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

"war appears to be as old as mankind, but peace is a modern invention" . This quotation of Sir Henry Maine seems obvious: wars have been a common feature of mankind history. On the other hand, implementation of durable peace, and not only end of the war, is a more intricate notion. The regular intervention of the United Nations and Western countries in conflicts around the world is a relatively new phenomenon. Despite of that, "small wars", expression used in the 1970's by the Financial Times to name any internal conflict , multiply rapidly. Moreover, the distinction between war and peace becomes tricky, which shows that the nature of war itself has changed and does not have a Clausewitzean dimension anymore. After the Cold war, in the beginning of the 1990's, some intellectuals believed in the end of wars and consequently in a perpetual peace. In reality civil wars, new wars, post-Cold war or post-Clausewitzean conflicts (depending on the source) hold centre stage.