Saving soldiers or civilians? : casualty aversion versus civilian protection in asymmetric conflicts / Sebastian Kaempf, University of Queensland.
"While the United States has not lost its appetite for war, the way in which its conflicts are being waged has changed dramatically."--Provided by publisher
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| Other title: | Casualty aversion versus civilian protection in asymmetric conflicts |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | "While the United States has not lost its appetite for war, the way in which its conflicts are being waged has changed dramatically."--Provided by publisher Concerns for the lives of soldiers and innocent civilians have come to underpin Western, and particularly American, warfare. Yet this new mode of conflict faces a dilemma: these two norms have opened new areas of vulnerability that have been systematically exploited by non-state adversaries. This strategic behaviour creates a trade-off, forcing decision-makers to have to choose between saving soldiers and civilians in target states. Sebastian Kaempf examines the origin and nature of this dilemma, and in a detailed analysis of the US conflicts in Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq, investigates the ways the US has responded, assessing the legal, moral, and strategic consequences. Scholars and students of military and strategic studies, international relations and peace and conflict studies will be interested to read Kaempf's analysis of whether the US or its adversaries have succeeded in responding to this central dilemma of contemporary warfare. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781108655064 1108655068 9781108551816 1108551815 1108427642 9781108427647 1108446655 9781108446655 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781108551816 |