War and Peace Flashcards
1.War is a racket?
Outcome of economic competition and pressure
War benefits certain groups economically
Military Industry Complex?
informal alliance between a nation’s military and the defense industry that supplies it, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy.
2.Protecting Sovereign State
War is unavoidable and key to security of state (realist)
Assumes importance of sovereignty
Cold war?
Constant, almost permanent vigilance for security of the state
Humanitarian Intervention?
Protection of human life
Principles of just war?
Rules governing justice
Conduct in war?
Appropriate targets and principle of proportionality
Responsibility after war?
Discrimination in punishment, ;rights/traditions of defeated should be respected; claims of victory and compensation proportional; rehabilitation