Asia is home to many of the world's great rivers and lakes, but its huge population and economic and agricultural demand for water make it the most water-scarce continent on a per capita basis. This book a pioneering study of Asia's murky water politics and the relationships between fresh water, peace, and security.
Conflict-related sexual violence has transitioned from a neglected human rights issue to an unambiguous security concern on the agendas of powerful states and the UN Security Council. Through interviews and primary-source evidence, Crawford investigates the reasons for this change and the implications of the securitization of sexual violence.
Conflict-related sexual violence has transitioned from a neglected human rights issue to an unambiguous security concern on the agendas of powerful states and the UN Security Council. Through interviews and primary-source evidence, Crawford investigates the reasons for this change and the implications of the securitization of sexual violence.
Human Rights, International Order, and the Ethics of Peace
Wars have negative consequences, not the least impinging on human life, and offer infrequent and uncertain benefits, yet war is part of the human condition. This book features insightful analysis of jus ad bellum ("the right of war") that is grounded in a variety of contemporary examples from World War I through Vietnam.
Analyzes the institutions, successes, and failures of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, the pro-Soviet regime that sought to dominate the country during the years of the Soviet military presence. This title explores the military, political, and social strategies of the predominantly urban and Marxist regime as it struggled.
Consolidating Combat Success into Political Victory
Success in war ultimately depends on the consolidation of political order. The author argues that the steps needed to consolidate a new political order are not separate from war. They are instead an essential component of war and victory.
Consolidating Combat Success into Political Victory
Success in war ultimately depends on the consolidation of political order. In this book, the author argues that the steps needed to consolidate a political order are not separate from war but they are instead an essential component of war and victory.
Examines the limits Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have set for the use of coercive violence. This title probes the agreements and disagreements of these major religious traditions on pacifism (the abjurance of all force) and quietism (the avoidance of force unless certain stringent conditions are met).
Argues that reconciliation needs honest talk to promote trust building and enable former enemies and adversaries to explore joint solutions to the cause of their conflicts. This book offers a critical assessment of the South African experiment in transitional justice as captured in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
