the unarmed. Shaw states that “Lemkin invented ‘genocide’ because he wanted to describe – and highlight for countervailing action – a general class of violent actions.” Taking lessons from one of the most influential studies on war by Carl von Clausewitz‚ Shaw sees genocide as a form of war directed against civilians. Debates about genocide have certainly advanced since the introduction of the term‚ yet‚ Shaw feels these debates from the 1940s onwards have lost two very key aspects of the original
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Lord of the Flies Military theorist Carl von Clausewitz once said: “Savage peoples are ruled by passion‚ civilized peoples by the mind. The difference lies not in the respective natures of savagery and civilization‚ but in the attendant circumstances‚ institutions‚ and so forth... even the most civilized peoples… can be fired with passionate hatred for each other.” In Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ the boys on the island slowly lose sight of their humanity‚ becoming more and
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International Relations (IR) is the field of study which concerns people and cultures throughout the world which the ultimately relationships among the world’s governments. These relationships cannot be understood plainly as they are closely connected with other actors. Many theories have been used to explain the wide range of international interactions but one theory that has historically held a central position in the study of IR is realism. Realism (or realist theory) is a school of
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The Importance of Strategy Most corporations would purport to have a well defined strategy which they have developed to take their business forward. Often however strategy is confused with operational planning‚ planning focused on delivering a more effective outcome for the business as it exists and not about positioning the company for the future. So widgets are made with ever increasing efficiency until the time comes when no one wants widgets like the company makes them any longer and
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COUNTERING THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY: THE SUN TZU APPROACH BY Komolafe Solomon (ASP) FIRST SEMESTER 2013 CONTENT Abstract Introduction 1 Conceptual Definition 3 Historical Overview
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being mass firepower at the beginning of the Great War and then the third being speed of attack also within the Great War. However‚ the new generation of war involves politics‚ economics‚ social‚ and military factors according to Fleming‚ in his Clausewitz heavy article. In conclusion‚ both articles have points within them that are similar to the other‚ however they both take different approaches to the idea of the new war debate. In spite of this they both identify that the civilian casualty list
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The Problem with Fourth-Generation War Antulio J. Echevarria II Strategic Studies Institute For theorists of Fourth Generation War (4GW)‚ there’s both good news and bad news. The good news is that there is only one problem with the notion of 4GW. The bad news is that the theory itself is the problem. Like the fabled emperor who had no clothes‚ 4GW is bereft of any intellectual garments: the concept itself is fundamentally and hopelessly flawed. It is based on poor history and only obscures what
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Discipline Leadership Responsibilities and Duties Importance to the Military Discipline: Training that corrects‚ molds or perfects the mental facilities or moral character; the discipline to a superior authority. [Defined by Webster]. Discipline to me means that you are capable of accepting the norms. You respect the commands given from a higher authority or the leader in charge. Training your mind to think in a routine way of life‚ being able to accept the responsibilities of what you do
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Chapter 12 Buy this file from http://www.download-it.org/learning-resources.php?promoCode=&partnerID=&content=story&storyID=1321 The formulation of strategy 3: strategies for leaders‚ followers‚ challengers and nichers Buy this file from http://www.download-it.org/learning-resources.php?promoCode=&partnerID=&content=story&storyID=1321 This Page Intentionally Left Blank Buy this file from http://www.download-it.org/learning-resources.php?promoCode=&partnerID=&content=story&storyID=1321
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nor indications of war. The conflict must be actual to count as war‚ both must be intentional and widespread‚ such as states to count as war. There is no real war unless there is intent and force. From the views of a philosopher of war‚ Carl Von Clausewitz suggested that war is simply "the continuation of policy by other means." This meaning war is a way to violently and forcefully resolve a policy when peaceful resolutions are ineffective. With Clausewitz’s own view of war as "an act of violence
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