Total war

the Vietnam War and since then it has become one of the most famous rifles in modern history. When the Vietnam War started, soldiers needed a gun that was lightweight and reliable. At the time,…

didn’t quite understand what made its existence possible. We, as a species, have seen the consequences of this technology, but have we learned from our most obvious mistakes in its use? Two years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in the article Atomic War or Peace, Albert Einstein himself writes, “The public, having been warned of the horrible nature of atomic warfare, has done nothing about it, and to a large extent has dismissed the warning from its consciousness” (par. 4). Einstein was extremely…

“Vom Kriege” (On War) was published posthumously in 1832 from the writings of Carl Von Clausewitz by his wife. The book was compiled from his writings following his experiences and lessons learned during the Napoleonic Wars. [1] From the opening lines, Clausewitz cleverly sets the tone and prepares the reader for what they are about to read by stating “We shall not enter into any of the abstruse definitions of war used by publicists. We shall keep to the element of the thing itself, to a duel.”…

such as the sale and trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom and forced or compulsory labour, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict” • The Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court defines war crimes and states in Article 8 (2)(b)(xxvi) “conscripting or enlisting children under the age of fifteen years into national armed forces or using them to participate actively in hostilities” . Uganda has been breaching this law for over 40…

Instability and insecurity in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia is accelerating at a dizzying pace due to violent extremist organizations (VEO), poor governance, humanitarian crises, sectarian violence, advanced weapons proliferation and a myriad of other reasons. This situation, along with national budgetary pressures, has caused U.S. strategic leaders to earnestly consider how the Joint Force 2025 must be rebalanced to meet these 21st century threats and to fully support our…

“We’ve been talking about this for a good while, the immorality of drones, dropping bombs on innocent people. It’s been over 200 children so far. These are war crimes.” (Gavin) Princeton professor Cornel West says during the Smiley & West radio show. Drone strikes have been an area of controversy, but the topic is usually under the radar in the typical American’s life. This tale of immoral or moral goes further than whether droning people is evil or not. Drones kill hundreds of innocent people,…

The theme of violence to rule over a society has been explored in literature throughout history. Violence can take various forms including physical and psychological violence. Two such examples depicting the use of violence to control others are examined in Macbeth by William Shakespeare and 1984 by George Orwell. Responsibility for violence depends on the context, and the influences on the inflictor. The form of despotism is a factor in this responsibility: an autocracy or oligarchy.…

Fighting War Is Not Loving Our Country Directed by famous director Clint Eastwood with six Oscar nominations, the film “American Sniper (2014)” is based on a book “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (2012)” by Kyle Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. Kyle Kyle starred by Bradley Cooper is the main character who sniped over 160 enemy combatants, which is officially confirmed by the Department of Defence, overriding Navy Seals sniper record…

Introduction and Substantive Importance Civil wars are regional violent conflicts confined to a state’s border affecting the lives of those living within its borders whether it be through direct involvement in fighting, forced migrations, and economic degradation among other factors. Due to the evident physical impacts of civil wars its predicates must be evaluated. This essay will consider a potential predicate: electoral violence and its effects on civil war facilitating the following…

Drone Wars: The Ethical Tug of War Unseen, unmanned, just as, if not more, lethal as any other weapon of war. Although there are benefits to using unmanned vehicles, also known as drones, to make assaults on enemies, there are plenty of ethical and moral dilemmas that come along with them. Although drones save soldiers lives, they also put more civilian lives in danger, and in turn, cause more civilian casualties than if foot soldiers were used. Along with civilian casualties being a major…