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  1. Note: The 3 dot points I expressed aren't my...

    Note:
    The 3 dot points I expressed aren't my views. My own views are irrelevant. The dot points are what I interpreted as being the opinions of the film.

    Ie:
    The director wants to tell us:
    1.)...
  2. Iron Man, Technology and the Privatisation of War

    I was watching the new Iron Man movie and was trying to figure out what it was trying to tell me and the audience.
    Given that the hero of the movie is a billionaire military industrialist who has...
  3. I don't think Hammes is arguing that war has...

    I don't think Hammes is arguing that war has changed, in the sense that the fundamental purpose of war has changed. Of course, war is always about winning the big game of politics and killing is...
  4. I'd agree with Clausewitz in that war is politics...

    I'd agree with Clausewitz in that war is politics by other means. But what is politics? It is certainly not a free-standing bloc detached from everything around it. War might be shaped by politics...
  5. Future Conflict Eco-Systems in the Midst of Climate/Resource Pressures

    I'm currently reading Col Hammes' "The Sling and the Stone" and though I'm not totally convinced that you can define warfare through generational parameters (nod to Clausewitz's idea of "war's...
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    Leaderless Jihad - Marc Sageman A Problem from...

    Leaderless Jihad - Marc Sageman
    A Problem from Hell - Samantha Power
    The Sling and the Stone - Col Thomas Hammes
  7. JMM posted I guess this would be a logical...

    JMM posted

    I guess this would be a logical deduction if we are looking at the issue through the lens of political realism... that is, intra-state power politics driven by amorality and "the...
  8. Quote: but I can't really think of any major...

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    but I can't really think of any major multilateral actions that stand out.


    INTERFET and the resultant UN peacekeeping missions in East Timor are probably about the best case studies that...
  9. JMM you raise a lot of good points regarding...

    JMM you raise a lot of good points regarding accountability and "due process issues" with the court.

    I would agree with you that as it currently stands, the ICC is certainly an imperfect...
  10. The International Criminal Court - Legitimacy in Counter-Leadership Operations

    The ICC represents a paradigm shift in the enforcement of international law and human rights. Rather, than being a UN-redux of "resolutions ad nauseum" it has the potential to act as a major enforcer...
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