Violent Alternatives to War: Justifying Actions Against Contemporary Terrorism

by Jean-François Caron

When we take a look back at the way Western states have fought terrorist organizations in the last 20 years, it is difficult not to think that these alternatives to war might have been more ethical than the decisions to invade Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001 and in 2003. These cases speak for themselves as they have both led to the death of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, which is highly paradoxical in light of the logic that supported...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110731282
• ISBN13: 9783110731286
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary