Definition
Wars constitute one of the recurrent patterns of social relations. Despite its changing nature, scope, ideologies, tactics, parties, and strategies throughout the history, wars are always considered as a last and probably most effective instrument in resolving the conflicts and realizing the political interests.
Introduction
Indeed, this reality partly explains the reasons why wars are always “out-there” and are not eliminated, albeit all theoretical and political initiatives. When one even looks at the empirical and the analytical studies in the social sciences and, in particular international relations, a few of them are mainly related to the discussion about maintaining stable peace within the international arena (Sheehan 2014; Holsti 2004).
Many studies argue that a possible and enduring peace is the result of wars as reflected in a well-known Latin adage: si vis pacem, para bellum (if you want peace, get ready for the war). In other words, while war is considered as an...
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Yetim, M., Kasikci, T. (2020). “New Wars” and Nontraditional Threats. In: Romaniuk, S., Thapa, M., Marton, P. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74336-3_567-1
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