From Gallipoli to Gaza: Should the Anzacs be remembered as a ‘coming of age’ story or as a lesson for the future?
By Olli Hellmann, University of Waikato Photo by Caroline Attwood on Unsplash When New Zealanders commemorate Anzac Day on April 25, it’s not only to honour the soldiers who lost their lives in World War I and subsequent conflicts, but also to mark a defining event...
How does it feel to be conscripted for a war you don’t support?
Photo by Filip Andrejevic on Unsplash Ksenia Babich A year ago today (21 September), the Russian authorities announced the start of “partial mobilisation” – calling up reserve soldiers to fight in the war against Ukraine. Not everyone liable for military...
Why has there been a rise in corporate mercenaries?
By Felip Daza & Nora Miralles It’s not too late to rein in these unaccountable armed giants, but we need to act fast. When the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated by agents of the Saudi government in 2018, it caused an international scandal. Now, it turns...
Have targeted assassinations become normalised?
By Ben Goldson According to a new study, the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in combat has worked to normalise the practice of targeted assassinations. According to a study titled “In the Frame,” commissioned by advocacy group, Drone Wars, the use of Unmanned Aerial...
How legitimate is proxy warfare? 🔊
Global conflicts have become increasingly more complex, and often, external nations choose to intervene. However, interventions can often be indirect in the form of proxy actors. Why do states choose to use third parties to intervene in other nation’s civil wars and...
New Zealand Defence Force prepares for cyber threats
By Hannah Brown Hannah Brown investigates how the New Zealand Defence Force is looking to combat cyber security threats. Cyber threats are the new front line for our defence forces, according to the government’s new Strategic Defence Policy statement, released in...
Should we ban killer robots?
By Bonnie Docherty Bonnie Docherty lays out the case to ban ‘killer robots’ to protect what she calls fundamental moral and legal principles. When drafting a treaty on the laws of war at the end of the 19th century, diplomats could not foresee the future...
Is there such a thing as a just war? 🔊
When former US President Barack Obama articulated his plan to destroy Islamic State, he was invoking what is known in political philosophy circles as just war theory. However, at the same time, he alluded to the idea that a new conception of just war theory was...
What impact is the private military industry having on war? 🔊
Over the past decades, privatised military contracts have grown to unprecedented levels, a change that has challenged the standing ethical doctrine known as ‘Just War’ theory. How is the privatisation of military activities compromising international...Subscribe by Email
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