Just War and Preemption: The Just War Tradition and Its Impact on Preemptive Acts

Abstract

The Just War Tradition provides the moral framework for preemptive acts. Discussion: The post-Cold War era presented to the nations of the world the opportunity to experience peace in a way that had not been enjoyed for decades, if not centuries. However, since the end of the Cold War there have been a significant number of smaller conflicts, genocides, ethnic cleansings, and regional battles. The September 11, 2001, attacks against targets in the United States brought the strife to the US in an unexpected way.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA490729

Entities

People

  • Nathan E. Huntington

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Security Studies