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War / David Haugen, book editor.
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- ISBN: 9780737769715 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0737769718 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780737769722 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0737769726 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 261 pages : Illustrations (some col.) ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Can warfare be justified? War can be justified when it is the best policy option / Richard N. Haass ; War can rarely be justified / Robert Higgs ; Preventive war can be justified by adhering to strict international legal standards / Abraham D. Sofaer ; Preventive war can be valid even if it cannot be justified / Peter Hetherington ; US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are unjust / Ryan King ; The United States can and should seek to justify its war in Afghanistan / Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite and Brian Katulis -- What will likely be the causes of future wars? The threat of future water wars is exaggerated / Thomas Lawfield ; Disputes over energy supplies may be the cause of future wars / Michael T. Klare ; Energy interdependence encourages nations to work together and avoid serious energy disruptions / Daniel Yergin ; Most wars have been fought for secular, not religious, reasons / Alan Lurie -- How is America faring in the War on Terror? Winning the War on Terror : marking success and confronting challenges / Juan Zarate ; America is losing the War on Terror / Justin Raimondo ; Al-Qaeda has failed and its threat defeated / William McCants and William Rosenau ; Al-Qaeda has not been defeated / Seth G. Jones ; America must end the war on terror to reestablish its regard for law / Karen J. Greenberg -- What principles should guide America's conduct of war? America must reduce its nuclear arsenal and guarantee limits on the use of nuclear force / US Department of Defense ; America should not reduce its nuclear arsenal / G. Philip Hughes ; America is justified in utilizing torture to pursue terrorists / Charles Krauthammer ; Torture is never justified / Jamie Mayerfeld ; Torture reveals America's loss of principles in the Iraq War / Edward Tick ; America should use its surveillance tools to preserve national security / Jena Baker McNeill ; National security tools should not infringe on civil liberties / American Civil Liberties Union. |
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Subject: | War (Philosophy) War > Moral and ethical aspects. War > Causes. United States > Military policy. |