Bugsplat - The Politics of Collateral Damage in Western Armed Conflicts

Why do states who are committed to the principle of civilian immunity and the protection of non-combatants end up killing and injuring large numbers of civilians during their military operations? Bugsplat explains this paradox through an in-depth examination of five conflicts fought by Western powers since 1989.

About the author

Bruce Cronin is Professor of Political Science at the City College of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and conducted his post-doctoral research at the Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. He has published extensively on international law, human rights, international organization, and international security. He is the author of Institutions for the Common Good: International Protection Regimes in International Society; Community Under Anarchy: Transnational Identity and the Evolution of Cooperation; and co-editor of The UN Security Council and the Politics of International Authority.

Summary

Why do states who are committed to the principle of civilian immunity and the protection of non-combatants end up killing and injuring large numbers of civilians during their military operations? Bugsplat explains this paradox through an in-depth examination of five conflicts fought by Western powers since 1989.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Cronin, Bruce (Professor and Chair of Political Sc Cronin, Cronin Bruce
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780190849108
• ISBN: 978-0-19-084910-8
• No. of pages: 190
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, International Relations, Middle East, Defence strategy, planning & research, Air forces & warfare, Air forces and warfare, Military and defence strategy, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space