Human Rights, International Order, and the Ethics of Peace
Wars have negative consequences, not the least impinging on human life, and offer infrequent and uncertain benefits, yet war is part of the human condition. This book features insightful analysis of jus ad bellum ("the right of war") that is grounded in a variety of contemporary examples from World War I through Vietnam.
Analyzes the institutions, successes, and failures of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, the pro-Soviet regime that sought to dominate the country during the years of the Soviet military presence. This title explores the military, political, and social strategies of the predominantly urban and Marxist regime as it struggled.
Consolidating Combat Success into Political Victory
Success in war ultimately depends on the consolidation of political order. The author argues that the steps needed to consolidate a new political order are not separate from war. They are instead an essential component of war and victory.
Consolidating Combat Success into Political Victory
Success in war ultimately depends on the consolidation of political order. In this book, the author argues that the steps needed to consolidate a political order are not separate from war but they are instead an essential component of war and victory.
Examines the limits Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have set for the use of coercive violence. This title probes the agreements and disagreements of these major religious traditions on pacifism (the abjurance of all force) and quietism (the avoidance of force unless certain stringent conditions are met).
Argues that reconciliation needs honest talk to promote trust building and enable former enemies and adversaries to explore joint solutions to the cause of their conflicts. This book offers a critical assessment of the South African experiment in transitional justice as captured in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Understanding Islamic Parties, Political Violence, and Extremism in Pakistan
What is driving political extremism in Pakistan? How should the US and other Western nations engage with Islamist political parties in nations where they hold both political and moral authority? This book analyzes the origins, ideologies, bases of support, and electoral successes of the largest influential Islamic confessional parties in Pakistan.
Powerful personal accounts from migrants crossing the US-Mexico border provide an understanding of their experiences, as well as the consequences of public policy
Surveys the moral values of the Catholic tradition and applies them to contemporary issues. This title addresses such topics as scriptural sources, reverence for human life, sexuality and intimacy, family responsibilities, economics, and Catholic higher education.
