WAR AND MODERN SOCIETY
How applicable is Clausewitz’s “trinitarian” conception of war to contemporary conflicts?
How did the nation-state emerge as the dominant political unit in the modern world?
To what extent is it accurate to describe contemporary Western societies as “militarised”?
Is it still possible to be a “warrior” today?
Why do soldiers kill?
What makes the Holocaust the model of a “modern” genocide?
Do nuclear weapons preserve peace?
Can humanitarian war ever live up to its ideals?
What is the purpose of terrorism and does it work?
How different are the civil wars of the post-Cold War era from those of the past?
Is technological change the primary motor of “revolutions in military affairs”?
In what sense does the global pursuit of “targeted killings” participate in a “disappearance of the battlefield”?
“If autonomous weapon systems can outperform human judgment in war and correspondingly reduce its human toll, we should welcome their adoption.” Discuss.
Is so-called “hybrid war” just a case of “old wine in new bottles”?
With reference to at least two commemorative sites of war, perform a critical reading of the “politics of memory” at work in each of them. [The use of accompanying images is encouraged
