Implications of the New Wars
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Contents
Introduction 2
Old Wars 2
New Wars 3
The Implications of New Wars 6
Conclusion 8
Introduction
The term ‘new wars’ imply that there must be something called ‘old wars’. This term was coined as part of theory and thought that the way of warfare, its intensity, the beliefs it is based on, and the results have changed in the second half of the twentieth century. In order to understand the theory behind new wars and its implications, one needs to understand the typical definition of ‘old wars’ and their implications (Bartelsman, 2012).
Old Wars The typical definition of the term, war, before the advent of the term ‘old wars’ and ‘new wars’, is that any conflict which arises over one’s ideologies. These ideologies were normally based on one’s definition of an ideal state. The wars fought usually occurred on battlefields with large amount of armaments of destructive force. The destruction wrought by these wars used to be enormous in nature. The end result of these wars was the destruction of property and infrastructure in all the countries fighting and destruction of industry and transport. The major loss was of life in terms of hundred thousand or even millions in some conditions, both of soldiers and civilians (Kaldor, 2005).
Number of soldiers employed used to be enormous in nature as the strength of the country depended a lot on sheer strength of numbers. With the increase in technology and the increase in the destructive force wrought by the armaments, this dependency decreased. End of Second World War is a typical example of the above statement. Nevertheless, the number of deaths in terms of soldiers was enormous in order to reach a conclusion and an end to the war.
The reason for the conflict between the parties fighting over was also always clear. The reason for the start of the war and the date of the war was also defined. During the war countries fighting, were
Contents
Introduction 2
Old Wars 2
New Wars 3
The Implications of New Wars 6
Conclusion 8
Introduction
The term ‘new wars’ imply that there must be something called ‘old wars’. This term was coined as part of theory and thought that the way of warfare, its intensity, the beliefs it is based on, and the results have changed in the second half of the twentieth century. In order to understand the theory behind new wars and its implications, one needs to understand the typical definition of ‘old wars’ and their implications (Bartelsman, 2012).
Old Wars The typical definition of the term, war, before the advent of the term ‘old wars’ and ‘new wars’, is that any conflict which arises over one’s ideologies. These ideologies were normally based on one’s definition of an ideal state. The wars fought usually occurred on battlefields with large amount of armaments of destructive force. The destruction wrought by these wars used to be enormous in nature. The end result of these wars was the destruction of property and infrastructure in all the countries fighting and destruction of industry and transport. The major loss was of life in terms of hundred thousand or even millions in some conditions, both of soldiers and civilians (Kaldor, 2005).
Number of soldiers employed used to be enormous in nature as the strength of the country depended a lot on sheer strength of numbers. With the increase in technology and the increase in the destructive force wrought by the armaments, this dependency decreased. End of Second World War is a typical example of the above statement. Nevertheless, the number of deaths in terms of soldiers was enormous in order to reach a conclusion and an end to the war.
The reason for the conflict between the parties fighting over was also always clear. The reason for the start of the war and the date of the war was also defined. During the war countries fighting, were
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