This book explores the post-national defense and its gender implications. Specifically, it
explores how the United Nations Security Council resolution to increase the participation of …

Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent air campaign over Syria took the world
by surprise. The capabilities and efficiency of Moscow's armed forces during both operations …

La professionnalisation des armées est une tendance ancienne, radicalisée en Europe par
le contexte stratégique né de la disparition de l'affrontement est-ouest. Elle était jusque-là le …

Does military conscription reduce the distance between the ordinary citizen and the state?
Decades after its abolition, numerous European policy makers from across the political …

The increased use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) is often said to be
one of the most significant changes to the military in recent times. The Morality of Private …

The post-Cold War tendency of abandoning conscripted for volunteer forces appears to be
reversing, and many countries have recently expanded or reintroduced mandatory military …

Nonviolent campaigns against repressive regimes often turn on the military's decision to
either defend the ruler or make common cause with the ruled. Yet surprisingly little …

What explains the use of military conscription? Using a new data set of more than 100
countries over a period of 200 years, we examine the determinants of a state's decision to …

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The emergence of private military and security companies (PMSCs) is one of the most
important developments in warfare over the past two to three decades. Employing a critical …