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Just War Theory and Not Just War
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
If the Greeks invented a national style of fighting (according to Herodotus), which the French followed (with élan and martial virtues), and the British deviated from (with the indirect approach), whatever happened to the idea that democracies favour defence over offence? That question, posed by Professor Beatrice Heuser of Glasgow University, starts a fast-paced conversation with Peter Roberts that culminates in a rejoinder that a good peace treaty does not necessarily make for a good peace. Interested in these juxtapositions? Grab your notebook.
Released:
Mar 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (78)
Admiral Sir Philip Jones: Peter Roberts and Philip Jones talk about why it is people that represent the competitive edge in the Western Way of Warfare - and have done for centuries, and how technology is supporting but not necessarily dominant. by Western Way of War