Ugly war, pretty package

how CNN and Fox News made the invasion of Iraq high concept

Deborah L. Jaramillo investigates cable news' presentation of the Iraq War in relation to 'high concept' filmmaking. High concept films can be reduced to single-sentence summaries and feature pre-sold elements; they were considered financially safe projects that would sustain consumer interest beyond their initial theatrical ...

Mass media and modern warfare

reporting on the Russian war on terrorism

Mass media are essential to democratic society; in contrast, the War on Terror has been interpreted as an assault on democracy and freedom by Islamic fundamentalists. The building and maintenance of public support is essential in modern warfare due to the increasing politicization of warfare ...

The new age of terrorism and the international political system

Did the 9/11 attacks on the US usher in a new age of mass-casualty terrorism and war on "terrorist groups of a global reach?" Adrian Guelke questions whether terrorism has evolved into a new form of political violence or whether it remains essentially unchanged ...

Achieving human rights

Richard Falk once again captures our attention with a nuanced analysis of what we need to do-at the personal level as well as state actions-to refocus our pursuit of human rights in a post-9/11 world. From democratic global governance, to the costs of the ...

Killing Mr Lebanon

the assassination of Rafik Hariri and its impact on the middle east

Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, known as "Mr. Lebanon," was killed by a massive explosion as he drove along the Beirut seafront on February 14, 2005. A business entrepreneur, who rose from nothing to become one of the most powerful men in Lebanese politics, Hariri ...

Counterterrorism

Terrorism has emerged as one of the most problematic issues facing national governments and the international community in the 21st century. But how is it possible to counter terrorism in a world in which governance is still dominated by the nation-state? Are we seeing new ...

A moral military

Revised and expanded edition, with a new chapter on torture. In this new edition of this classic book on the moral conduct of war, Sidney Axinn provides a full-length treatment of the military conventions from a philosophical point of view. Axinn considers these basic ethical ...

Kosovo. Las semillas del odio

cuando se rompen las fronteras de Europa

Prol., Jordi Marsal Kosovo, tierra mítica para albaneses y serbios, territorio en disputa siempre, constituye uno de los conflictos más antiguos del continente europeo que sigue a la espera de una solución política. Desde hace siglos. Ahora, tras la independencia de esta antaño región serbia ...

Perceptions and policy in transatlantic relations

prospective visions from the US and Europe

Eds. Natividad Fernández Sola, Michael Smith. In this book, experts from both sides of the Atlantic, examine the recent tensions between Western Europe and the United States over such issues as transatlantic security, policies towards terrorism and relations with Russia and the former Soviet Union ...

'Ndrangheta

la mafia menos conocida y más peligrosa del planeta

Tras la masacre de Duisburgo en agosto de 2007, el mundo ha descubierto a la 'Ndrangheta, la mafia más poderosa del mundo y también la menos conocida hasta la fecha. Sus bandas, las 'ndrine, pululan por el planeta partiendo de la atrasada y arcaica región ...

Terrorismo internacional en África

la construcción de una amenaza en el Sahel

En el complejo contexto de seguridad africano el Sahel se identifica como un agujero negro #del que escasamente conocemos su realidad social, política y económica# y como un foco de preocupación, tanto por sus recurrentes tensiones y conflictos como por la supuesta amenaza terrorista de ...

Managing world order

United Nations peace operations and the security agenda

Since the end of the Cold War, United Nations peace operations have become an established and prominent feature of world politics. From Liberia to East Timor, the UN now carries out extensive governance- related functions and is a significant political force in Southern states and ...

Conexión Madrid

como y por qué Sarhane y Jamal se convirtieron en terroristas yihadistas

Contiene ilustraciones "Conexión Madrid", una reconstrucción sin precedentes de la ruta psicológica de los líderes del 11-M. Durante dos años y medio, el periodista Ignacio Orovio y el documentalista Justin Webster, han analizado más de 100.000 páginas de documentos jurídicos, han entrevistado a fuentes ...

Land, conflict, and justice

a political theory of territory

Territorial disputes have defined modern politics, but political theorists and philosophers have said little about how to resolve such disputes fairly. Is it even possible to do so? If historical attachments or divine promises are decisive, it may not be. More significant than these largely ...

Virtuous war

mapping the military-industrial media-entertainment network

"Virtuous War" is the first book to map the emergence and judge the consequences of a new military-industrial-media-entertainment network. James Der Derian takes the reader from a family history of war and genocide to new virtual battlespaces in the Mojave Desert, Silicon Valley, Hollywood and ...

Descenso al caos

EE.UU. y el fracaso de la construcción nacional en Pakistán, Afganistán y Asia Central

Trad., Josep Sarret Grau. Análisis histórico y geopolítico de unas de las «zonas calientes» de la tierra: Pakistán, Afganistán y Asia Central «Durante casi tres décadas, Ahmed Rashid ha sido el primer periodista de investigación de Afganistán y Pakistán. Descenso al caos es un libro ...

Psicología del terrorismo

cómo y por qué se alguien se convierte en terrorista

En este conciso estudio, John Horgan comienza por centrarse en aquellas herramientas que la psicología puede aportar para una comprensión verdadera del fenómeno. Conocer los procesos que impulsan a los individuos a sostener una conducta de violencia. Investigar cuál es la relación entre el individuo ...

La era del guerrero

selección de artículos

¿Necesitamos la guerra? ¿La necesitamos tal como necesitamos aire, amor, hijos y seguridad, me pregunto?». Robert Fisk propone ése y otros interrogantes desde la trinchera de Oriente Próximo, donde ejerce como corresponsal de prensa desde hace más de treinta años. Este libro recupera la crónica ...

Dying for faith

religiously motivated violence in the contemporary world

Edited by Madawi Al- Rasheed and Marat Shterin. From India to Iraq, from London to Lahore, the relationship between religion and violence is a bitterly contested and casually misrepresented issue. This volume brings together several perspectives from a variety of fields to probe it. It ...

Una tierra para dos pueblos

escritos políticos sobre la cuestión judeo-árabe

Ed., Paul R. Mendes-Flohr. Durante cincuenta años Martin Buber procuró la coexistencia pacífica de judíos y árabes en la tierra de Palestina. Fruto de este compromiso son los 65 textos de carácter político, filosófico y moral recogidos en el presente volumen por Paul R. Mendes-Flohr ...