Sökning: "Preemptive war"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade orden Preemptive war.

1. 1. Förändring och kontinuitet av den amerikanska strategiska kulturen : En tolkande fallstudie av USA:s nationella syn på militär våldsanvändning

   Master-uppsats, Försvarshögskolan

   Författare :Emma Smedberg; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Strategic culture; context; norms; change; continuity; use of force; national strategy;

   Sammanfattning : Researchers seem to disagree to which extent the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to a change in the United States' view of the legitimate use of military force. Therefore, this interpretive case study aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the American strategic culture at the national level and whether the war on terror indicates a fundamental change or a fine-tuning of their strategic culture. LÄS MER

3. 2. 222 Days of Platform Lockdown : Circumvention Culture, Digital Activism and Internet Censorship

   Magister-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Författare :Iheanyi Genius Amaraizu; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Internet; Social Media; Twitter; Circumvention; Censorship; digital activism; democracy; Platform; Lockdown; Shutdown; social movements;

   Sammanfattning : This work investigates internet censorship in Nigeria, describing experiences and citizens’ led circumvention practices following the ban of Twitter by the Nigerian government. Based on a quantitative survey and qualitative interview of active Twitter users in Lagos and Abuja Nigeria, the research realizes and categorizes circumvention practices embraced within the period of effecting the ban into technology, self-censorship, and platform jumping. LÄS MER

4. 3. Den tickande bomben: En normativ analys om statligt rättfärdigande av tortyr som förhörsmetod inom kontraterrorism

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Julia Sundin; [2020]
   Nyckelord :11 september; Tickande bomb-scenariot; Tortyr; USA; Utilitarism; Law and Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : This essay examines, through an utilitarian perspective, the matter of torture as an interrogational technique. Through the application of the thought experiment called the ticking time bomb scenario, this essay’s aim is to question what constitutes an extreme case where a state might legitimately apply torture to hinder an imminent threat. LÄS MER

5. 4. The US’ view on Just War : A content analysis of the Trump administration’s justification of the attack on general Soleimani

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Anna Wallerå; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Just War theory; jus ad bellum; targeted killing; imminent threat; Trump administration; Soleimani; content analysis;

   Sammanfattning : On January 3, 2020, Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani was killed through a targeted drone strike at the authorisation of the US President Donald Trump. This thesis examines if, and in that case how, the arguments presented by the Trump administration used to justify the killing of general Soleimani are in line with the principles of Just War theory. LÄS MER

7. 5. The Just War Tradition and the War on Terror : A Discourse Analysis of the American response to September 11, 2001

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Elise Östevik; [2017]
   Nyckelord :Just War Tradition; War on Terror; Discourse Analysis; United States;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this paper is to assess the applicability of the Just War Tradition to a declaration of war on terrorism. The specific content that the paper will be analysing is the U.S. decision to declare war on terror in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. LÄS MER