Title Negotiated Wars Are We Entering an Era Where Conflicts Are Managed Not Won
The classical understanding of warfare was historically grounded in the assumption that conflicts culminate in decisive outcomes. Victory and defeat were once clear endpoints of organized violence where military superiority translated into political resolution and the defeated party was compelled to accept a
The Commander’s Dilemma: Refusing a Nuclear First Strike
The issuance of a nuclear first-strike order against a non-nuclear state represents a profound rupture in the normative and operational architecture of strategic command, where legality under domestic law collides with the broader imperatives of international humanitarian law. The four-star US commander confronted