The Democratic Warrior - Countering Unrestricted Violence with Clausewitz.
In: African Journal of Terrorism & Insurgency Research (AJoTIR), Jg. 2 (2021-04-01), Heft 1, S. 89-106
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We often find the application of indistinctive, brutal and extraordinary violence by all fighters and soldiers in terrorist, insurgency, and counter-insurgency acts in Africa. This article argues that we need a code of honor for those bearing arms to limit these unrestricted acts of violence, a code of honor that combines military duties with the demands of civil society in the model democratic warrior. The changes to the global system that followed the end of the Cold War are widely regarded as requiring a different kind of soldier for democratic societies. A number of writers have proposed that the new model should be that of the “warrior,” a concept that highlights the psychological and social distinctiveness of those who bear arms. Such men and (rarely) women are often conceived as operating according to a distinctive code of honor that sets them apart from civil society, usually in a positive way. But we know that the concept of honor may also lead to a terrible escalation. So, the task is to reconnect the concepts—warrior and honor—to civil society to de-escalate the ongoing brutal violence in civil wars. There is no honor in killing innocent people. On the contrary, it is perhaps the most egregious act against one’s honor and dignity to torture, violate, or kill the innocent. The concept of the democratic warrior seeks to reinstate honor and dignity to those bearing arms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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The Democratic Warrior - Countering Unrestricted Violence with Clausewitz.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Herberg-Rothe, Andreas |
Zeitschrift: | African Journal of Terrorism & Insurgency Research (AJoTIR), Jg. 2 (2021-04-01), Heft 1, S. 89-106 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2021 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2732-4990 (print) |
DOI: | 10.31920/2732-5008/2021/v2n1a5 |
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