The New Western Way of War: Risk-Transfer War and its Crisis in IraqISBN: 978-0-7456-3411-1
Paperback
164 pages
May 2005, Polity
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For Shaw, the new way of war focuses on containing risks to the
lives of Western soldiers in order to minimise political and
electoral risk to governments. Risk is transferred to innocent
civilians, whose killing is explained away as 'accidental'. Yet the
idea of managing risk is fundamentally at odds with the brutal,
unpredictable nature of war. Ultimately, attempts to manage, govern
and rule over the risks of war produce greater risks for those in
power.
The New Western Way of War is a moral and political statement as well as a major contribution to sociology and international relations. It will make compelling reading not only for students and scholars of these disciplines, but for anyone concerned about Western political and military power, and the future for global justice.