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On Classification of Wars and Armed Conflicts: Geopolitical WACs
On Classification of Wars and Armed Conflicts: Geopolitical WACs

Author(s): Ruslan Bortnik
Subject(s): Political Theory, Security and defense, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Международное философско-космологическое общество
Keywords: wars; armed conflicts; classification;

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to investigate and improve the academic classification of wars and armed conflicts, taking into account the political, geopolitical, international legal and military features of the illegal invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine and the Russian-Ukrainian war and other conflicts like this. At the same time, different approaches to the typology of wars and armed conflicts are considered, different classification systems are presented, and some of their features and shortcomings are studied. The importance of accurate classification of armed conflicts is extremely important for finding mechanisms for their prevention and termination.

  • Issue Year: 13/2023
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 13-22
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English
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