Global War on Terror (GWOT): Failed Westernization
Based on the definition of war, according to experts in polemology and the study of 'just' and 'unjust' wars and according to the most relevant authors in the philosophical doctrine of war, the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) is not a war as such. Applying such a conceptualization...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY |
| Repositorio: | En-claves del pensamiento |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.enclavesdelpensamiento.mx:article/434 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.enclavesdelpensamiento.mx/index.php/enclaves/article/view/434 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Guerra terrorismo EE.UU occidentalización guerra injusta War terrorism USA Westernization unjust war |
| Sumario: | Based on the definition of war, according to experts in polemology and the study of 'just' and 'unjust' wars and according to the most relevant authors in the philosophical doctrine of war, the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) is not a war as such. Applying such a conceptualization to a series of events where what is being combated is the terrorist phenomenon makes no sense since terrorism is nothing more than a weapon of war. Moreover, the injustice of such acts would detract from the concept of ‘just’ war defended by the classical authors. If it is accepted that the GWOT is not a war as such, we wonder what it is, then: An indirectly sought answer? An attempt at ballistic democratization? Or the continuation of civilizational conflicts after the Cold War? Whatever the answer, instability in the Middle East and terrorism have increased. |
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