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1
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Old wars

A

traditional warfare

decisive

funded by the government

ideologically a forward looking project

territory at stake

2
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New wars

A

territory not at stake

undecisive- guerrilla wars

not ideologically driven

drones

government don’t fund as many wars

more civilians dying

3
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Drones

A

asymmetry of power on the poor

new kind of space- far way but intimate
ethics involved- right to bomb?

look from above- godlike complex

4
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Rape as a weapon of war

A

old as war it self

bosnian war- 50,000 rapes only 30 convicted

5
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What about peace?

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merge the lines between war and peace

interlinked

in absence of one another

what is war with our peace and peace without war?

6
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Human/Bio/National security

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human security- can pay for war but not pay for benefits

Biosecutiry- australia tough on the borders protecting them

NATIONAL - Mi5

7
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narratives and pathways

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outbreaks

racial tropes

ebola- radicalised other- only help when it could tackle the western world

diseases don’t derive from the western world

8
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water security

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water rights on rivers

india wants to irrigate and divert the water before it gets to bangladesh

china - wants to divert the water from himalayas back into china

no one wants to listen to bangladesh

same with food security- land grab

9
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Energy security

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diversifying your energy

want people to keep on using your resources

hurricane katrina- stopped and disrupted the energy security

so did gulf of mexico disaster

10
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Reading- Barnett and Adger

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locals- stuff going on locally affects their immediate world- individual human security

risk to national security- cause/consequence of human insecurity

ways in which climate change may affect human security a daunting task

opportunity costs for women - reproductive and domestic obligations- less likely to engage in acts of organised violence

11
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Reading - Barnett and Adger more

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gender division of labour- makes women the first to suffer from the direct and indirect consequences - of violent conflict

women- often most important actors in peace-building endeavours

inequalityy causes violent internal conflict - generation gaps- source of frustration and alienation