The Blurring of Interstate Wars, Civil Wars and Peace

Felix Wassermann

doi:10.5771/0175-274X-2018-1-14

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- 1–39 THEMENSCHWERPUNKT 1–39
  - 1–6 Report of the International Workshop „Sliding out of control? Consequences of changes in warfare by major military powers from the “Global North” for the containment of warfare” Michael Brzoska, Hans-Georg Ehrhart, Maxim Kuzmin Michael Brzoska, Hans-Georg Ehrhart, Maxim Kuzmin 1–6
  - 7–13 Hotspot Syrien – konflikttheoretische und -analytische Betrachtungen Walter Feichtinger, Jasmina Rupp Walter Feichtinger, Jasmina Rupp 7–13
  - 14–20 The Blurring of Interstate Wars, Civil Wars and Peace Felix Wassermann Felix Wassermann 14–20
  - 21–26 Learning Difficulties: The US Way of Irregular Warfare David H. Ucko David H. Ucko 21–26
  - 27–33 Cyber Warfare – from Science Fiction to Reality Mika Kerttunen Mika Kerttunen 27–33
  - 34–39 Current Challenges to Normative Restrictions on Warfare Michael Brzoska Michael Brzoska 34–39
- 40–53 BEITRÄGE AUS SICHERHEITSPOLITIK UND FRIEDENSFORSCHUNG 40–53
  - 40–44 Nuclear Disarmament, Arms Control, and Nonproliferation in Retreat: What Europe Can Do Angela Kane, Ulrich Kuhn Angela Kane, Ulrich Kuhn 40–44
  - 45–53 Conflict Management under Conditions of Asymmetric Power: The Case of the South China Sea Disputes Gina Schneider Gina Schneider 45–53
- 54–55 NEUERSCHEINUNGEN 54–55
- 55–59 BESPRECHUNGEN 55–59
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The Blurring of Interstate Wars, Civil Wars and Peace

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Felix Wassermann

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0175-274X-2018-1-14
- ISSN: 0175-274X
- ISSN online: 0175-274x
Abstract

The term “hybrid war” draws attention to the fact that traditional concepts of war no longer provide the guidance we need to tackle twenty-first-century challenges to peace and security. As the demarcations between “interstate war,” “civil war”, and “peace” have blurred, the conventional semantics of war are no longer useful. Can the term “hybrid war” help rectify our conceptual and political disorientation - or does it only indicate and even increase our disorientation? This paper examines the potential usefulness of the “hybrid war” semantics. It analyzes and historicizes the current disorientation and clarifies the problems and prospects of a reorientation on the new, shapeless security terrain.
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