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THE LATE MODERN WARFARE AND CONTROVERSIES OF NON-LETHALITY.

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Title: THE LATE MODERN WARFARE AND CONTROVERSIES OF NON-LETHALITY.
Alternate Title: RATOVANJE U DOBA POZNE MODERNOSTI I KONTROVERZE NESMRTONOSNOSTI.
Authors: KORAĆ, Srđan T.1 srdjan@diplomacy.bg.ac.rs
Source: Review of International Affairs (04866096). Oct-Dec2020, Vol. 71 Issue 1180, p5-26. 22p.
Subject Terms: Philosophy of mind, Values (Ethics), Ethics, Military ethics, Military science, Combatants & noncombatants (International law), International security
Abstract (English): The article seeks to investigate how the practice of non-lethality, built on recent advances in armament technology, may affect the ontology of warfare in the 21st century by turning enemy soldiers and civilian population of other countries into deviant outlaws devoid of moral value "naturally" attributed to "civilised" nations gathered under the (neo)liberal global order. The author analyses the practice of non-lethality in the context of military operations within the framework of US/West policing over the global periphery. The paper hypothesises that the anticipated development of non-lethal weapons raises several controversies related to the projected moral insensitivity of interventionist troops in the treatment of enemy fighters/combatants and the civilian population. The hypothesis is addressed by the critical approach to international security and ontology of warfare, as well as by philosophy of mind and normative approach to moral agency. The author concludes that the Western vision of war as a foreign policy instrument, entirely "sanitised" of the risk of moral wrongdoings, seems to turn a blind eye on the plausible negative effects of non-lethal weapons in combat situations. Contrary to expectations and military-strategic visions, the practice of non-lethality, combined with the manhunt, is likely to eventually oust enemy soldiers and civilians from the realm of moral concerns integral to military ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Bosnian): Rad nastoji da istraži kako praksa nesmrtonosnosti, zasnovana na nedavnim tehnološkim dostignućima u razvoju naoružanja, može da deluje na ontologiju ratovanja u 21. veku pretvaranjem neprijateljskih vojnika i civilnog stanovništva u devijantne odmetnike bez moralne vrednosti „normalne" za civilizovane nacije okupljene pod okriljem (neo)liberalnog globalnog poretka. Autor analizira praksu nesmrtonosnosti u kontekstu vojnih operacija preduzetih u okvirima američkog/zapadnog policijskog delovanja usmerenog na očuvanje reda na globalnoj periferiji. Autor polazi od pretpostavke da predvidljiv razvoj nesmrtonosnog oružja već sada otvara više kontroverznih pitanja proisteklih iz odsustva moralne osećajnosti intervencionističkih trupa u postupanju prema neprijateljskim borcima i civilnom stanovništvu. Hipoteza se propituje sa teorijskih pozicija kritičkog pristupa izučavanju međunarodne bezbednosti i ontologije ratovanja, kao i iz perspektive filozofije uma i normativnog pristupa moralnog delatništva. Autor zaključuje da se čini da zapadna vizija rata kao spoljnopolitičkog sredstva potpuno pročišćenog od rizika moralno pogrešnog postupanja, namerno previđa moguće negativne učinke nesmrtonosnog oružja u borbenim situacijama. Suprotno očekivanjima i vojnim strateškim vizijama, postoji verovatnoća da će praksa nesmrtonosnosti u spoju sa praksom lova na glave izmestiti neprijateljske vojnike i civile van područja moralnih obzira kao nerazdvojivog dela vojne etike. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:The article seeks to investigate how the practice of non-lethality, built on recent advances in armament technology, may affect the ontology of warfare in the 21st century by turning enemy soldiers and civilian population of other countries into deviant outlaws devoid of moral value "naturally" attributed to "civilised" nations gathered under the (neo)liberal global order. The author analyses the practice of non-lethality in the context of military operations within the framework of US/West policing over the global periphery. The paper hypothesises that the anticipated development of non-lethal weapons raises several controversies related to the projected moral insensitivity of interventionist troops in the treatment of enemy fighters/combatants and the civilian population. The hypothesis is addressed by the critical approach to international security and ontology of warfare, as well as by philosophy of mind and normative approach to moral agency. The author concludes that the Western vision of war as a foreign policy instrument, entirely "sanitised" of the risk of moral wrongdoings, seems to turn a blind eye on the plausible negative effects of non-lethal weapons in combat situations. Contrary to expectations and military-strategic visions, the practice of non-lethality, combined with the manhunt, is likely to eventually oust enemy soldiers and civilians from the realm of moral concerns integral to military ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:04866096
DOI:10.18485/iipe_ria.2020.71.1180.1