What is really new about the new wars?

A historical glance at the armed conflicts of the last thirty years shows that war, in its essence, has not changed. Novelty lies rather in the materialisation of distinct stylistic features and the addition of previously absent layers and perspectives.

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Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Published
2025-09-19
DOI
https://doi.org/10.71609/iheid-574f-q139
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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What is really new about the new wars?

Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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What is really new about the new wars?

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Abstract

A historical glance at the armed conflicts of the last thirty years shows that war, in its essence, has not changed. Novelty lies rather in the materialisation of distinct stylistic features and the addition of previously absent layers and perspectives.

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