Human Costs of War: 21st Century Human (In)Security from 2003 Iraq to 2022 Ukraine

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Bulent Gokay (Keele University, UK) Lily Hamourtziadou (Birmingham City University, UK)

Human Costs of War

21st Century Human (In)Security from 2003 Iraq to 2022 Ukraine

Bulent Gokay (Keele University, UK), Lily Hamourtziadou (Birmingham City University, UK)

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Routledge
12 September 2024

International relations; Armed conflict

Series: Innovations in International Affairs

Human Costs of War documents and analyses the direct and indirect toll that war takes on civilians and their livelihoods, taking a human security approach exploring personal, economic, political and community security in Afghanistan, Iraq and Ukraine, in the contexts of the War on Terror and the New Cold War.

The book offers an understanding of war through the recording and comprehension of its civilian casualties and evaluates whether the force used has been proportionate to the threat that prompted it and the concern for human welfare. In the 21st century, the power of the USA has declined, while countries such as China and India become more powerful. The global power balance has been altered in a fundamental way towards a multi-polar world system, with the West no longer able to enforce its policies abroad. Regional and global governance are not assured, and devastating wars have taken a heavy toll in terms of death, poverty and displacement, which feed into the cycle of long-term insecurity. The authors argue that it is important for any conflict to be understood not only in terms of the perpetrators of violence, or of the political and economic reasons behind it, but also in terms of its impact on the civilian population and their security, focusing on conflicts in the Middle East which followed 9/11 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The book will be of interest to academics, the public, the media, security agencies and international organisations. It will be useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students of International Relations, International Law, Security, Politics, Policing, Human Rights, Ethics, Peace Studies, Eastern Europe, American Studies and the Middle East.

By: Bulent Gokay (Keele University UK), Lily Hamourtziadou (Birmingham City University, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781032540290
ISBN 10: 103254029X
Series: Innovations in International Affairs
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 12 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bulent Gokay is Professor of International Relations at Keele University, UK, and a founding member of Iraq Body Count. Lily Hamourtziadou is Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Security and Policing at Birmingham City University, UK, and a principal researcher of Iraq Body Count.