War

p Is War Ethical

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It is a cardinal fact that wars have broken ever since the emergence of human beings on earth and , they have become an essential part of history of all times . Sometimes they have been limited - being local or regional , and at other times , they have taken the form of massive mass destruction . In the modern era , we have already witnessed two global wars which

have been fought within an interval of only twenty years Thus , war has always been a serious challenge to peace and harmony and now it is considered as a menace to human civilization for its destructive and devastating effects

As Clement observes , the term war is generally applied to armed conflicts between population-groups considered as organic entities , such as races or tribes , states , economic classes etc (Clement 110 . In simple words , war means violation of peace and acts of armed conflicts The encyclopedia of social sciences has defined it as an armed conflict between states that legally enjoy unlimited sovereignty (Vol 14 , 331 . In the view of Guilmartin , War is the use of organized socially-sanctioned , armed violence to achieve a political , social , or economic objective . In other words , it is a duel on an expensive scale , a sort of hostile conflicts by means of armed forces carried on between nations or groups

So , war is essentially a political action sought to achieve certain purposes . Yet , it is a peculiar institution . As Wright comments , To some , it is a plague which ought to eliminated to some , a mistake which should be avoided to others , a crime which ought to be punished and to still others , an anachronism which no longer serves any purpose (Wright 3 . Thus , war is the worst unsolved riddle in politics which emanated as soon as man appeared on earth and which is still in vogue in spite of endless efforts to avert it

Nature of War and its Explanations

Of course , in the long march of history , wars have been of different types . First , the civil war of America was fought during the period of 1961-65 between . two regions of the same federation , and , thus it was an internal conflict (Sengupta . Similarly , the Spanish civil war of 1937 was a conflict between the Republican supporters and the Fascists of Spain ' and was internal in nature (Mukherjee . But Finland 's war against Russia in the year 1939 was a desperate fight for freedom . As Wells puts it , The Finish resistance was magnificent they lost some territory , but were able to keep their liberty - the only one of Stalin 's enemies who did it (Wells 330 . Similarly , parts of Asia , like India , fought against the British imperialism which continued for nearly 200 years . In fact , thousands of wars have , thus , been fought against aggression , conquest and colonialism from time to time

However , in the post-Second World War era , some wars have...