Indefensible
Seven Myths that Sustain the Global Arms Trade
(Sprache: Englisch)
An essential handbook for all those seeking to debunk the myths that underpin the global arms trade.
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An essential handbook for all those seeking to debunk the myths that underpin the global arms trade.
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Although there is often opposition to individual wars, most people continue to believe that the arms industry is necessary in some form: to safeguard our security, provide jobs and stimulate the economy. Not only conservatives, but many progressives and liberals, support it for these reasons.Indefensible puts forward a devastating challenge to this conventional wisdom, which has normalised the existence of the most savage weapons of mass destruction ever known. It is the essential handbook for those who want to debunk the arguments of the industry and its supporters: deploying case studies, statistics and irrefutable evidence to demonstrate they are fundamentally flawed, both factually and logically.
Far from protecting us, the book shows how the arms trade undermines our security by fanning the flames of war, terrorism and global instability. In countering these myths, the book points to ways in which we can combat the arms trade's malignant influence, reclaim ourdemocracies and reshape our economies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Indefensible “
Indefensible: Setting the Scene
Introduction
Section 1: There Is No Problem
Myth 1: Higher Defense Spending Equals Increased Security
Myth 2: Military Spending Is Driven by Security Concerns
Myth 3: We Can Control Where Weapons End Up and How They Are Used
Myth 4: The Defense Industry Is a Key Contributor to National Economies
Myth 5: Corruption in the Arms Trade Is Only a Problem in Developing Countries
Myth 6: National Security Requires Blanket Secrecy
Section 2: The Arms Trade Can't Be Beaten
Myth 7: Now Is Not the Time
Conclusion: Change Is Possible
Autoren-Porträt von Paul Holden
de Waal, AlexAlex de Waal is Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation and a research professor at Tufts University. During 2009-11 he served as senior advisor to the African Union High Level Implementation Panel for Sudan and Program Director at the Social Science Research Council. His academic research has focused on issues of famine, conflict and human rights in Africa including. He was awarded an OBE in the UK New Year's Honors List of 2009, was on the Prospect/Foreign Policy list of 100 public intellectuals in 2008, and the Atlantic Monthly list of 27 'brave thinkers' in 2009.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Paul Holden
- 2017, 256 Seiten, 17 Abbildungen, Maße: 19,8 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Mitarbeit: Conley-Zilkic, Bridget; de Waal, Alex; Detzner, Sarah; Dunne, John Paul; Feinstein, Andrew; Hartung, William
- Verlag: Zed Books
- ISBN-10: 1783605669
- ISBN-13: 9781783605668
Sprache:
Englisch
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