New Conflicts, New Orientalists: How Military Theorists Reproduced Orientalism in Twenty-First Century
Efforts to understand the twenty-first century conflicts have led to the appearance of many unconventional studies. While many analyze the new conflicts as the method of the “weak”, others analyzed twenty-first century conflicts as the method of specific “cultures.” In this study, it is argued that...
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| description | Efforts to understand the twenty-first century conflicts have led to the appearance of many unconventional studies. While many analyze the new conflicts as the method of the “weak”, others analyzed twenty-first century conflicts as the method of specific “cultures.” In this study, it is argued that many military theorists, who use the cultural analysis of new conflicts, also reproduce new forms of orientalism. Based on this argument, the study questions whether the orientalist discourse used in these works maintains continuity with the classical orientalist discourse or creates a new one specific to the twenty-first century. To answer that, first, drawing on Edward Said's and Patrick Porter’s works, classical orientalism is outlined. Then, to make the comparison, neo-orientalist theses regarding the continuity of colonialist and Euro-Centric perspectives are examined. Finally, selected texts and expressions from Counterinsurgency and Fourth Generation Warfare literatures are analyzed. As a result, it is concluded that these studies reproduce Orientalism and there is a continuity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c46a0c63fffe416ca9da387c48e443c52025-02-03T01:47:44ZengRasim Özgür DönmezAlternatif Politika1309-05932024-06-0116220522710.53376/ap.2024.082306New Conflicts, New Orientalists: How Military Theorists Reproduced Orientalism in Twenty-First CenturyHasan Deniz Pekşen0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4008-9970OKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İŞLETME VE YÖNETİM BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLER BÖLÜMÜEfforts to understand the twenty-first century conflicts have led to the appearance of many unconventional studies. While many analyze the new conflicts as the method of the “weak”, others analyzed twenty-first century conflicts as the method of specific “cultures.” In this study, it is argued that many military theorists, who use the cultural analysis of new conflicts, also reproduce new forms of orientalism. Based on this argument, the study questions whether the orientalist discourse used in these works maintains continuity with the classical orientalist discourse or creates a new one specific to the twenty-first century. To answer that, first, drawing on Edward Said's and Patrick Porter’s works, classical orientalism is outlined. Then, to make the comparison, neo-orientalist theses regarding the continuity of colonialist and Euro-Centric perspectives are examined. Finally, selected texts and expressions from Counterinsurgency and Fourth Generation Warfare literatures are analyzed. As a result, it is concluded that these studies reproduce Orientalism and there is a continuity.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4032357orientalismmilitary orientalismneo-orientalism21st century warsnew conflictsoryantalizmaskeri oryantalizmneo-oryantalizm21. yüzyıl savaşlarıyeni çatışmalar |
| spellingShingle | Hasan Deniz Pekşen New Conflicts, New Orientalists: How Military Theorists Reproduced Orientalism in Twenty-First Century Alternatif Politika orientalism military orientalism neo-orientalism 21st century wars new conflicts oryantalizm askeri oryantalizm neo-oryantalizm 21. yüzyıl savaşları yeni çatışmalar |
| title | New Conflicts, New Orientalists: How Military Theorists Reproduced Orientalism in Twenty-First Century |
| title_full | New Conflicts, New Orientalists: How Military Theorists Reproduced Orientalism in Twenty-First Century |
| title_fullStr | New Conflicts, New Orientalists: How Military Theorists Reproduced Orientalism in Twenty-First Century |
| title_full_unstemmed | New Conflicts, New Orientalists: How Military Theorists Reproduced Orientalism in Twenty-First Century |
| title_short | New Conflicts, New Orientalists: How Military Theorists Reproduced Orientalism in Twenty-First Century |
| title_sort | new conflicts new orientalists how military theorists reproduced orientalism in twenty first century |
| topic | orientalism military orientalism neo-orientalism 21st century wars new conflicts oryantalizm askeri oryantalizm neo-oryantalizm 21. yüzyıl savaşları yeni çatışmalar |
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