A Critique to the Theory of "US Government Targeted Killings" in the Light of the Fundamental Principles and Procedures of International Humanitarian Law by Mahdi Hatami

“…This policy is often referred to as a legitimate and necessary response to terrorism and asymmetric wars. In this article, we seek to examine the conformity of targeted killings with the findings of international law by examining this practice in the light of international law standards and, in particular, international humanitarian law. …”
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“A Made Up Thing” Full of Depth: The Queer Belonging of Robert Duncan and New Narrative by Robin Tremblay-McGaw

“…This essay argues that Robert Duncan’s conception of his poet self as “a made up thing and at the same time a depth in which my being is” from The Years as Catches links his poetics to his sexuality and that Duncan, at the center of the San Francisco Bay Area “poetry wars,” becomes a source of grand permission in “queer belonging” for New Narrative writers, specifically Robert Glück and Bruce Boone. …”
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Horaţiu şi Augustus by Alexandra Ciocârlie

“…In course of time, Horace adheres to some of Augustus’ initiatives whom he appreciates especially as peace-maker striving to heal the wounds of the civil wars. In the second part of his life, the poet writes several official or ordered works, all having a propagandistic nature, such as Carmen saeculare, sacred hymn, dedicated to Rome’s protective deities, Diana and Apollo, or the odes in which he honoured the victories against the Germanic tribes registered by the stepsons of Augustus, Tiberius and Drusus.…”
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Evolution of warships in the digital age by Alexandru CUCINSCHI

“… In the context of historical developments in maritime conflicts, warships have always been the central pillars of naval power, determining the course of empires and influencing the outcomes of wars. From ancient Greek triremes and Roman galleys to modern aircraft carriers, these vessels have been essential in both national defence and the exploration and colonization of new territories. …”
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Significance of the analysis of banking and financial performance in the countries of the Western Balkans in the period 2010-2019 by Lutovac Jelena

“…This comes to the fore especially in developing countries, in countries that want to be integrated into stronger economic integrations, in conditions of crises and wars. The banking system is considered to represent one of the basic elements of the market economy. …”
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Multidimensional Scaling Analysis of the Dynamics of a Country Economy by J. A. Tenreiro Machado, Maria Eugénia Mata

“…Such features are major aspects of collective national achievement, to which can be associated the impact of international problems such as the World Wars, the Great Depression, or the current global financial crisis, as well as national events in the context of broad political blueprints for the Portuguese society in the rising globalization process.…”
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O pincel e a pena na construção da nação: pintando e narrando um mito político fundacional by Susana Bleil de Souza

“…As Uruguay conquered its independence from Brazil through successive wars, the Uruguayan elite was faced with a need to reinvent an independent country free from the threats of the Imperial Brazil. …”
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Hommes et femmes devant le psychiatre : hygiène mentale et placement asilaire (Belgique, entre-deux-guerres) by Veerle Massin

“…The purpose of this article is to examine the causes of placement in closed psychiatric institutions in Belgium between the two world wars. Rather than starting from the archives produced by these institutions, we will examine the mental health consultation, where the psychiatrist meets men, women, girls and boys. …”
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“La Der Des Ders”in Uluslararası Sistemin Yapısına Etkileri by Barış Özdal, Murat Jane

“…Daha sonra başına 1. eki gelecek olan Dünya Savaşı, 1918 yılının sonunda “la Der Des Ders” yani “tüm savaşların en sonuncusu / the last of the all wars” biçiminde tanımlanmıştır. Söz konusu dönem daha ayrıntılı bir biçimde irdelendiğinde ise ilk bakışta şairane bir ifade gibi duran bu tanımlamanın amacının, aslında savaşın sonunda oluşturulan uluslararası sistemin yeni yapısı üzerinden, kamuoylarında “sürdürülebilir bir barış” algısı yaratmak olduğu ileri sürülebilir. …”
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Ecclesiological implications for the church as intergenerational space focusing on families by P.R. Mans, P.A. Rosseau

“… The church is God’s primary vehicle to minister in a global landscape dotted with globalisation, social media, wars, environmental issues, global economics, global social developments, and politics. …”
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Some notes about the books of Žygimantas Augustas in the Vilnius University Library by Alma Braziūnienė

“…The majority of this collection was dispersed and partly destroyed during wars and other calamities. At present, the Library of Vilnius University possesses only 14 volumes (20 titles) from this collection. …”
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Can humanitarian interventions help create global peace? Common practices, normative change and the end of nationalism by Michael Haiden

“…Both of these developments may help us overcome the current system of independent nation-states, which, as I will show, currently allows and even promotes wars. However, humanitarian interventions are currently carried out in the wrong way and do not fulfil their potential. …”
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L’aéroport du Bourget et son territoire. Du mythe à la réalité by Antoine Furio

“…It is a pioneering site in commercial aviation history and the site of several epic arrivals and departures between the two wars. No research, however, has so far looked at the interactions between the airport platform and the territory where it is located. …”
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Società e ‘ndrangheta. Il caso Reggio Calabria by Gregorio Sorgonà

“…Such a transformation was one of the main causes of the first and second ‘ndrangheta wars (1974-1976; 1985-1991): a process which facilitated the involvement of organized crime in Calabrian civil society.…”
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Polyphony and politics: Representing and translating culture, race and gender in Puccini’s Turandot by Benang Xuan

“…Meanwhile, although cultural, racial and gender differences should be properly understood and duly respected in operatic contexts, it is imperative that representational and translational choices not be decided or evaluated by those considerations alone, that they not polarise into two warring ideological positions, i.e., Occidental versus Oriental, white versus non-white, male versus female. …”
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Męczeństwo formą samobójstwa? by Marcin Cholewa

“…The article focuses on key elements of martyrdom (conscious and voluntary acceptance of death, dying for the faith, virtues pertaining to God, bearing witness to truth and love, patient endurance until death, externalised defending the truth of faith, a persecutor as opposed to the martyr, no pursuit of martyrdom, the pursuit of martyrdom not for its glory) and altruistic suicide (conscious and voluntary acceptance of death, death for the sake of others, society, bearing witness to the values, God, honour, friendship, freedom, desire for death without reward, death as a personal act, not harming innocent people, exceptions are acts of terrorism and suicide acts during wars). It seems that martyrdom and altruistic suicide are, using the language of mathematics, two different sets having a common part. …”
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The Neverending 90s in Serbia by Nađa Bobičić, Vanja Petrović

“…The ideological imaginary uniquely draws from rhetoric used to justify regional wars, serving as the phantasmic foundation of contemporary anti-gender mobilizations. …”
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Sudanese totalitarianism: violent jihad as a state policy [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Karolina Zielińska

“…Since the 1956 independence, the history of Sudan has been marked by civil wars taking place in various parts of its huge territory; violence under the outwardly jihadist banner culminated in the 1990s. …”
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Destination resilience and transformations in the tourism sector: new tendencies in destination development and management by Sahil Sharma, Jeet Dogra, Sonia Khan

“…The world is increasingly changing, with climate change, pandemics, and wars becoming key factors. The recent pandemic devastated the tourism industry, leading to a sudden collapse of the global tourism economy. …”
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La mécanique des fluides en France dans la première moitié du xxe siècle by Charru, François

“…This paper recounts this story, with attention paid to the connection between scientific questions and social and cultural issues, in a period marked by two world wars and great strengthening of international relationships.…”
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