| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The SAGE Encyclopedia of Surveillance, Security, and Privacy |
| Editors | Bruce A. Arrigo |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing |
| Pages | 275-276 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781483359953 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Abstract
Wars are armed conflicts between the armed forces of political entities, which are typically nation-states, although this is not always the case. An armed force can be defined as a collective entity comprising combatants with task-defined roles and with a command-and-control structure. It is necessary to distinguish between legal or other institutional determinants of war and the substance of war. On the one hand, a nation-state might declare war on another nation-state, but if no actual armed conflict takes place, then the “war” is apparently war in name only. On the other hand, a sustained period of intense armed conflict between nation-states might technically be defined as a war even if neither side has actually declared war. This is not to say that declarations ...
