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Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. MC/2017: 61-70

Landmarks in Analysing Contemporary Conflicts: Between Tradition and the Need for InnovationReviewed - Review

Alexandra SARCINSCHI

The paper discusses the correlation between methodologies of conflict analysis and dynamics of international security environment and highlights the need to tailor these methodologies to the rapid sequencing of world events. The analytical approach starts with an overview on the general theory of conflict, whereupon the author focuses on the most widely used models of contemporary conflict analysis and summarizes the way they approach the same conflict, namely the recent events in Ukraine, in order to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of each model. The final part of the paper develops, instead of conclusions, the correlation between the two analysed items and the way in which specific components of the methodologies can be adapted to the development of main characteristics of the international security environment.

Keywords: Conflict; Military Conflict; Political Conflict; Conflict Analysis; International Security Environment

Published: October 15, 2017  Show citation

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SARCINSCHI, A. (2017). Landmarks in Analysing Contemporary Conflicts: Between Tradition and the Need for Innovation. Czech Military Review, 98(MC), 61-70
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