Interesting for both it’s historical account of US conduct in Vietnam and Afghanistan, and for it articulating a US way of war that is uninterested in signalling any adherence or deference to notions of just war.

“The Onion stands at the ready to act as a mouthpiece of the world’s elite, using its distinguished reportage to parrot whatever the party line happens to be. Genocide, eugenics, incest—no topic is too taboo to find support in our paper so long as it has been approved by a trustworthy establishment”

This begs the question of why we have collectively chosen to make this such a difficult phenomena to explain.

Why choose the mystification and psychologising when such an obvious and intuitive answer is so readily available?

So pleased to share Elke Schwarz’ and my new article on morality and meaning in the cyber-nuclear age @elkeschwarz.bsky.social

Some fantastic reviews coming in on the new book, co-authored with @rhyscrilley.bsky.social and @m-deceit.bsky.social colleagues
@ou-gcsj.bsky.social

Great new piece out in The International Journal of Human Rights.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The hallmarks of settler colonial genocides: offering relief as an opportunity to kill; complete dehumanisation (“zombie hordes”) and an exultation at the infliction of pain & suffering.

Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians www.bbc.com/news/article...

On war, wounds, law and ethics.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

After scrambling around trying to find a reason to govern, I’m so thrilled war has furnished him with a purpose.

Thanks Emil, some great ones in here. Really appreciate you taking the time.

Good question. I’m thinking mainly of academics talk about these processes.

Cheers Chris - all added to the list!

I mean, you're not wrong.

*river guy slow nod gif*

Cheers Alex, added to the list! Hopefully something to report about this line of thought in the not too distant future...

Does anyone have access to this 1994 article by Eric Dunning?:

'Sport in Space and Time: "Civilizing Processes", Trajectories of State-Formation and the Development of Modern Sport'

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

My institution sadly does not have access :(

Why are the marketing narratives of new (US) military contractors finding their way into the government speeches? Do they offer to write them? The trope of 'peace through strength' for the UK? A defence dividend? ... All of it seems so detached from the realities of war, possibly even politics.

Some good ones there, thanks. I know it's a bit of a broad question, so apologies for that. I'm trying to capture those inter-related (sometimes interchangeable) concepts that speak to how war becomes varyingly possible, thinkable, necessary, legitimate, etc.

👀 @victoriambasham.bsky.social @furtadoht.bsky.social @crossdale.bsky.social

Q. I'm assembling a list of the various terms we use to talk about the social processes through which war is produced.

At the moment I have: militarisation, militarism, martial politics, military social harm, war preparedness, everyday modalities of war.

What am I missing and where can I find it?

@jamcjo.bsky.social

Liberal war rhetoric … it never changes.

Don't let the UK govt's confected outrage distract you from the key thing it could do to stop the carnage in Palestine: halt all military collaboration with and arms sales to/from Israel - thanks to @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social for hosting my piece - www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-r...

Every day I learn something new about the casual brutality of Israel's assault on Palestinians. Today it's that Israel is the first air force to use F-35 fighter jets in "beast mode", allowing it to carry more & heavier bombs. I can just imagine the dudes coming up with the name.

Alex Adams has done it again. Strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in the intersections of war and popular culture.