There are a number of criteria that must be met to claim self-defence, especially when it comes to a non-state actor like Hamas.
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Many nations agreed Israel had a right to self-defence after the October 7 2023 Hamas attacks. Whether this defence still holds 20 months later is now debatable.
The longer the Sudan war drags on, the higher the risk of fragmentation – turning one conflict into many.
The airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen has been justified by the US and UK as being in ‘self defence’.
What ordinary Ukrainians think about the cost of war against Russia.
Relax, snakes aren’t out to get you.
Cyber attacks are becoming part of traditional warfare, but who should be targeted in response and what force should be used?
Real life attackers won’t follow a carefully choreographed fight sequence – that’s why training is essential.
Combat could be on the cards for the first time in over 70 years.
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Reader in the Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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