Landmarks in Analysing Contemporary Conflicts

Journal Title: Vojenske rozhledy - Year 2017, Vol 26, Issue 0

Abstract

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 de

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Alexandra Sarcinschi

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  • EP ID EP246901
  • DOI 10.3849/2336-2995.26.2017.05.061-070
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Alexandra Sarcinschi (2017). Landmarks in Analysing Contemporary Conflicts. Vojenske rozhledy, 26(0), 61-70. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-246901