Violence Redirected: Due Care and the Moral Challenge of Casualty Displacement Warfare. International Relations

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Violence Redirected : Due Care and the Moral Challenge of Casualty Displacement Warfare. International Relations. / Renic, Neil C.; Kaempf, Sebastian.

In: International Relations, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2022, p. 228-250.

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Renic, NC & Kaempf, S 2022, 'Violence Redirected: Due Care and the Moral Challenge of Casualty Displacement Warfare. International Relations', International Relations, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 228-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/00471178221105598

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Renic, N. C., & Kaempf, S. (2022). Violence Redirected: Due Care and the Moral Challenge of Casualty Displacement Warfare. International Relations. International Relations, 37(2), 228-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/00471178221105598

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Renic NC, Kaempf S. Violence Redirected: Due Care and the Moral Challenge of Casualty Displacement Warfare. International Relations. International Relations. 2022;37(2):228-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/00471178221105598

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Renic, Neil C. ; Kaempf, Sebastian. / Violence Redirected : Due Care and the Moral Challenge of Casualty Displacement Warfare. International Relations. In: International Relations. 2022 ; Vol. 37, No. 2. pp. 228-250.

Bibtex

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