Geographical Science
New findings reported from University of British Columbia describe advances in geographical science
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, April 16th, 2010
"Since the end of the Cold War two modes of 'new war' have been distinguished. One, the Revolution in Military Affairs, transforms advanced state militaries (particularly in the global North) through an emphasis on stripped-down, highly specialised forces deploying cutting-edge technology with unprecedented precision," scientists writing in the journal Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers report.
"The other is waged by non-state militias and guerrilla forces (particularly in the global South) and relies on light, even improvised weapons, focuses its violence on civilians and is implicated in the criminal circuits of a shadow globalisation....
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