War and wildlife

The Clausewitz connection

Bibliographic Data

ID4038092
AuthorsJasper Humphreys (University of London), M L R Smith (0000-0001-7530-0997, University of London)
Year2011
Volume87
Issue1
Pages121-142
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-2346.2011.00963.x
OpenAlexW2126556873
LanguageEN
Citations received11

Carl von Clausewitz might seem an unusual thinker to invoke in the name of wildlife protection but his insights into the nature of war provide a unique perspective into an arena that arguably poses more complex moral questions of responsibility to protect than with humans. The increasingly dangerous world of wildlife conservation offers a prism for examining many issues linked to sovereignty, especially in developing countries. This study highlights how the commercial rewards of the wildlife trade have fed into problems surrounding national security such as corruption, sub-state insurgency and state legality. These factors have led to the growing militarization of wildlife protection and, in turn, raise a fundamental question: is it ever right for an outside actor to ignore international convention to save a species from extinction

Adversary · Computer security · Convention · Environmental ethics · Language change · Law and economics · Militarization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Principle of legality · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science) · Wildlife · Wildlife conservation · Ecology · Ecology and biodiversity studies · Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones · Health and Conflict Studies · Law

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