Explorations on War - Episode 8, with Prof Ian Hurd

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of norms, laws, and technology on the legality and conduct of war.

Professor William Hurst is joined by Ian Hurd, Professor of Political Science and President of the Faculty Senate at Northwestern University. They discuss how norms, laws and expectations can prevent and impact wars. They analyse how waging wars became less legally permissible in the 20th century, and how the use of new technologies developed in the 21st century have greyed legal constructs around war.

People in this episode

Host: William Hurst

Guest: Ian Hurd

Topics covered

• war
• political science
• legal norms
• technology
• 20th century
• 21st century

Keywords

• war
• legal norms
• political science
• technology
• 20th century
• 21st century

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northwestern University

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