The importance of forgiveness and the futility of revenge: case studies in contemporary international politics
In: Contributions to international relations
In: Contributions to international relations
In: Springer eBook Collection
Chapter 1. Forgiveness and Revenge -- Part 1. Forgiveness towards a Foreign Enemy and the Futility of Revenge -- Chapter 2. Robert Schuman, Forgiveness and the Founding of the EU -- Chapter 3. 9/11: the USA's Revenge on Afghanistan -- Chapter 4. Iraq 2003: Deluded Revenge -- Chapter 5. Libya and the West: A Cycle of Revenge -- Chapter 6. USA and Iran -- Chapter 7. Is America a Vengeful Democracy? -- Part 2. The West's Unforgiving Responses to Russia and China -- Chapter 8. Russophobia: the Ukraine Conflict, the Skripal Affair -- Chapter 9. Belarus: Forgiveness; Russophobia Impedes Mediation -- Chapter 10. Sinophobia -- Chapter 11. Political Vengeance has Harmed China's Development -- Part 3. Forgiveness between Ethnic Groups or to an Occupying Power -- Chapter 12. Mahatma Gandhi's Rejection of Revenge -- Chapter 13. Israel and the Palestinians: the Futility of Violent Revenge -- Chapter 14. Forgiveness and the Irish Conflict -- Chapter 15. Nelson Mandela: Faith, Force and Forgiveness -- Part 4. Forgiveness during or after Civil War -- Chapter 16. The Relevance of Forgiveness and Revenge to the Syrian Civil War -- Chapter 17. Forgiveness after Civil War: Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Colombia and South Sudan -- Chapter 18. A Leadership of Forgiveness -- Chapter 19. Political Apologies, Forgiveness and Reparations -- Chapter 20. The Limits of Forgiveness (1): Islamic Jihadism in Africa -- Chapter 21. The Limits of Forgiveness (2): Myanmar Under the Generals -- Chapter 22. The Forgiveness of Debts.
In: Contributions to international relations
In: Contributions to International Relations Ser.
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Forgiveness and Revenge -- 1.1 Revenge -- 1.2 Forgiveness and Christianity -- 1.3 The Treaty of Revenge: Versailles 1919 -- References -- Part I: Forgiveness Towards a Foreign Enemy and the Futility of Revenge -- Chapter 2: Robert Schuman, Forgiveness and the Founding of the EU -- 2.1 Early Life -- 2.2 The Founding of the European Coal and Steel Community -- 2.3 The European Economic Community -- References -- Chapter 3: 9/11: The USA´S Revenge on Afghanistan -- 3.1 Al-Qaeda´s Revenge -- 3.2 Forgiveness and Revenge in Islam -- 3.3 MI5 Discerns Vengeance Unlike President Bush -- 3.4 If Bush Had Shown Forgiveness -- 3.5 The USA´S Revenge -- 3.6 The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- 3.7 The Price of the War -- 3.8 The Situation Deteriorates -- References -- Chapter 4: Iraq 2003: Deluded Revenge -- 4.1 The USA´s Blind Revenge -- 4.2 The UK and Iraq -- 4.3 The Churches´ Opposition -- 4.4 The Dossier -- 4.5 The Cost of the Iraq War to the USA -- 4.6 The Cost of the War to the UK -- 4.7 The USA Inadvertently Enables Al-Qaeda to Enter Iraq -- 4.8 The Rise of ISIS -- 4.9 Al-Baghdadi -- References -- Chapter 5: Libya and the West: A Cycle of Revenge -- 5.1 Gaddafi´s Rule Resented -- 5.2 Cycle of Revenge -- 5.3 USA´s Revenge -- 5.4 Lockerbie -- 5.5 Protest -- 5.6 National Transitional Council and France -- 5.7 No-Fly Zone -- 5.8 Revenge and Regime Change -- 5.9 Demonisation of Gaddafi -- 5.10 Gaddafi´s Overthrow -- 5.11 The Futility of the Attack -- 5.12 Death Toll -- 5.13 Spread of Islamic Extremism -- 5.14 The Syrian Conflict -- 5.15 Refugees -- References -- Chapter 6: USA and IRAN -- 6.1 Background to the Revenge Cycle Between the USA and Iran -- References -- Chapter 7: Is America a Vengeful Democracy? -- 7.1 Vengeful Democracies -- 7.2 The Death Penalty: Revenge as `Justice´ -- References.
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