The Legality of War Zones

2018 ◽  
pp. 34-164
Author(s):  
George P. Politakis
Keyword(s):  
War Zones

Health and Environmental Tolls of Protracted Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 120 (830) ◽  
pp. 339-345
Author(s):  
Jeannie Sowers ◽  
Erika Weinthal
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Public Debates ◽  
War Zones ◽  
Access To Food

The effects of conflict on public health and ecosystem well-being are understudied and rarely figure in public debates about war-making. Protracted conflicts are particularly damaging to people and environments in ways that are inadequately documented. In recent wars in the Middle East and North Africa, parties to the conflicts have induced hunger and displacement and undermined public health through the use of violence and economic policies that deprive civilians of access to food, water, fuel, and livelihoods. Environmental pollution is widespread, particularly in cities that became war zones, while the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened conflict-induced poverty and food insecurity.

War zones

2009 ◽  
pp. 38-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Piette
Keyword(s):  
War Zones

scholarly journals From War Zones to Classrooms

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Student Veterans ◽  
War Zones ◽  
The Way

Student-veterans are a unique subculture across the nation's college and univeristy campuses, and their enrollment numbers are expected to grow to almost two million in the upcoming years following the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (ACE, 2008). It is vital for higher eduation institutions to critically examine the way they serve this important subgroup and redesign their organizational structures and established cultures to better serve this population. This article examines the perspectives of three student-veterans, provides recommendations on improving their transition into higher education, and recognizes some current best practices that support student-veterans.

Subjective Cohesion as Stress Buffer Among Civilians Working With the Military in Iraq and Afghanistan

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Bierman ◽  
Ryan Kelty
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
War Zones ◽  
As Stress ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Recent research shows that civilians who work with the military in war zones are often exposed to life-threatening situations that can create psychological distress. In this study, we examine whether cohesion buffers the relationship between threat and psychological distress. Using a probability sample of civilians working with the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, we find that cohesion buffers the relationship between threat and both internalizing and externalizing forms of emotional distress, but does so nonlinearly, with buffering observed at moderate but not high levels of cohesion. This research shows that cohesion may be an important resource for the mental health of civilians working in war zones but also supports sociological theory positing that the utility of social resources for individual well-being may be obviated in tightly integrative social contexts.

Women in war zones

2020 ◽  
pp. 177-194
Author(s):  
Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi
Keyword(s):  
War Zones ◽  
Women In War

Joe, the Combat Medic

2020 ◽  
pp. 116-122
Author(s):  
Dava Guerin ◽  
Terry Bivens
Keyword(s):  
Severe Case ◽  
Military Surgeon ◽  
War Zones ◽  
Over Time

This chapter tells the story of a combat medic named Joe, who served for many years in Iraq, Afghanistan and other war zones. As a result of his job, Joe developed a severe case of PTSD. He comes to the park at the request of a friend, and slowly begins to heal. He becomes one of Patrick’s super volunteers, eventually becoming so good that he lectures visitors. Over time, he feels better and begins working in a hospital as a military surgeon.

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