The “Unwilling or Unable” Doctrine and the Political Economy of the War on Terror

Ntina Tzouvala
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Abstract:The 'unwilling or unable' doctrine is amongst the most contested in contemporary international law. However, this paper is not concerned with whether ‘unwilling or unable’ accurately reflects the international law of self-defense and force. Rather, drawing from critical security studies, especially those strands that study the relationship between the war on terror, and capitalist accumulation, and critical political economy this paper examines the forms of political economy and statehood implicit in the doctrine. The article argues two things: first, the doctrine envisages a gradated form of sovereignty dedicated to the reproduction of racial capitalism. Secondly, the doctrine incorporates the imperatives of financial capitalism insofar that it seeks to guarantee ongoing demand for military services and equipment into the future.
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“不愿或不能”主义与反恐战争的政治经济学
摘要:“不愿或不能”原则是当代国际法中争议最大的原则之一。然而,本文并不关心“不愿意”或“不能”是否准确地反映了自卫和武力的国际法。相反,从批判性安全研究中,特别是那些研究反恐战争与资本积累之间关系的研究,以及批判性政治经济学中,本文考察了隐含在该学说中的政治经济学和国家地位的形式。这篇文章论证了两点:首先,该学说设想了一种致力于种族资本主义再生产的主权等级形式。其次,该学说在寻求保证未来对军事服务和装备的持续需求的范围内,纳入了金融资本主义的必要性。
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