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Politics of Play

Wargaming with the Us Military

By: Aggie Hirst,Lecturer in International Relations Theory and Methods Aggie Hirst

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Politics of Play

Wargaming with the Us Military

By: Aggie Hirst,Lecturer in International Relations Theory and Methods Aggie Hirst

In the current century, games play a key role in many areas of our lives. Once thought frivolous and nerdy, videogames are now the leading global entertainment medium, and games are widely used in education, medicine, government...and war. Since 2014, the US government has directed the military to expand the use of wargames across their training, planning, and rehabilitation spheres. Combining original empirical data gathered at US military computer-assisted command post exercises (CPXs) and school-houses with a distinctive theory of immersive play, The Politics of Play offers a new critical analysis of the use of wargaming to produce soldiers in the digital age.

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0197629202

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Leo Strauss and the Invasion of Iraq

Encountering the Abyss

By: Aggie Hirst

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Leo Strauss and the Invasion of Iraq

Encountering the Abyss

By: Aggie Hirst

The political philosophy of Leo Strauss has been the subject of significant scholarly and media attention in recent years, particularly in the context of the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Allegations that a group of Strauss-inspired Neo-conservatives intervened in the foreign policy establishment of the US in order to realise the policy of 'regime change' began to emerge soon after the invasion, and unanswered questions remain a decade later. This book addresses these claims, focusing specifically on a group of Straussians active in the spheres of intelligence production, think tanks, and the media during the period from the 9/11 attacks to the invasion in 2003. Such an examination is intended not simply to identify and expose their activities promoting the policy of 'regime change' in Iraq during this period, but also to challenge them and the Straussian logics underpinning them. Utilising the thought of Jacques Derrida, the book enacts a deconstructive challenge to Strauss’ political philosophy which unsettles the fundamental assumptions it relies upon. In doing so, it exposes the securitising imperative underpinning Straussian thought and the Straussian interventions. It thereby simultaneously addresses crucial issues in political theory and contemporary foreign policy studies, while asserting that these dimensions of international politics can and should be dealt with in conjunction with each other. This book would be of interest to students and scholars of Global Politics, Political Theory, Security Studies and US Foreign Policy, and those outside the academy interested in Neo-conservatism and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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Politics of Play

Wargaming with the Us Military

By: Aggie Hirst,Lecturer in International Relations Theory and Methods Aggie Hirst

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Wargaming with the Us Military

By: Aggie Hirst,Lecturer in International Relations Theory and Methods Aggie Hirst

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Leo Strauss and the Invasion of Iraq

Encountering the Abyss

By: Aggie Hirst

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