Martin Shaw is Professor of International Relations and Politics at the University of Sussex. A historical sociologist of war and global politics, he is author of Post-Military Society (Polity 1991) and other books, and is Editor of the global site.

Recent articles

A thread of degenerate war and military impunity links atrocities in the Vietnam and Iraq conflicts, says Martin Shaw.

The admitted evidence of Serbian atrocities in Bosnia makes the International Court of Justice ruling self-contradictory, insists Martin Shaw.

The world court's decision to clear Serbia of genocide in Bosnia is an exercise in denial, says Martin Shaw.

An understanding of the term "genocide" that draws afresh on the experience of the last century is needed to ensure greater human security in the next, says Martin Shaw.

Christopher Cramer's focus on the regenerative effects of war misses both history's lessons and a change in the nature of modern war, argues Martin Shaw.