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Assuring Military Actions are Legitimate and Well Conducted

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Jus ad Bellum
Jus ad Bellum, or Just War Theory, is a set of principles used to justify the use of violence.

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Jus in Bello
The rules of Jus in Bello (or justice in war) serve as guidelines for fighting well once war has begun.

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Legitimacy
It is important to take legitimacy into consideration in the formation of any conflict resolution process. Otherwise, any agreement reached, no matter how visionary, is unlikely to hold. Leaders, too, must have legitimacy; otherwise their power is tenuous.

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Military procedural problems can stem from bad planning or practice among servicemen and women or officers, or bad orders coming from the Commander in Chief such as what happened during the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan in 2020.

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Why Force Fails -- The Dismal Track Record of U.S. Military Interventions
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