The Evolution of the Concept of War in the Modern World (Some Considerations Inspired by Mary Kaldor’s Book) by E. Shanchenko

“…The paper presents some considerations, partly polemic, inspired by Mary Kaldor’s book New and Old Wars. For this end, a brief comparative analysis is suggested of large-scale wars of the past (starting from the17th and with particular attention to the end of the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries), on the one hand, and the so called “new wars”, on the other. …”
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La sociedad civil global. Una respuesta a la guerra -de Mary Kaldor- by Enver Joel Torregroza Lara

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L’idée de société civile mondiale by Mary Kaldor

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Future War: The Russian Perspective by Natalia Olszanecka

“…“New war” theory was advanced by Mary Kaldor to characterize warfare in the post-Cold War era. …”
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Frente a la violencia : movilizaciones ciudadanas en México by Pascale Naveau, Geoffrey Pleyers

“…En la primera parte, el texto presenta las perspectivas teóricas de Mary Kaldor y de Michel Wieviorka como base conceptual para un cuestionamiento de las políticas de militarización, incorporando la noción de “seguridad humana” como opción para creación de políticas alternativas. …”
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Sobre a dinâmica de atores não-estatais violentos by Lucas Barreto Rodrigues

“…Para isso, o trabalho está dividido em duas partes: na primeira parte, estabelece-se a definição de Atores Não-Estatais Violentos (ANEVs) por meio de análise de conteúdo, selecionando os elementos que os autores Marcos Ferreira e Rodrigo Framento (2020), Robert Mandel (2013), Phil Williams (2008), Johan Galtung (1969), Mary Kaldor (2005), Tatiana Moura (2010), Huseyn Aliyev (2017), Hassanein Ali (2020), Bárbara Walter (2022) e Bartosz Stanislawski (2008) apresentam como condicionantes do surgimento dos ANEVs em diversos contextos de instabilidade no sistema internacional. …”
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The use and abuse of forced migration and displacement as a weapon of war by James C. Simeon

“…What is too often ignored in the academic literature on refugees and forced migration is that civilian non-combatants are often used as “weapons of war.” Mary Kaldor's “new wars” thesis is premised on the notion that wars and protracted armed conflicts defy solution because it is in the interest of the opposing combatants to continue the fighting, consequently, wars are characterized as “endless.” …”
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