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Killing in the name of the state: state-sponsored assassinations in international politics

Luca Trenta Orcid Logo, Kiril Avramov Orcid Logo

Swansea University Author: Luca Trenta Orcid Logo

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How do governments approach, understand, and even justify assassination? What methods have been used historically, and how do they differ from current practice? What are the consequences of assassination for international politics, diplomacy, and international law? These are the fundamental question...

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ISBN: 979-8-89616-357-2
ISSN: 979-8-89616-358-9
Published: Boulder, CO. Lynne Rienner 2025
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa71326
Abstract: How do governments approach, understand, and even justify assassination? What methods have been used historically, and how do they differ from current practice? What are the consequences of assassination for international politics, diplomacy, and international law? These are the fundamental questions animating this ground-breaking exploration of the adoption and deployment of assassination as an instrument of statecraft.
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences