A Comparative Analysis of the Just War Doctrines in Islam and Christianity

Abstract

We live in a time of significant change in the world. The end of XX century. marked by the gradual expansion of the globalization process through closer economic and information links, which also leads to different levels of interdependence between countries and regions. Instead of the state, transnational forces (military-political blocs, unions, corporations) act as units of political discourse. The threat to the national interests of individual states comes precisely from transnational forces (corporations, terrorism). Significant changes in the world make it imperative that global security strategies be revised in the light of cultural factors.