Armed Non-State Actor-Perpetrated Civilian Victimization in Armed Conflict: An Opportunity Cost Argument
Published online on May 26, 2025
Abstract
Armed Forces & Society, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 1201-1218, July 2026.
Civilian abuse and targeting are as old as war itself and are often presumed to be an inevitable consequence of conflict and militant barbarity. Existing studies have most often attributed civilian victimization rates to conflict and non-state actor-...
Civilian abuse and targeting are as old as war itself and are often presumed to be an inevitable consequence of conflict and militant barbarity. Existing studies have most often attributed civilian victimization rates to conflict and non-state actor-...