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Person who resists war
A war resister is a person who resists war. The term can mean several things: resisting participation in all war, or a specific war, either before or
War_resister
Intentional non-compliance with military conscription
Draft Resister". Fellowship, vol. 71, no. 9–10, p. 27. A publication of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Joseph, Paul (April 2015). "Resister: A Story
Draft_evasion
Vietnam War resisters in Canada were Americans who did not wish to serve in the Vietnam War by seeking political asylum in Canada between 1965 and 1975
Vietnam War resisters in Canada
Vietnam_War_resisters_in_Canada
Topics referred to by the same term
Resister may refer to: somebody who resists, like a war, tax, or draft resister Resister (album), an album by The Decline Resister (song), a song by Japanese
Resister
Parliamentary recommendation concerning war resisters would be implemented. On 23 January 2009, Chris Teske was the first war resister to be forced out of Canada who
Iraq_War_resisters_in_Canada
1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula
the segment of the war after the intervention of the People's Volunteer Army is commonly and officially known as the "War to Resist America and Assist
Korean_War
American secular pacifist organization
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War_Resisters_League
International anti-war organisation
causes of war. List of anti-war organizations List of peace activists Nonviolence Pacifism Antimilitarism War resister War Resisters League "About War Resisters'
War_Resisters'_International
Canada as an Iraq war resister Biography portal Modern history portal United States portal 2003 Invasion of Iraq Canada and Iraq War resisters Nuremberg Defense
List_of_Iraq_War_resisters
Overview of and topical guide to war
War reparations War reserve stock War resister War risk insurance War rugs War sand War scythe War song War studies War tax stamp War termination War
Outline_of_war
Military arms and supplies
Militarization / Militarism Antimilitarism Camp follower Related Women in war War resister War studies Horses in warfare Wartime sexual violence Fifth column Mercenary
Materiel
Refusal to pay a tax in opposition to government policy or taxation itself
beer; to avoid excise taxes on gasoline, a resister might take up cycling; to avoid income tax, a resister may reduce their income below the tax threshold
Tax_resistance
Vietnam War resisters in Sweden were Americans who fled to Sweden to avoid service in the Vietnam War between 1967 and 1973. Among the roughly 1,000 American
Vietnam War resisters in Sweden
Vietnam_War_resisters_in_Sweden
War involving major global states
World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945). Some historians have also characterized other global conflicts as world wars, such as the Cold War and
World_war
Military strategy of wearing down the enemy
wage war by systematically destroying their military resources, morale, and logistics over time. This may involve guerrilla warfare, people's war, scorched
Attrition_warfare
Type of armed conflict between two states or non-state actors
actions of the proxy. A proxy war also can be a civil war, as in the Korean War and the Vietnam War during the Cold War. During classical antiquity and
Proxy_war
Compassion for War Resisters". Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008. List of Resister Profiles at "Courage to Resist" website
War Resisters Support Campaign
War_Resisters_Support_Campaign
Area or place where important military events occur or are progressing
become—involved in war operations. In his book On War, Carl von Clausewitz defines Kriegstheater as a "portion of the space over which war prevails". It normally
Theater_(warfare)
during the war. At least 134 Canadians died or were reported missing in Vietnam. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of U.S. Vietnam War resisters immigrated
Canada_and_the_Vietnam_War
1832 treatise by von Clausewitz
ˈkʁiːɡə]) is a book on war and military strategy by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831), written mostly after the Napoleonic Wars, between 1816 and
On_War
Person refusing military service on moral grounds
conscientious objection Tax resistance Voluntaryism War resister War Resisters' International War Resisters League On July 30, 2001, explicit clarification
Conscientious_objector
5th-century BC Chinese military treatise
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the late Spring and Autumn period (roughly 5th century BCE). The work, which is attributed
The_Art_of_War
War within a country
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region
Civil_war
List of wars throughout history
more. List of wars: before 1000 List of wars: 1000–1499 List of wars: 1500–1799 List of wars: 1800–1899 List of wars: 1900–1944 List of wars: 1945–1989 List
Lists_of_wars
Performing the service in the armed forces of a state
Semih (30 August 2018). "Morocco: Conscription to be reintroduced". War Resisters' International. Retrieved 22 November 2018. "Myanmar Junta Enforces
Military_service
Conflict not involving military action
A cold war is a state of conflict between nations that does not involve direct military action but is pursued primarily through economic and political
Cold_war_(term)
Social movement opposed to armed conflicts
into ploughshares Tax resistance Teach-in War Against War War hawk War Is a Racket War resister Women Against War Beckwith, George (ed), The Book of Peace
Anti-war_movement
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
of the Indochina wars and a proxy war of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and US. The Vietnam War was one of the postcolonial wars of national liberation
Vietnam_War
Abandonment of military duty without authorization
Nuremberg Principle IV Resistance Inside the Army Running the gauntlet War resister "Conscientious objection to military service: United Nations Commission
Desertion
Compulsory enrollment into national or military service
in Poland Quota System Timeline of women's participation in warfare War resister Different conscription methods "Conscription". Merriam-Webster Online
Conscription
Doctrine about when a war is ethically just
The just war theory (Latin: bellum iustum) is a doctrine, also referred to as a tradition, of military ethics that aims to ensure that a war is morally
Just_war_theory
U.S. and Australian social phenomenon from 1964 to 1973
Draft Resister". Fellowship, vol. 71, no. 9–10, p. 27. A publication of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Joseph, Paul (April 2015). "Resister: A Story
Draft evasion in the Vietnam War
Draft_evasion_in_the_Vietnam_War
Act violating the laws of war
A war crime is a serious violation of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflict, known as international humanitarian law (IHL) and the law of
War_crime
US Army deserter
Nick (2008-07-16). "Other war resisters undaunted by expulsion". Toronto Star. Kyonka, Nick (2008-08-22). "War resister to plead guilty". Toronto Star
Robin_Long
Polish geographer, war resister (1908–1988)
geography. She was a war resister during World War II, took part in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. She was interred in German prisoner-of-war camps and became
Maria_Irena_Mileska
International regulations of warfare
The law of war is the part of international law that regulates the conditions for initiating war (jus ad bellum) and the conduct of hostilities (jus in
Law_of_war
War in which the parties limit their scope
A limited war is one in which the belligerents do not expend all of the resources at their disposal, whether human, industrial, agricultural, military
Limited_war
Lasting state of war with no clear ending conditions
perpetual war, endless war or forever war is a lasting state of war with no clear conditions that would lead to its conclusion. These wars are usually
Perpetual_war
Implement or device used to inflict damage, harm, or kill
Something that has been repurposed, converted, or enhanced to become a weapon of war is termed weaponized, such as a weaponized virus or weaponized laser. The
Weapon
Military term for a captive of the enemy
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of
Prisoner_of_war
Information operations to assist military objectives
confederacy. The start of modern psychological operations in war is generally dated to World War I. By that point, Western societies were increasingly educated
Psychological_warfare
conflicts: the American Revolutionary War, the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The fourth incarnation of the
Conscription in the United States
Conscription_in_the_United_States
Intense armed conflict
War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command
War
Conflict in which all of a nation's resources are deployed
Total war is a type of warfare that where a society's entire economy, population, and infrastructure are considered part of the war effort. It mobilizes
Total_war
Warfare by small groups against regular forces
hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion, in a violent conflict, in a war or in a civil war to fight against regular military, police or rival insurgent forces
Guerrilla_warfare
1936–1939 civil war in Spain
organisations, including the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the War Resisters League, and the War Resisters' International. Many people including, as they are now
Spanish_Civil_War
Person or ship engaging in maritime warfare under commission
person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the
Privateer
Land warfare involving static fortification of lines
sheltered from artillery. It became archetypically associated with World War I (1914–1918), when the Race to the Sea rapidly expanded trench use on the
Trench_warfare
Iraq War resister
Kimberly Rivera (born c. 1982) is an American Iraq War resister and former U.S. Army Private First Class who went AWOL in February 2007 after a year of
Kimberly_Rivera
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Index_of_war-related_articles
Canadian judge
2019. Justice Mactavish heard two well publicized cases involving Iraq War Resisters: those of Jeremy Hinzman and Robin Long. Mactavish ruled against Jeremy
Anne_Mactavish
War primarily over religious differences
A religious war or a war of religion, sometimes also known as a holy war (Latin: sanctum bellum), is a war and conflict which is primarily caused or justified
Religious_war
Type of military operation
theatre offensive can be a war and a dominant feature of a national security policy, or one of several components of war if a country is involved in
Offensive_(military)
Military strategy pioneered by Nazi Germany
first half of the Second World War that is often hailed as a new method of warfare. The word, meaning "lightning war" or "lightning attack" in its strategic
Blitzkrieg
Military combat involving aircraft
of the 20th century. Heavier-than-air airplanes first went to war in the Italo-Turkish War in 1911, initially for aerial reconnaissance, and then for aerial
Aerial_warfare
Symbolic expressions of combat scenarios
New Guinea. Communal societies are well capable of escalation to all-out wars of annihilation between tribes. Thus, in Amazonas, there was perpetual animosity
Ritual_warfare
Military conflict that deploys nuclear weaponry
the Korean War, First and Second Taiwan Strait Crises, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Sino-Soviet border conflict, Yom Kippur War, Gulf War, and Russo-Ukrainian
Nuclear_warfare
Actions taken by a state to mobilize its economy for war production
A war economy or wartime economy is the set of preparations undertaken by a modern state to mobilize its economy for war production. Philippe Le Billon
War_economy
Military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense
consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies." Maguire argues: Originally President Wilson resisted the effort to brand
War_of_aggression
American anti-war organization (e. 2003)
Pacifists Are Starting Sooner". The Washington Post. "Gulf War Resister Jeff Paterson: Up Against the War Machine". Revolutionary Worker. 2001-01-21. Fantz, Ashley
Courage_to_Resist
Armed conflict to thwart or gain an advantage over imminent invasion or offensive
A preemptive war is a war that is commenced in an attempt to repel or defeat a perceived imminent offensive or invasion, or to gain a strategic advantage
Preemptive_war
Prevention of trade or movement by force
people aboard the ship resist capture, they can be lawfully attacked. According to modern international law, blockades are an act of war. A blockade is therefore
Blockade
2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
The Iraq War (Arabic: حرب العراق, romanized: ḥarb al-ʿirāq), also referred to as the Second Gulf War (Gulf War II), was a protracted armed conflict in
Iraq_War
Global conflict (1939–1945)
World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers
World_War_II
Clandestine preparations started by governments for anticipated invasions
pre-prepared hides. Stay-behind operations of significant size existed during World War II. The United Kingdom put in place the Auxiliary Units. Partisans in Axis-occupied
Stay-behind
Element of hierarchy in armed forces
highest to lowest) include: War substantive: a temporarily confirmed rank only held for the duration of that war, though war substantive rank may be treated
Military_rank
Since 1958, the War Resisters League, the pacifist group founded in 1923, has awarded almost annually its War Resisters League Peace Award to a person
War Resisters League Peace Award
War_Resisters_League_Peace_Award
United States Army veteran and war resister
7 March 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2022. Amy Goodman (May 17, 2007). "War Resister Agustin Aguayo Speaks Out After his Release from Military Prison for
Agustin_Aguayo
War fought over resources
A resource war is a type of war caused by conflict over resources. In a resource war, there is typically a nation or group that controls the resource
Resource_war
This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations and missions commonly associated with World War II. As of 2022[update] this is
List of World War II military operations
List_of_World_War_II_military_operations
Type of war
Prehistoric warfare refers to war that occurred between societies without recorded history. The existence—and the definition—of war in humanity's state of nature
Prehistoric_warfare
Military combat on land
conducted in defence of urban and rural population areas, dominates the study of war, and is a focus for most national defence policy planning and financial considerations
Land_warfare
Randy Kehler (1944–2024) – American pacifist, anti-war activist, imprisoned draft resister, tax resister, nuclear weapons freeze organizer; inspiration to
List_of_peace_activists
US war plan against the British Empire
War Plan Red, also known as the Atlantic Strategic War Plan, was one of the color-coded war plans created by the United States Department of War during
War_Plan_Red
Italo-Ethiopian War weapons(Ethiopia) List of Second Italo-Ethiopian War(Italy) List of Spanish Civil War weapons(Republican) List of Spanish Civil War weapons(Nationalist)
Lists_of_weapons
Jeannot Massacre of Tranent Military recruit training Peace Pledge Union War Resisters' International Chelmsford, J. E. "Clergy and Man-Power", The Times 15
Conscription in the United Kingdom
Conscription_in_the_United_Kingdom
Deployment of a state's military to fight abroad
famous achievement at the outbreak of the Second Punic War marched an army, which included war elephants, from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into
Expeditionary_warfare
Rules and guidelines of military operations
Principles of war are rules and guidelines that represent truths in the practice of war and military operations. The earliest known principles of war were documented
Principles_of_war
Indiscriminate taking of goods by force
army during war has been a common practice throughout recorded history. In the wake of the Napoleonic Wars and particularly after World War II, norms against
Looting
Military tactic
Vietnam War and Sino-Vietnamese War, the Iranian Basij during the Iran–Iraq War, and the Russian Ground Forces and its allies in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Human
Human_wave_attack
Conscription of children in warfare
Examples are the Countering the Militarization of Youth programme of War Resisters' International, the Stop Recruiting Kids campaign in the US, and the
Children_in_the_military
Attack by one or more unmanned combat aerial vehicles
and for logistical purposes. The Russo-Ukrainian war is "widely recognised as the world's first drone war" due to the large scale and high intensity of drone
Drone_warfare
This list of wars by death toll includes some deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths
List_of_wars_by_death_toll
Armed conflict ending with no peace treaty
of Georgia. The 1991–92 South Ossetia War and the 1992–93 War in Abkhazia, followed by the Russo-Georgian War of August 2008, have left the Russian-backed
Frozen_conflict
Term used for any conflict about petroleum resources
An oil war is a conflict about petroleum resources, or their transportation, consumption, or regulation. The term may also refer generally to any conflict
Oil_war
Use of force or threat of war focused for political purposes
influenced historical Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese modern war tactics. The Art of War by Sun Tzu grew in popularity and saw practical use in Western
Military_strategy
list of bloodless wars: The following wars are often labelled incorrectly as bloodless wars: Cold War: unknown number of killed Cod Wars: one man killed
List_of_bloodless_wars
Connection between the fields of genocide and war
War and genocide studies is an interdisciplinary subject that identifies and analyzes the relationship between war and genocide, as well as the structural
War_and_genocide
1965–1973 anti-war movement
Anti-Vietnam War activists are up to") "GI resistance in the Vietnam war | libcom.org". libcom.org. Retrieved June 27, 2024. War Tax Resistance War Resisters League
Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War
Opposition_to_United_States_involvement_in_the_Vietnam_War
War between belligerents whose relative military power differs significantly
Asymmetric warfare (or asymmetric engagement) is a type of war between belligerents whose relative military power, strategy or tactics differ significantly
Asymmetric_warfare
Norwegian businesswoman, war resister (1883–1975)
November 1975) was a Norwegian businesswoman and war resister arrested by German Nazi occupiers during World War II. She survived three years in Nazi camps
Abelone_Møgster
Any non-standard military organization
Civil War, the Second Boer War, Liberation war of Bangladesh, Vietnam War, the Syrian Civil War and especially the Eastern Front of World War II where
Irregular_military
Military strategy focused on movement
The idea of using rapid movement to keep an enemy off balance is as old as war itself. However, advanced technology, such as the development of cavalry
Maneuver_warfare
A proxy war is defined as "a war fought between groups of smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help
List_of_proxy_wars
Giving up control over territory or resources to another power
while they still have the means to resist". False surrender is a type of perfidy in the context of war. It is a war crime under Protocol I of the Geneva
Surrender_(military)
Blanket term relating to various conflicts
Colonial war (in some contexts referred to as small war) is a blanket term relating to the various conflicts that arose as the result of overseas territories
Colonial_war
Use of equines in combat
throughout the Ancient Near East, and the earliest written training manual for war horses was a guide for training chariot horses written about 1350 BC. As
Horses_in_warfare
Use of strategically designed biological weapons
intent to kill, harm or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war. Biological weapons (often termed "bio-weapons", "biological threat agents"
Biological_warfare
Combat involving electronics and directed energy
"Cognitive Electronic Warfare Could Revolutionize How America Wages War With Radio Waves". The War Zone. Retrieved 3 January 2025. Zhou, Huaji (2020). "An Introduction
Electronic_warfare
Soldier or small unit tasked with early warning and screening for larger forces
was used extensively in Zachary Taylor's army during the Mexican-American War, as described by Samuel Chamberlain. Picket boat, small naval launch, used
Picket_(military)
WAR RESISTER
WAR RESISTER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a dam or weir on a river (Old English wær, wer), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Ware in Hertfordshire.English : nickname for a cautious person, from Middle English war(e) ‘wary’, ‘prudent’ (Old English (ge)wær).English : Robert Ware came to Dedham, MA, from England in or before 1642. Henry Ware (1764–1845), born in Sherborn, MA, was a Unitarian clergyman and theologian and father of the physician John Ware (b. 1795) and two clergymen, Henry (b. 1794) and William (b. 1797).
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Thomas Wart, a country soldier.
Male
English
 English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English weard, WARD means "guard, watchman."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old English weard ‘guard’ (used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).Irish : reduced form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.Surname adopted by bearers of the Jewish surname Warshawski, Warshawsky or some other Jewish name bearing some similarity to the English name.Americanized form of French Guerin.The surname Ward was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652), author of the MA legal code, was born in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, and emigrated to Agawam (Ipswich, MA) in 1633. William Ward was one of the original settlers of Sudbury, MA, in about 1638. Miles Ward came from England to Salem, MA, in about 1639. Thomas Ward (d. 1689) settled in Newport, RI, in 1671; among his descendants were two governors of colonial RI.
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Ãvarr, ÃVAR means "bow warrior."Â
Boy/Male
British, English
Wary
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumbria)
English (Northumbria) : topographic name for someone who lived by the Wear river in northern England. The river name is ancient, occuring in the form Vedra in Ptolemy’s Geographia; it is probably a Celtic word meaning ‘water’.English (Northumbria) : topographic name for someone who lived near a dam or weir, a variant spelling of Ware 1, or a habitational name from a place called Weare, in Devon and Somerset, from Old English wær, wer ‘weir’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Warne.German : from a short form of any of various Germanic personal names formed with war(in) ‘guard’ as the first element.
Male
Egyptian
, a priest of the god Har-hut of Edfu.
Male
French
French and Spanish form of Roman Latin Cæsar, CÉSAR means "severed."
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a soldier or for a belligerent person, from Old French (de la) werre, (de la) guerre ‘(of the) war’. Compare Delaware.
Male
Hebrew
(בַּר) Hebrew name DAR means both "mother-of-pearl" and "marble."
Surname or Lastname
Variant spelling of German and Jewish Wachs.English
Variant spelling of German and Jewish Wachs.English : metonymic occupational name for a seller or gatherer of beeswax, Middle English wax (from Old English weax). In the Middle Ages wax was an important commodity, used among other things for making candles.
Male
English
Old pet form of English Walter, WAT means "ruler of the army."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Zar - gold, Mina - Love
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly southern)
English (chiefly southern) : topographic name for someone who lived near a road or path, Old English weg (cognate with Old Norse vegr, Old High German weg), or a habitational name from some minor place named with this word, as for example any of the places called Way or Waye, in Devon.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Zar - gold, Masta - excited
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Zar - Gold; Mina - Love
Boy/Male
Indian
Light bringer
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Zar - Gold; Masta - Excited
WAR RESISTER
WAR RESISTER
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Wish; Desire; Yearning; Eagerness; Craving; Longing
Boy/Male
British, English
Shad Fish
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Beauty
Boy/Male
Armenian
God's gift.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Blooming
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : variant of Caldwell.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Great Warrior
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Biblical, German, Hebrew, Swedish
A Stranger; One that Fears; Forsaken; Flight or a Stranger
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Spear
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Rathnait, RONIT means "little prosperous one." Compare with another form of Ronit.
WAR RESISTER
WAR RESISTER
WAR RESISTER
WAR RESISTER
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n.
The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves.
n.
A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason.
n.
Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way.
v.
The gar pike. See Alligator gar (under Alligator), and Gar pike.
v. t.
To ward off.
v. t.
To make war upon; to fight.
v. i.
To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse.
v. i.
To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.
a.
Ware; aware.
a.
Aware; wary.
n.
A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity.
v. t.
To wear, or veer. See Wear.
v. t.
To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.
a.
A ware; taking notice; hence, wary; cautious; on one's guard. See Beware.
v. t.
To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.
n.
Instruments of war.
v. t.
To make ware; to warn; to take heed of; to beware of; to guard against.
superl.
Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate.
n.
The profession of arms; the art of war.
n.
To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.