Author profile: Jacob Uzzell

Biopolitics of the Self-Immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi

Jacob Uzzell • Nov 7 2012 • Essays

Self-immolation fundamentally challenges the unimportance of life in modernity by showing that the individual body through sacrifice can be more powerful than the sovereign power itself.

Is Torture Ever Acceptable in COIN Operations?

Jacob Uzzell • Apr 12 2012 • Essays

Torture is not a necessity in counterinsurgency as a tactic or a strategy, even in extreme situations in which it appears a tempting option.

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