Defensive war
A defensive war is one of the causes that justify war by the criteria of the Just War tradition. It means a war where at least one nation is mainly trying to defend itself from another, as opposed to a war where both sides are trying to invade and conquer each other.History
American supporters of war against the British argued that the War of 1812 was a defensive war.Views
Jihad
Islamic scholar Sufyan al-Thawri, who Khadduri called a pacifist, maintained that jihad was only a defensive war.
