Also known as war of conquest, aggressive war, war of choice
military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense
Colored Image of Danzig Police re-enacting the destruction of a Polish border post A war of aggression, sometimes also war of conquest , is a military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation, in contrast with the concept of a just war.
Wars without international legality (i.e. not out of self-defense nor sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council) can be considered wars of aggression. However, this alone usually does not constitute the definition of a war of aggression : certain wars may be unlawful but not aggressive (a war to settle a boundary dispute where the initiator has a reasonable claim, and limited aims, is one example).
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