Ethics and the Future of Conflict
Lessons from the 1990s
Published on 29. March 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-13-183993-9 (ISBN)
Description
For introductory courses in International Relations, National Security, U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S. Diplomatic History.
Born of a multiyear, interdisciplinary collaborative project consisting of experts in international affairs, military strategy, diplomacy and ethics, this book focuses on the moral dimension of international and military affairs as it explores a series of moral dilemmas facing the U.S. national security and military communities. The book focuses on the moral norms, procedures, and outcomes of military action, and its interdisciplinary and interprofessional approach demonstrates the need to examine issues from a variety of angles to achieve a full understanding of international affairs.
Born of a multiyear, interdisciplinary collaborative project consisting of experts in international affairs, military strategy, diplomacy and ethics, this book focuses on the moral dimension of international and military affairs as it explores a series of moral dilemmas facing the U.S. national security and military communities. The book focuses on the moral norms, procedures, and outcomes of military action, and its interdisciplinary and interprofessional approach demonstrates the need to examine issues from a variety of angles to achieve a full understanding of international affairs.
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Persons
Anthony E Lang, Jr., is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Albright College and is the author of Agency and Ethics: The Politics of Military Intervention. Albert C. Pierce is Director of the Center for the Study of Professional Military Ethics. The project that produced this book began while he was Professor of Military Strategy at the National War College. Joel H. Rosenthal is the president of the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs and editor of the journal Ethics & International Affairs.
Content
I. JUS AD BELLUM.
1. War, Strategy, and Ethics, Albert C. Pierce.
2. The Politics and Ethics of Rescue, John P. Langan.
3. Military Strategy and Terrorism, Martha Crenshaw.
4. From Just War to Just Peace, Charles Kegley and Gregory Raymond.
II. JUS IN BELLO.
5. From Moral Norm to Criminal Code: The Law of Armed Conflicts and the Restraint of Contemporary Warfare, James T. Johnson.
6. What's Living and What's Dead in Nuclear Ethics, Steven Lee.
7. Living with Chemical and Biological Weapons: Ethical Considerations, Frances V. Harbour.
8. Technology and the Battlefield: Moral Dilemmas on the Battlefield, Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.
9. Slouching toward Kosovo: Matching Moral Expectations and Military Capabilities in Modern Warfare, Conrad C. Crane.
10. Strategic Theory, Military Practice and the Laws of War: The Case of Strategic Bombing, Martin Cook.
1. War, Strategy, and Ethics, Albert C. Pierce.
2. The Politics and Ethics of Rescue, John P. Langan.
3. Military Strategy and Terrorism, Martha Crenshaw.
4. From Just War to Just Peace, Charles Kegley and Gregory Raymond.
II. JUS IN BELLO.
5. From Moral Norm to Criminal Code: The Law of Armed Conflicts and the Restraint of Contemporary Warfare, James T. Johnson.
6. What's Living and What's Dead in Nuclear Ethics, Steven Lee.
7. Living with Chemical and Biological Weapons: Ethical Considerations, Frances V. Harbour.
8. Technology and the Battlefield: Moral Dilemmas on the Battlefield, Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.
9. Slouching toward Kosovo: Matching Moral Expectations and Military Capabilities in Modern Warfare, Conrad C. Crane.
10. Strategic Theory, Military Practice and the Laws of War: The Case of Strategic Bombing, Martin Cook.