This book explores the ethical implications of war in the
contemporary world. The author, a leading theorist of warfare,
explains why it is of crucial importance that Western countries
should continue to apply traditional ethical rules and practices in
war, even when engaging with international terrorist groups.
The book uses the work of the late American philosopher Richard
Rorty to explain the need to make ethical rules central to the
conduct of military operations. Arguing that the question of ethics
was re-opened by the War on Terror', the book then examines
America's post-9/11 redefinition of its own prevailing discourse of
war. It ends with a discussion of other key challenges to the
ethics of war, such as the rise of private security companies and
the use of robots in war. In exploring these issues, this book
seeks to place ethics at the centre of debates about the conduct of
future warfare.
This book will be of great interest to all students ofmilitary
ethics, war studies, military history and strategic studies in
general, and to military colleges in particular.
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