Despite the strong influence of just war theory in military law and
practice, warfare is commonly considered devoid of morality. Yet
even in the most horrific of human activities, there is frequent
communication and cooperation between enemies. One remarkable
example is the Christmas truce-unofficial ceasefires between German
and English trenches in December 1914 in which soldiers even
mingled in No Man's Land. In Conspiring with the Enemy, Yvonne Chiu
offers a new understanding of why and how enemies work together to
constrain violence in warfare. Chiu argues that what she calls an
ethic of cooperation is found in modern warfare to such an extent
that it is often taken for granted. The importance of cooperation
becomes especially clear when wartime ethics reach a gray area: To
whom should the laws of war apply? Who qualifies as a combatant?
Should guerrillas or terrorists receive protections? Fundamentally,
Chiu shows, the norms of war rely on consensus on the existence and
content of the laws of war. In a wide-ranging consideration of
pivotal instances of cooperation, Chiu examines weapons bans,
treatment of prisoners of war, and the Geneva Conventions, as well
as the tensions between the ethic of cooperation and the pillars of
just war theory. An original exploration of a crucial but
overlooked phenomenon, Conspiring with the Enemy is a significant
contribution to military ethics and political philosophy.
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