"This is an edited collection of essays on the changing character of military professionalism and the role of ethics in the 21st century military. The authors are uniformed military, academics, and non-uniformed professionals on the battlefield, and they look at the concepts of …
"This is an edited collection of essays on the changing character of military professionalism and the role of ethics in the 21st century military. The authors are uniformed military, academics, and non-uniformed professionals on the battlefield, and they look at the concepts of …
While there has been extensive discussion on what counts as military professionalism, that is what makes a soldier, sailor or other military personnel a professional, the warrior archetype (varied for the various roles and service branches) still holds sway in the military self-…
When it comes to thinking about war and warriors, first there was Achilles, and then the rest followed. The choice of the term warrior is an important one for this discussion. While there has been extensive discussion on what counts as military professionalism, that is what make…
When it comes to thinking about war and warriors, first there was Achilles, and then the rest followed. The choice of the term warrior is an important one for this discussion. While there has been extensive discussion on what counts as military professionalism, that is what make…
Avec le drone armé, entre la gâchette sur laquelle on a le doigt et le canon d'où va sortir le projectile, ce sont des milliers de kilomètres qui s'intercalent. Cette mise à distance fait éclater la notion même de guerre. Dans la guerre à distance, peu importe que ce soient des …
"'Oh, la belle cible! J'essaierais de passer par l'arrière pour la mettre en plein dans le mille.' Ce n'est pas un sniper qui parle depuis un toit d'immeuble, c'est un personnage confortablement installé à la base de Creech, dans le Nevada. Il pilote un drone qui s'apprête à lan…
Avec le drone armé, entre la gâchette sur laquelle on a le doigt et le canon d'où va sortir le projectile, ce sont des milliers de kilomètres qui s'intercalent. Cette mise à distance fait éclater la notion même de guerre. Dans la guerre à distance, peu importe que ce soient des …
This book assesses the ethical implications of using armed unmanned aerial vehicles (' hunter-killer drones') in contemporary conflicts. The American way of war is trending away from the heroic and towards the post-heroic, driven by a political preference for air-powered managem…