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Ethics
The Ethics of Drone Strikes: Does Reducing the Cost of Conflict Encourage War?
September 29, 2015
— Authors: Dr Marcus Schulzke, Dr James Igoe WalshView the Executive Summary Armed unmanned aerial vehicles—combat drones—have fundamentally altered the ways the United States conducts military operations aimed at countering insurgent and terrorist organizations. Drone technology is on track to become an increasingly important part of the country’s...
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Colloquium Brief: Robotics and Military Operations - Kingston Conference on International Security
August 14, 2015
— Dr. Robert J. Bunker Key Insights: A number of definitions for autonomous systems exist. One of the working definitions used at the colloquium was that in which their key feature is viewed as the ability of a given system to perform certain functions independently. Autonomous systems can support military operations by contributing to force...
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Confidence Building in Cyberspace: A Comparison of Territorial and Weapons-Based Regimes
April 1, 2015
— Author: Dr Mary Manjikian View the Executive SummaryAn analysis of weapons-based confidence-building measures shows how academics can work together to self-police their research for national security implications, socialize new members of the academic community into the importance of considering security issues, and develop and disseminate norms...
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A Soldier’s Morality, Religion, and Our Professional Ethic: Does the Army’s Culture Facilitate Integration, Character Development, and Trust in the Profession?
April 30, 2014
— Authors: COL Alexander P Shine, Dr Don M SniderView the Executive Summary The authors argue that an urgent leadership issue has arisen which is strongly, but not favorably, influencing our professional culture—a hostility toward religion and its correct expressions within the military. Setting aside the role of Chaplains as a separate issue, the...
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The Army’s Campaign Against Sexual Violence: Dealing With The Careerist Bystanders
July 11, 2013
— Dr. Don M. SniderThe Army’s ongoing struggle to win its battle against sexual violence within its ranks can be approached in two ways. The dominant one is to define the issue as one of a perpetrator, a victim, and a crime; the results of the institution’s inability to enforce professional standards of interpersonal respect and behavior. Following...
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The Moral Corrosion within Our Military Professions
November 27, 2012
— Dr. Don M. Snider We have now had several weeks of breathless punditry on the moral failure of David Petraeus. The press and online commentariat do love a scandal, and the more so when a deserving American hero tragically falls from grace.The commentary has evolved from who (just the two of them?), to who else (well, maybe another general…), to why...
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Finding “The Right Way”: Toward an Army Institutional Ethic
September 1, 2012
— Author: LTC Clark C Barrett The ethical lapses exemplified by Abu Ghraib, Mahmudiyah (Blackhearts), and Maywand (5/2 Stryker) are distressing symptoms of an even bigger, and a potentially devastating cultural shortcoming. The U.S. Army profession lacks an institutional ethical framework and a means of peer-to-peer self-governance. The frameworks...
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The Military’s Role in Counterterrorism: Examples and Implications for Liberal Democracies
May 1, 2011
— Author: Dr Geraint Hughes The author examines historical and contemporary examples of military involvement in counterterrorism, outlining the specific roles which the armed forces of liberal democracies have performed in combating terrorism, both in a domestic and international context. He describes the political, strategic, conceptual, diplomatic,...
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Resolving Ethical Challenges in an Era of Persistent Conflict
April 1, 2011
— Author: COL Tony Pfaff The character of irregular warfare has challenged the American “way of war” in a number of ways. Not only does it challenge how U.S. forces fight, it also brings into question the ethical norms that they employ to govern the fighting. The resulting confusion is especially evident in the public debate over the use of force in...
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The Army Officers’ Professional Ethic–Past, Present, and Future
January 1, 2010
— Author: COL Matthew Moten Colonel Matthew Moten of the West Point History Department has asked why so many other professions have clear statements of professional responsibility, but the Army officer corps does not. This essay briefly surveys the history of the Army’s professional ethic, focusing primarily on the officer corps. It assesses today’s...
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The Army’s Professional Military Ethic in an Era of Persistent Conflict
October 1, 2009
— Authors: Major Paul Oh, Dr Don M Snider, Major Kevin Toner As the character of conflict in the 21st century evolves, the Army’s strength will continue to rest on our values, our ethos, and our people. Our Soldiers and leaders must remain true to these values as they operate in increasingly complex environments where moral-ethical failures can have...
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Strategic Implications of Emerging Technologies
June 1, 2009
— Author: Dr Antulio J Echevarria II KEY INSIGHTS:• The conference could only scratch the surface regarding the strategic implications of several important emerging technologies, namely, biogenetics, biometrics, nanotechnologies, robotics, artificial intelligence, alternative energies, and electromagnetic weaponry. More research is needed in the form...
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