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Just War and the Importance of Self-Reflection

Just War and the Importance of Self-Reflection

Rory Cox

Dec 21, 20236 min read

The Duty to Protect in the Israel-Gaza Conflict

The Duty to Protect in the Israel-Gaza Conflict

Saba Bazargan-Forward

Nov 20, 20238 min read

Combatants and Civilians: A Pernicious Distinction

Combatants and Civilians: A Pernicious Distinction

Russia-Ukraine War

Helen Frowe

Apr 6, 20229 min read

Economic Sanctions, Uncertainty, and the War in Ukraine

Economic Sanctions, Uncertainty, and the War in Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine War

Elad Uzan

Apr 6, 202210 min read

Moral Liability for the Russian Invasion and the Moral Necessity of Sanctions

Moral Liability for the Russian Invasion and the Moral Necessity of Sanctions

Russia-Ukraine War

Jeff McMahan

Apr 6, 202212 min read

Moral Forests and Just War Trees

Moral Forests and Just War Trees

War and Conflict

Michael Robillard

Mar 30, 20187 min read

Just and Unjust Coups d’état? Zimbabwe and the Ethics of Military Takeover

Just and Unjust Coups d’état? Zimbabwe and the Ethics of Military Takeover

War and Conflict

Christopher J Finlay

Nov 24, 201710 min read

Degrees of Causal Contribution and the Ethics of War

Degrees of Causal Contribution and the Ethics of War

War and Conflict

Carolina Sartorio

Nov 16, 20178 min read

From the Classroom to the Frontline – Schools Must Be Careful What They Teach Kids about the Army

From the Classroom to the Frontline – Schools Must Be Careful What They Teach Kids about the Army

War and Conflict

Jonathan Parry

Sep 25, 20173 min read

Peacekeeping and the Possibility of a Revisionist Law of War

Peacekeeping and the Possibility of a Revisionist Law of War

War and Conflict

Nicholas Serafin

Jan 20, 20178 min read

Intervention and Revolution

Intervention and Revolution

War and Conflict

Fernando Teson

Jan 13, 20175 min read

Subtle Casualties: Conflict and Intangible Cultural Heritage

Subtle Casualties: Conflict and Intangible Cultural Heritage

War and Conflict

Robert Seddon

Sep 17, 20167 min read

Are Soldiers Morally Exploited?

Are Soldiers Morally Exploited?

War and Conflict

Michael Robillard and Bradley J. Strawser

Jul 14, 20167 min read

Patriarchal War

Patriarchal War

War and Conflict

Graham Parsons

Mar 8, 20167 min read

Escape of the Gaak: New Technologies and the Ethics of War

Escape of the Gaak: New Technologies and the Ethics of War

AI and Technology

Heather M. Roff

Feb 26, 20167 min read

Just and Unjust Wars in Syria: the Questionable Ethics of Bombing ISIS

Just and Unjust Wars in Syria: the Questionable Ethics of Bombing ISIS

War and Conflict

Christopher J Finlay

Feb 16, 20169 min read

Is There an Islamic State?

Is There an Islamic State?

War and Conflict

Adam Hosein

Sep 3, 20158 min read

Cultural Property Under the Law of Armed Conflict

Cultural Property Under the Law of Armed Conflict

War and Conflict

Adil Ahmad Haque

May 31, 20155 min read

Should We Send Weapons or Troops? The Ethics of Supplying Arms vs. Military Intervention

Should We Send Weapons or Troops? The Ethics of Supplying Arms vs. Military Intervention

War and Conflict

James Pattison

May 31, 20158 min read

In Defense of Objects

In Defense of Objects

War and Conflict

Jonathan Peterson

May 29, 20157 min read

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