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  • The Ethics of Special Ops

    Raids, Recoveries, Reconnaissance, and Rebels

    par Deane-Peter Baker, Roger Herbert, David Whetham ...
    The field of military ethics has generally been attentive to emerging trends in modern warfare. Cyber, robotics and AI, for example, have inspired an abundant and flourishing literature. One trend, however, has been largely overlooked: the emergence of special operations as a prominent instrument of statecraft. Drawing extensively on historical cases and first-hand experience, the authors of this ... En savoir plus

    $30.99 CAD

  • When Soldiers Say No

    Selective Conscientious Objection in the Modern Military

    Modifié par Andrea Ellner, Paul Robinson, David Whetham ...
    Collections series Military and Defence Ethics
    Traditionally few people challenged the distinction between absolute and selective conscientious objection by those being asked to carry out military duties. The former is an objection to fighting all wars - a position generally respected and accommodated by democratic states, while the latter is an objection to a specific war or conflict - theoretically and practically a much harder idea to ... En savoir plus

    $114.04 CAD

  • Making the Military Moral

    Contemporary Challenges and Responses in Military Ethics Education

    Modifié par Don Carrick, James Connelly, David Whetham ...
    Collections series Military and Defence Ethics
    This book offers a critical analysis, both theoretical and practical, of ethics education in the military.In the twenty-first century, it has become increasingly important to ensure that the armed forces of Western and other democracies fight justly and behave ethically. The ‘good soldier’ has to be not only professionally skilled but morally intelligent. At a time of relentless media scrutiny, ... En savoir plus

    $86.56 CAD

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  • Key Concepts in Military Ethics

    Modifié par Deane-Peter Baker ...
    Can war be morally justified? What is the philosophy behind armed conflict? How do you conduct an ethical war? And what guides military action as the nature of conflict changes over time?Based on a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) designed for both military personnel and non-specialists across the globe, Key Concepts in Military Ethics is structured as a series of 'mini-chapters' that cover a ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Another Bloody Century

    Future Warfare

    par Colin S. Gray ...
    How the wars of the near future will be fought and who will win themMany nations, peoples and special interest groups believe that violence will advance their cause. Warfare has changed greatly since the Second World War; it continued to change during the late 20th century and this process is still accelerating. Political, technological, social and religious forces are shaping the future of ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

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  • The Oxford Handbook of War

    Modifié par Julian Lindley-French, Yves Boyer ...
    Collections series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of War is the definitive analysis of war in the twenty-first century. With over forty senior authors from academia, government and the armed forces world-wide the Handbook explores the history, theory, ethics and practice of war. The Handbook first considers the fundamental causes of war, before reflecting on the moral and legal aspects of war. Theories on the practice of war ... En savoir plus

    $49.59 CAD

  • Solving the People Puzzle

    Cultural Intelligence and Special Operations Forces

    par Dr. Emily Spencer ...
    The twenty-first century has brought the perfect storm of conditions to create substantive global instability. This contemporary operating environment (COE) is characterized by complexity, ambiguity, volatility, and constant danger. It is a human invention that requires a human solution.Special operations forces (SOF), a group comprised of highly trained personnel with the ability to deploy ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Conduct of War in the 21st Century

    Kinetic, Connected and Synthetic

    Modifié par Rob Johnson, Martijn Kitzen, Tim Sweijs ...
    Collections series Routledge Advances in Defence Studies
    This book examines the key dimensions of 21st century war, and shows that orthodox thinking about war, particularly what it is and how it is fought, needs to be updated.Accelerating societal, economic, political and technological change affects how we prepare, equip and organise for war, as well as how we conduct war – both in its low-tech and high-tech forms, and whether it is with high intensity ... En savoir plus

    $71.99 CAD

  • Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century

    Perspectives from the Social Sciences

    Modifié par Jessica Glicken Turnley, Kobi Michael, Eyal Ben-Ari ...
    Collections series Cass Military Studies
    This book sets out the major social scientific approaches to the study of Special Operations Forces.Despite consistent downsizing, over the past two decades the armed forces of the industrial democracies have seen a huge growth in Special Operations Forces (SOF). Through increasing numbers of personnel and more frequent deployments, SOF units have wielded considerable influence in conflicts around ... En savoir plus

    $90.68 CAD

  • Understanding Land Warfare

    par Christopher Tuck ...
    This textbook provides a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues and debates associated with modern land warfare. The second edition has been updated and revised, and includes new chapters on non-western perspectives and hybrid warfare.Drawing on a range of case studies spanning the First World War through to contemporary conflicts in Syria, Ukraine, and Nagorno-Karabakh, the book ... En savoir plus

    $79.99 CAD

  • Complex Peace Operations and Civil-Military Relations

    Winning the Peace

    par Robert Egnell ...
    Collections series Cass Military Studies
    This book explores the impact of different civil-military structures on operational effectiveness in complex peace operations. Recent operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia are examples of grand failures to enforce peace and to promote democracy and development through international interventions. A missing variable in analyses of these conflicts hitherto has been the nature of the civil ... En savoir plus

    $63.20 CAD

  • Ethics Under Fire

    Challenges for the Australian Army

    Modifié par Tom Frame, Albert Palazzo ...
    Events at Abu Ghraib prison and the 1968 My Lai Massacre show that the behaviour of the military can descend into barbarism. How strong is the military's commitment to avoiding such atrocities? Ethics Under Fire – a timely and compelling book – asks questions and raises issues the Australian Army can't ignore. Including chapters on social media and violence, cyberweapons, ethics in special ... En savoir plus

    $26.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus