Ethics under Fire Challenges for the Australian Army

• Main Authors: Frame, Tom, Palazzo, Albert
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Sydney NewSouth Publishing 2017; University of New South Wales Press
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Australia; Combat; Military ethics; Moral and ethical aspects

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 c...

Table of Contents:

• Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acsacs Series -- Contributors -- Disclaimer -- Introduction -- Part 1: Ethical Cultures and Ethical Behaviour -- 1. Why ethics matter Charles J Dunlap Jnr -- 2. Avoiding the descent into barbarism Tom McDermott -- Part 2 -- Operating Ethically in the Joint Environment -- 3. Ethics and institutional conflict Maurie McNarn -- 4. Ethical dilemmas in multinational peacekeeping Pat McIntosh -- Part 3: The Ethical Soldier - Expectations and Realities -- 5. Connecting research, education and training Deane-Peter Baker -- 6. Ethics in Special Operations Ian Langford -- 7. Moral objection and political dissent Tom Frame -- Part 4: The Army and Community Expectations -- 8. Humanitarian values and military objectives Beth Eggleston -- 9. Operating within an NGO: A uniformed perspective Lee Hayward -- Part 5: The Ethics of Emerging Warfare -- 10. The individualisation of modern conflict Jai Galliott -- 11. The ethics of enhanced human performance Matthew Beard -- 12. The ethics of emerging tactics John Hardy -- Part 6: Ethics and The Future Battle Space -- 13. Weaponising social media Shannon Brandt Ford -- 14. What cyberweapons tell us about our just war Adam Henschke -- Part 7: Ethics Education and Training -- 15. The Australian Defence Force and military ethics Hugh Smith -- 16. Military ethics education in the Army: An Achilles heel Jamie Cullens -- 17. The practicalities of ethical accountability Chris Field -- Postscript -- Notes -- Index
• Front Cover -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction Tom Frame -- Part 1: Ethical Cultures and Ethical Behaviour -- 1. Why ethics matter - Charles J Dunlap Jnr -- 2. Avoiding the descent into barbarism - Tom McDermott -- Part 2: Operating Ethically in the Joint Environment -- 3. Ethics and institutional conflict - Maurie McNarn -- 4. Ethical dilemmas in multinational peacekeeping - Pat McIntosh -- Part 3: The Ethical Soldier - Expectations and Realities -- 5. Connecting research, education and training - Deane-Peter Baker -- 6. Ethics in Special Operations - Ian Langford -- 7. Moral objection and political dissent - Tom Frame -- Part 4: The Army and Community Expectations -- 8. Humanitarian values and military objectives - Beth Eggleston -- 9. Operating within an NGO: A uniformed perspective - Lee Hayward -- Part 5: The Ethics of Emerging Warfare -- 10. The individualisation of modern conflict - Jai Galliott -- 11. The ethics of enhanced human performance - Matthew Beard -- 12. The ethics of emerging tactics - John Hardy -- Part 6: ethics and the future battle space -- 13. Weaponising social media - Shannon Brandt Ford -- 14. What cyberweapons tell us about our just war - Adam Henschke -- Part 7: Ethics Education and Training -- 15. The Australian Defence Force and military ethics - Hugh Smith -- 16. Military ethics education in the Army: An Achilles heel - Jamie Cullens -- 17. The practicalities of ethical accountability - Chris Field -- Postscript Albert Palazzo -- Notes -- Index