Educational Challenges Regarding Military Action

The Editors: Hubert Annen is head of Military Psychology and Military Pedagogy Studies at the Military Academy at ETH Zurich, and head of the Assessment Center for career officer candidates.Wolfgang Royl is Professor (retired) at the University of the German Bundeswehr, Munich, and Dean for General Didactics at the Faculty of Education since 1976.

• Contents: Philip J. Rossi, SJ: Historical and Cultural Contexts for «Just War» Doctrine – Asa Kasher: The Gaza Campaign («Operation cast lead») and the Just War theory – Juha Mäkinen: Creating a Unified Framework for Future-Oriented Education of Military Ethics – Wolfgang Royl: The Universal Code of Ethics and its Mind-Leading Function in Military Conflicts? – Hermann Jung: Situational Ethics and Cultural Awareness for Task Forces during Intervention-Stabilization-Transformation Operations (IST) – Hubert Annen: Current challenges of Swiss military pedagogy – Bo Talerud: Ethics, Ethos and National Culture – Harold Simpson: Designing a Defence Studies Curriculum – Tamir Libel: Late Bloomers - Professionalising Israel Defence Forces – Juha Mäkinen: The learning and knowledge creating school - Case of the Finnish National Defence College – Wolfgang Royl: On the Mutual Compatibility of Obedience and Conscience – Gavril Malos/Toma Plesanu/Sorina Mardar: Ethical Code in Romanian Defence Acquisition Domain – Radomir Saliger/Antonin Müller: Structural Changes at Czech Education System in New Security Environment – Victoria Syme-Taylor: Innovative Teaching Methods in Military Pedagogy – David Hall: Clio and Mars on Tour. Applied History – Battlefield Tours and Staff Rides in contemporary professional military education – Can Nakkas/Hubert Annen: Portfolio Assessment – Achieving Sustainability in Officers’ Education – Antti-Tuomas Pulkka: Strategies and Challenges in Officer’s Training and Education – Luiza Kraft: Eurocompetences for E.U. standards in the military education system - The case of foreign language teaching in «Carol Ist» National Defense University, Bucharest, Romania.