Routledge Handbook of Military Ethics

George Lucas is Professor of Ethics and Public Policy Emeritus, at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, and Distinguished Chair of Ethics (retired), U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis. He is author of Military Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know (2015), Anthropologists in Arms (2009) and editor of Ethics and the Military Profession (2008).

• Foreword, General Martin E. Dempsey Introduction: On the Very Idea of 'Ethics' and a 'Military Profession', George R. Lucas, Jr PART I: The Moral Foundations of the Military Profession 1: Military Ethics: A Discipline in Crisis, Alasdair C. MacIntyre 2: American Military Professions and their Ethics, Don M. Snider 3: A Profession Like No Other, Patricia Cook PART II: Jus Ante Bellum: Preparing the Military Profession for its Moral Obligations 4: The Ethics of Military Ethics Education, Richard Schoonhoven 5: Jus Ante Bellum: Principles of Pre-War Conduct, Roger Wertheimer 6: Selective Conscientious Objection, Paul Robinson 7: Military Culture and War Crimes, Jessica Wolfendale 8: Military Ethics and Character Development, Martin L. Cook 9: Ethics in the US Navy, Vice Admiral Walter E. Carter, Jr 10: Effective Democratization and the Development of Moral Competencies in the Armed Forces of African State, Alain Fogue Tedom 11: Expeditionary Ethics Education, David Whetham PART III: Military Ethics and Professionalism Across Nations and Cultures 12: Military Ethics in Variant Cultural Traditions: Warrior Codes Revisited, Shannon E. French 13: Military Ethics: From Theory to Practice, Brigadier General Benoit Royal 14: Military Ethics in Sun Tzu’s Art of War and its Contemporary Significance, Col. Shang Wei 15: Three Synoptic Views of China’s 'People’s Liberation Army' on Military Ethics and Justified War, Ping-cheung Lo 16: Japanese Warfare Ethics, Vice Admiral Fumio Ota 17: Armed Forces Officership: An International Military Capability, Patrick Mileham 18: Military Ethics and Strategy: Senior Commanders, Moral Values and Cultural Perspectives, Shannon Brandt Ford 19: Toward a European Code of Conduct for Military and Peacekeeping Forces, International Cadets of the Saint-Cyr Military Academy PART IV: Contemporary Issues in Ethics and Military Practice 20: Ethical Issues in Defense Systems Acquisition, Major General Robert Latiff 21: The Revolt of the Generals, Col. Jeff McCausland 22: Ethical Assessment Up and Down the Civilian-Military Chain of Command, Major General Paul D. Eaton 23: The Military Scientist: Deconflicting Moral Responsibilities, Thierry Pichevin 24: Military Medical Ethics in War and Peace, Michael L. Gross 25: Serving Two Masters: When Professional Ethics Collide with Personal Morality, Rebecca J. Johnson 26: The Unlimited Liability Contract and its Effects on Serving Military Personnel, Revd Nikki Coleman 27: The Ethics of the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy and Military Readiness, Aaron Belkin 28: The Ethics of Inclusion: Gender Equality, Equal Opportunity and Sexual Assault in the Australian, British, Canadian and US Armed Forces, Andrea Ellner PART V: Emerging Ethical Challenges for the Military Profession 29: Ethical Issues in Armed Humanitarian Intervention, Stephen Coleman 30: Private Military Contractors and the Military Profession, George R. Lucas, Jr. 31: Ethics and the Human Terrain System, Col. Daniel S. Zupan 32: Military Operations and Media Coverage: The Interplay of Law and Legitimacy, Laurie R. Blank 33: Drones and Targeted Killings: Facing the Challenges of Unlimited Executive Power, Amos Guiora and Lt. Col. Jason Shelton 34: Drones, Courage, and Military Culture, Rob Sparrow 35: Non-lethal Weapons and the Rules of Engagement, Pauline Shanks Kaurin 36: Captain America and ‘Iron Man’: Biological, Genetic and Psychological Enhancement and the Warrior Ethos, Max Mehlman 37: Just War under CyberGaia, Col. James Cook

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