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Morality and Ethics at War

Bridging the Gaps Between the Soldier and the State

By: Deane-Peter Baker

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Morality and Ethics at War

Bridging the Gaps Between the Soldier and the State

By: Deane-Peter Baker

In Morality and Ethics of War, which includes a foreword by Major General Susan Coyle, ethicist Deane-Peter Baker goes beyond existing treatments of military ethics to address a fundamental problem: the yawning gap between the diverse moral frameworks defining personal identity on the one hand, and the professional military ethic on the other. Baker argues that overcoming this chasm is essential to minimising the ethical risks that can lead to operational and strategic failure for military forces engaged in today's complex conflict environment. He contends that spanning the gap is vital in preventing moral injury from befalling the nation's uniformed servants. Drawing on a revised account of what he calls 'the Just War Continuum', Baker develops a bridging framework that combines conceptual clarity and rigour with insights from cutting edge psychological research and creates a practical means for military leaders to negotiate the moral chasm in military affairs.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350104574

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9781350104570

Just Warriors, Inc.

The Ethics of Privatized Force

By: Deane-Peter Baker

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Just Warriors, Inc.

The Ethics of Privatized Force

By: Deane-Peter Baker

The presence of contractors on today's battlefields is without question one of the most significant developments in modern warfare. While many contractors perform relatively benign tasks on behalf of the military, controversy rages around those contractors who offer services that involve the use of armed force. The rise of the private military industry raises some difficult issues. For example, Jeremy Scahill, one of the industry's most vociferous critics, questions whether the outsourcing of military force is not 'a subversion of the very existence of the nation-state and of principles of sovereignty'. These questions are at essence philosophical challenges to the existence of the private military industry. In Just Warriors, Inc., philosopher and ethicist Deane-Peter Baker argues that, contrary to popular assumptions, a compelling moral and philosophical case can be made in favour of the ongoing utilization of the services that these 'private warriors' offer. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in moving beyond the hyperbole and exploring in depth the real questions that should be asked about the privatisation of military force.

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240

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Bloomsbury Academic

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1441111727

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9781441111722

Citizen Killings

Liberalism, State Policy and Moral Risk

By: Deane-Peter Baker

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Citizen Killings

Liberalism, State Policy and Moral Risk

By: Deane-Peter Baker

Citizen Killings: Liberalism, State Policy and Moral Risk offers a ground breaking systematic approach to formulating ethical public policy on all forms of 'citizen killings', which include killing in self-defence, abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, euthanasia and killings carried out by private military contractors and so-called 'foreign fighters'. Where most approaches to these issues begin with the assumptions of some or other general approach to ethics, Deane-Peter Baker argues that life-or-death policy decisions of this kind should be driven first and foremost by a recognition of the key limitations that a commitment to political liberalism places on the state, particularly the requirement to respect citizens' right to life and the principle of liberal neutrality. Where these principles come into tension Baker shows that they can in some cases be defused by way of a reasonableness test, and in other cases addressed through the application of what he calls the 'risk of harm principle'. The book also explores the question of what measures citizens and other states might legitimately take in response to states that fail to implement morally appropriate policies regarding citizen killings.

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169

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472575458

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9781472575456

The Ethics of Special Ops

Raids, Recoveries, Reconnaissance, and Rebels

By: Deane-Peter Baker,Roger Herbert,David Whetham

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The Ethics of Special Ops

Raids, Recoveries, Reconnaissance, and Rebels

By: 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 book call attention to qualities inherent in special operations – and special operators – that challenge the moral framework which has long informed conventional military operations. Moral theorists will find this analysis provocative, while practitioners – those who conduct or oversee special operations and have an interest in the moral wellbeing of special operators – can put the authors' insights to practical use. Those who simply view with fascination the opaque world of special operations will find this book illuminating.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009292080

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9781009292085

Book's by Deane-Peter Baker

Morality and Ethics at War

Morality and Ethics at War

Just Warriors, Inc.

Just Warriors, Inc.

Citizen Killings

Citizen Killings

The Ethics of Special Ops

The Ethics of Special Ops

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