Mervyn Frost is Head of the Department of War Studies at King's College, London. He is currently on the editorial boards of: "International Political Sociology";" Journal of International Political Theory"; and "South African Journal of International Affairs". He has served on the Executive Committee of the International Studies Association (ISA) and was until 2008 Chairman of the International Ethics Section of the ISA. His research interest is in the field of ethics in international relations.