Ethical challenges during epidemics is of high topical interest given the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Western Africa and the likelihood of similar events in the future. The topic of epidemics ad infectious diseases tends to take a more general perspective in current literature. This volume builds on this research and further takes into account the specifics of a military context since military actors are always involved in a decisive manner during disasters and large scale public health emergencies. This book collates a range of experiences from pre-deployment training and recent...

This book explores the ethical implications of using armed contractors, taking a consequentialist approach to this multidisciplinary debate.

While privatization is not a new concept for the US military, the public debate on military privatization is limited to legal, financial, and pragmatic concerns. A critical assessment of the ethical dimensions of military privatization in general is missing. More specifically, in light of the increased reliance upon armed contractors, it must be asked whether it is morally permissible for governments to employ them at all. To this end, this book...

This book offers insightful and constructive advice on ethics education for the military, both theoretical and practical, about how situations can be improved and the means that could and should be employed towards this end.

The media continue to headline instances of grossly unethical behaviour in areas of conflict by members of Western armed forces with immeasurable and perhaps irreparable harm to any campaign to win the 'hearts and minds' of the people and to any claim by Western democracies to hold the moral high ground. The solution to the problem is perceived to lie in...