Urban Warfare and Military Ethics

October 30, 2020 00:36:55
Urban Warfare and Military Ethics
Urban Warfare Project
Urban Warfare and Military Ethics

Oct 30 2020 | 00:36:55

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Show Notes

In this episode, John Spencer is joined by Dr. Deane Baker, an associate professor at the University of New South Wales, Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy. He specializes in the ethics of armed conflict. He discusses his research on military ethics and how ethical dilemmas present themselves on the battlefield. In particular, he explains why urban warfare creates a context that generates unique ethical concerns—concerns that remain unresolved and are of interest to both warfighters and ethicists.

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