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Ethics and War in
the 21st Century
Ethics and War in the 21st Century
explores the ethical implications of war in the
contemporary world. The author, a leading theorist of warfare, explains why it is
of crucial importance that Western countries should continue to apply traditional
ethical rules and practices in war, even when engaging with international terrorist
groups.
The book uses the work of the late American philosopher Richard Rorty to
explain the need to make ethical rules central to the conduct of military opera-
tions. Arguing that the question of ethics was re-opened by the ‘War on Terror’,
the book then examines America’s post-9/11 redefinition of its own prevailing
discourse of war. It ends with a discussion of other key challenges to the ethics of
war, such as the rise of private security companies and the use of robots in war. In
exploring these issues, this book seeks to place ethics at the centre of debates
about the conduct of future warfare.
This book will be of great interest to all students of military ethics, war studies, mil-
itary history and strategic studies in general, and to military colleges in particular.
Christopher Coker
is Professor of International Relations, LSE and Visiting
Professor at the Staff College, Oslo. He is the author of many books on war, most
recently
The Warrior Ethos
(Routledge 2007).
LSE International Studies
Series Editors: John Kent, Christopher Coker, Fred Halliday,
Dominic Lieven and Karen Smith
The International Studies series is based on the LSE’s oldest research centre and,
like the LSE itself, was established to promote interdisciplinary studies. The CIS
facilitates research into many different aspects of the international community
and produces interdisciplinary research into the international system as it experi-
ences the forces of globalisation. As the capacity of domestic change to produce
global consequences increases, so does the need to explore areas which cannot be
confined within a single discipline or area of study. The series hopes to focus on
the impact of cultural changes on foreign relations, the role of strategy and for-
eign policy and the impact of international law and human rights on global
politics. It is intended to cover all aspects of foreign policy, including the histori-
cal and contemporary forces of empire and imperialism, the importance of
domestic links to the international roles of states and non-state actors, particularly
in Europe, and the relationship between development studies, international politi-
cal economy and regional actors on a comparative basis, but is happy to include
any aspect of the international with an interdisciplinary aspect.
American Policy Toward Israel
The power and limits of beliefs
Michael Thomas
The Warrior Ethos
Military culture and the war on terror
Christopher Coker
The New American Way of War
Military culture and the political utility of force
Benjamin Buley
Ethics and War in the 21st Century
Christopher Coker
Ethics and War in
the 21st Century
Christopher Coker
First published 2008 by Routledge
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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
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© 2008 Christopher Coker
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or
utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known
or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information
storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Coker, Christopher.
Ethics and war in the 21st Century / Christopher Coker
p.cm.
ISBN 978-0-415-45282-3 (pbk.) – ISBN 978-0-415-45280-9 (hardback) – ISBN
978-0-203-93089-2 (e-book) 1. War (Philosophy) 2. War–Moral and ethical
aspects. 3. War on Terrorism, 2001- I. Title. II. Title: Ethics and war in the 21st
century.
U21.2.C6396 2008
172’.42–dc22
2007034547
ISBN 0-203-93089-4 Master e-book ISBN
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ISBN 978-0-203-93089-2 (ebk)
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