Overview

This volume addresses key ethical issues and challenges of modern urban warfare through ten chapters written by acclaimed experts from eight different countries and three continents. The foreword to the volume was written by Gen. (ret) Mart de Kruif, while Professor Hugo Slim wrote the Introduction. In addition to providing the reader with the history of the intricate relationship between city and war, authors offer critical insights into the ethical problems arising from various dimensions of modern urban warfare: conflicting war narratives, imperative of victory, tactical and leadership specificities, use of non-lethal measures, international interventions, in bello peculiarities of urban warfare, introduction of new weapons and technologies, use of war games and simulations in training for urban warfare, and many more.

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Author:   Dragan Stanar ,  Kristina Tonn
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Volume:   10
Weight:   0.528kg
ISBN:  

9789004522398

ISBN 10:   9004522395
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   05 January 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Urban Operations, Better Be Prepared   Mart de Kruif List of Tables Notes on Contributors  Introduction The City and War   Hugo Slim 1 One Damned Thing after Another Battle of Narratives and Urban-War Chaos   Patrick Mileham 2 Enyo’s Wrath War and the Fate of the City   Srđan Starčević and Ilija Kajtez 3 Virtues for the Smallest Gang? A Contribution to the Leadership Ethics of Urban Warfare   Florian Demont-Biaggi 4 The Kosovo Conflict as a Milestone in International Intervention Practice   Hans-Peter Kriemann 5 An Honest Siege ‘Weaponising Honesty’ and Non-lethal Measures in Urban Operations   Nick Melgaard 6 Military Necessity, Proportionality, and Discrimination The Case of Veracruz   Eric Patterson 7 The Ethics of Eviction Agents versus Bombardment in Urban War Context for the Drone Debate   Charles Knight and Seumas Miller 8 Preventing another Mosul Unmanned Weapon Platforms as the Solution to the Tragedy of a Hostage Siege   Maciek Zajac 9 Can the Robots Save the City? Ethics, Urban Warfare, and Autonomous Weapons   Jenna Allen and Deane-Peter Baker 10 Using Military Simulation Games to Promote Critical Thinking and Ethical Discussions Related to Urban Warfare   Ioanna Lekea Editors’ Remarks   Dragan Stanar and Kristina Tonn Index

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Dragan Stanar, Dr. (1986), EuroISME BoD Member, Associate Professor of Ethics at the Faculty of International Politics and Security, UNT University, teaches Military Ethics at the Military Academy in Belgrade. Published numerous articles and monographs on Military Ethics. Kristina Tonn, MA (1980), Research Manager and Project Officer at zebis, Centre of Ethical Education in the Armed Forces in Hamburg, Germany

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