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Military Resources

Education and Training in Military Ethics

This section contains resources related to education and training in military ethics

Summary

What Should We Mean by ‘Military Ethics’?

What Should We Mean by ‘Military Ethics’?

Martin L Cook & Henrik Syse Journal of Military Ethics, Vol 9, 2010, Issue 2

Military Virtues

Military Virtues

Practical guidance for military personnel at every career stage

Military Ethics: An Introduction with Case Studies

Military Ethics: An Introduction with Case Studies

Stephen Coleman Oxford University Press, 2012

Military Ethics: What Everyone Needs To Know

Military Ethics: What Everyone Needs To Know

George Lucas Oxford University Press, 2016

Key Concepts in Military Ethics

Key Concepts in Military Ethics

Deane-Peter Baker EDS Publications Ltd, 2015

The Euro ISME Book Series in Military Ethics

The Euro ISME Book Series in Military Ethics

Editor-in-Chief: Ted van Baarda International Studies on Military Ethics is a peer reviewed series of monographs, theses and edited volumes, published by Brill

Ethics and Armed Forces

Ethics and Armed Forces

An international E-Journal for recent topics of military ethics and security policy. Well-known authors critically examine recent issues of modern warfare from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Case Studies in Ethics for Military Leaders

Case Studies in Ethics for Military Leaders

Rick Rubel & George Lucas . 5th Edition, Pearson, 2014

Methodology for Creating Military Medical Ethics Education Tools

Methodology for Creating Military Medical Ethics Education Tools

An explanation of the origins and development of the Military Medical Ethics playing cards and app

Peace Operations Training Institute

Peace Operations Training Institute

The Peace Operations Training Institute provides globally accessible self-paced, online, on-demand courses on peace support, humanitarian relief, and security operations at little to no cost to the student.

A Persistent Fire - The Strategic Ethical Impact of World War I on the Global Profession of Arms

A Persistent Fire - The Strategic Ethical Impact of World War I on the Global Profession of Arms Featured

Many different subjects covered, from religion, through technology, to society

Key references

What Senior Leaders Need to Know About Ethics

What Senior Leaders Need to Know About Ethics Featured

UK Centre for Defence Leadership

Academic Papers

Miron M, Bricknell M. Innovation in education: the military medical ethics 'playing cards' and smartphone application. BMJ Mil Health. 2021 Oct 28:bmjmilitary-2021-001959. doi: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2021-001959. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34711675.
Messelken D. A collection of scenarios in military medical ethics to support training and research. International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services. 2018 Dec;91(4):75-7.
Eva van Baarle, Laura Hartman, Desiree Verweij, Bert Molewijk & Guy Widdershoven (2017) What Sticks? The Evaluation of a Train-the-Trainer Course in Military Ethics and its Perceived Outcomes, Journal of Military Ethics, 16:1-2, 56-77
Carrese, Joseph A. MD, MPH; Malek, Janet PhD; Watson, Katie JD; Lehmann, Lisa Soleymani MD, PhD; Green, Michael J. MD, MS; McCullough, Laurence B. PhD; Geller, Gail ScD, MHS; Braddock, Clarence H. III MD, MPH; Doukas, David J. MD The Essential Role of Med
Mun Kit Wong, Daniel Zhi Hao Hong, Jiaxuan Wu, Jacquelin Jia Qi Ting, Jia Ling Goh, Zhi Yang Ong, Rachelle Qi En Toh, Christine Li Ling Chiang, Caleb Wei Hao Ng, Jared Chuan Kai Ng, Clarissa Wei Shuen Cheong, Kuang Teck Tay, Laura Hui Shuen Tan, Yun Ting
Stirrat GM. Reflections on learning and teaching medical ethics in UK medical schools. Journal of Medical Ethics 2015;41:8-11.
Brooks L, Bell D. Teaching, learning and assessment of medical ethics at the UK medical schools. Journal of Medical Ethics 2017;43:606-612.
The Ethics of Stabilisation and Security Principles for Jus Post Bellum

Videos and other media

The Military Ethics Education Playing Cards

The Military Ethics Education Playing Cards

A short video explaining the training tool that you can find on this site (see menu options above)

Martin Cook: The Just War Tradition in the Contemporary World
Martin Cook: Professional Military Ethics

Martin Cook: Professional Military Ethics

US Naval War College Ethics 2014

Don Snider: Ethics and the Military Profession (introduction by Rear Adm. Carter)
Lt. Col. Linell Letendre: Constitutional Ethics

Lt. Col. Linell Letendre: Constitutional Ethics

US Naval War College Ethics 2013

Martin Cook and Karl Marlantes: The Returning Veteran
A summary of the ‘rules of war’ produced by the ICRC
Military Medical Ethics Education - New Tools.

Other resources

The Strategy Bridge - Review of the Military Ethics Education Playing Cards

Other websites

ZH Center for Military Medical Ethics. MME Scenario Database.