Military Ethics and Peace Psychology : A Dialogue:a Special Issue of Peace and Conflict.

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: A Dialogue Between Peace Psychology and Military Ethics -- Biographical Note -- References -- Violence and Ecology -- Comparison of Construction and Destruction -- Type of Action Required for Construction or Destruction -- The Tools of Destruction -- Entropy, the Tendency Toward "Disorder -- Acknowledgments -- Biographical Note -- References -- Beyond Precision: Morality, Decision Making, and Collateral Casualties -- A Failure in Precision Targeting -- The Nature of Collateral Casualties and the War in Afghanistan -- Air Operations in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) -- Foundational Theories and Standards -- Ethics and the Just War Theory -- International Law -- Why and How the United States Seeks to Avoid Collateral Casualties -- Determination of Potential Collateral Effects -- The Decision Environment -- Moral Tensions and Conflicts Within the Targeting Process -- Gray Areas and Danger of Bias -- Moral Decision Support for the Warfighter -- Obstacles to Moral Decision Making -- New Support for Decision Makers in Targeting -- Recommendations -- Acknowledgment -- Biographical Note -- References -- Five Obstacles Facing Military Ethics -- The Historical Context -- The Organizational Context -- The Weaponry or Delivery Context -- Distance of Weapon Delivery -- Power of the Weaponry -- Durability of the Effects -- The Nondistinctiveness Context -- The Psychological Context -- In Conclusion -- Afterthought -- Biographical Note -- References -- Can Wars Be Just? -- Afghan War -- Terrorists:" A Misnomer -- Realistic Empathy -- Iraqi War -- The Future -- Biographical Note -- References -- Protracted Asymmetrical Conflict Erodes Standards for Avoiding Civilian Casualties -- The Divergent Goals of the Two Combatants -- Escalation of Conflict -- Nation Partiality -- Uncertainty -- Summary -- Endnotes.

Biographical Note -- References -- Commentary on Morality, Decision Making, and Collateral Casualties -- Biographical Note -- References -- Response to Four Commentaries on "Beyond Precision -- Paras and Centurions: Lessons Learned From the Battle of Algiers -- The French Army in Africa -- The French Army in Indochina -- The French Military in Algeria -- The Battle of Algiers -- Counterinsurgency ideology -- Alienation of the French Military from the Government and the People -- The Corps D'Elite: Paratroopers as a Primary Normative Group -- The Corps D'Elite: Paratroopers as an Autonomous Group -- Lessons We Need to Learn from the Battle of Algiers -- Terrorist Strategy -- Vulnerabilities in Traditional Guides to Military Ethics -- Clausewitz's Trinity of War -- A Current U.S. Army Training Program in Moral Dimensions of War and Peace -- Conclusions -- End Note -- Biographical Note -- References -- Comments on "Paras and Centurions -- Biographical Note -- Unprofessional Warriors: Lesson Small and Large -- Biographical Note -- References -- Battle of Algiers/Battle of Baghdad -- Biographical Note -- Responding to Comments on "Paras and Centurions -- Response to Marc Pilisuk -- Response to Morton Deutsch -- Response to Albert Pepitone -- Response to Amal Winter -- Reference.

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