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What is the ultimate purpose of the military? Is killing essential to this? Why are military personnel sometimes allowed to do things that other people are not?

At the heart of the thinking behind Centre for Military Ethics is the determination to provide an open access, free, quality, research led online resource that can be used by anyone, anywhere, to foster ethical awareness and help promote effective ethical decision making in military environments.

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Deane-Peter  Baker

Senior Visiting Research Fellow

Andrea Ellner

Senior Lecturer in Civil-Military Relations & Ethics

Rod Thornton

Reader in Russian Defence and Security Studies

David Whetham

Professor of Ethics and the Military Profession

Projects

three playing cards
Military ethics playing cards and app

Military service members often endure high-pressure, life-or-death situations and suffer from excessive instances of work-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. But tools like Military Ethics: Cards for Humanity, a new international app being offered free of charge by King’s College London’s Centre for Military Ethics and Case Western Reserve University’s Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, can help military service members make more informed decisions and also process and manage their experiences.

Events

20May

Promoting AI Ethics Principles

Discover the importance of ethics education in the development of military AI systems.

People

Deane-Peter  Baker

Senior Visiting Research Fellow

Andrea Ellner

Senior Lecturer in Civil-Military Relations & Ethics

Rod Thornton

Reader in Russian Defence and Security Studies

David Whetham

Professor of Ethics and the Military Profession

Projects

three playing cards
Military ethics playing cards and app

Military service members often endure high-pressure, life-or-death situations and suffer from excessive instances of work-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. But tools like Military Ethics: Cards for Humanity, a new international app being offered free of charge by King’s College London’s Centre for Military Ethics and Case Western Reserve University’s Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, can help military service members make more informed decisions and also process and manage their experiences.

Events

20May

Promoting AI Ethics Principles

Discover the importance of ethics education in the development of military AI systems.

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