Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book begins with a theoretical discussion of issues relating to ethics education for irregular warfare. It presents an issues which includes an examination of the question of torture, as well as case studies from Iraq and Israel. The book complements and expands on work presented in an earlier volume on Ethics Education in the Military. Asa Kasher's refers to a model of ethical education which attempts to engage troops understanding. Alex Moseley notes that individual soldiers remain agents of choice responsible and hence accountable for their choices. This means that soldiers, as moral agents, ought to be encouraged to reflect upon military practice and commands. Stephen Deakin shows that the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst does something similar, although in a less overtly philosophical fashion; submerging officer cadets in the desired army ethos is the preferred Sandhurst method.