Partly cloudy ethics in war, espionage, covert action and interrogation
Provides a practical approach to analyzing ethical issues in war and intelligence operations and applies careful reasoning to issues of vital importance today-- such as the question of torture in interrogating detainees, employing espionage to penetrate hostile regimes and terrorist cells, mounting...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md.
Scarecrow Press
2009
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| Series: | Scarecrow professional intelligence education ;
6 |
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| Summary: | Provides a practical approach to analyzing ethical issues in war and intelligence operations and applies careful reasoning to issues of vital importance today-- such as the question of torture in interrogating detainees, employing espionage to penetrate hostile regimes and terrorist cells, mounting covert action to undermine their power, using discrimination and proportionality in military operations, avoiding atrocities in combat and counterinsurgency, and cultivating moral wisdom |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 247 pages 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 9780810867581 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810867583 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780810863064 (ebook) |