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Doing the right thing is the right thing to do
There’s an old maxim in military affairs: ‘lose moral authority, lose the war’! It’s most often quoted in the context of the...
Sex and War
Should United Nations Peacekeepers be prohibited from having sex with female civilians in the country they’re deployed in? Dr Olivera Simic...
The Paradox of Non-lethal Weapons
Not all weapons are designed to kill; some are just meant to cause injury. Yet under the rules of war—a somewhat haphazard collection of...
Islamic world unleashes the demons of misogyny
THE targeting of Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old girl shot this month by a Pakistani Taliban assassin, brought back memories of my teenage years in...
Kony 2012 and Saying What You Mean', Practical Ethics
Kony 2012 has become the highest profile issue of international justice on social media by far. For those without a Facebook account, Kony 2012...
Going to war for peace (audio)
Author, diplomat and journalist Shashi Tharoor writes in Forbes India magazine that throughout history, men have waged war for power, wealth, land...
The thinking man's approach to university
Matt Beard's reaction to philosophy in high school wasn't positive. ''I found it to be really, really boring,'' Beard says. ''I think it was a little...
Latest deaths demand answers about our Afghan involvement
With the death of a fourth Australian soldier in two weeks, there is a growing urgency for Australia's leaders to provide a clear rationale and...
There’s nothing ‘good’ about the war in Libya
An international relations expert says there’s no going back to the so-called ‘good interventions’ of the 1990s. Libya has rapidly...
Libya: moral blackmail trumps political debate
In his address to the nation, Obama cynically elevated the moral imperative over 'nasty' political criticisms. President Barack Obama’s address...
Crunch time in Libya
The allies are sending out dangerous signs of confusion just when resolution is most needed. Only five weeks after Western aircraft flew their first...
Of law and war
Our military justice system distinguishes us from the Taliban - let it run its course. On a November night in 2007, Australian commandos raided an...
Futile US crusade for democracy
The Liberal Party has said - predictably - that Australia should send more troops to Afghanistan. The party should learn more from past mistakes. The...
There’s more to war than moral dilemmas
A new play on Afghanistan exposes the ideological nature of our apparently neutral ways of seeing the world. Does anyone really know what allied...
The Dalai Lama on violence
The Dalai Lama's message for Armed Forces Day may surprise those who assume him to be a pacifist. The Dalai Lama has sent a message of support for...
Bloody Sunday: history reduced to psychodrama
The inquiry report into the Derry massacre rips events from their historical context: the conflict between Irish nationalists and the British state...
An awkward guest-list
The United States cannot count on a warm response, even from friends, to its campaign to strengthen the international regime on nuclear proliferation...
One-sided thinking on Gallipoli an injustice
Legends are like earthquakes. They happen. Afterwards, we try to understand the forces that created them. Anzac is an Australian legend that has a...
We need honest debate, not a bureaucratic inquiry
We wouldn’t need another bloody inquiry into Iraq if there had been some serious moral and political discussion about the war. On 19 March 2003...
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