Screen LibraryEthical dilemmas in the global defense industry /
"The defense industry develops, produces, and sells weapons that cause great harm. It operates at the intersection of the public and private sectors, with increased reliance on technology companies. Although such firms exist primarily to serve their host states, they routinely interact with for...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2023] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford series in ethics, national security, and rule of law
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| Summary: |
"The defense industry develops, produces, and sells weapons that cause great harm. It operates at the intersection of the public and private sectors, with increased reliance on technology companies. Although such firms exist primarily to serve their host states, they routinely interact with foreign legal systems and diverse cultures. This context creates unique ethical challenges. That being the case, is the defense industry ethically defensible? How should it be regulated? How should it respond to worrisome technological developments such as autonomous weapons systems? How should business be conducted in countries where bribery is the norm? To what extent can this industry's intrinsic ethical problems be overcome? This book addresses such questions, bringing together the diverse perspectives of scholars and practitioners from academia, government service, the military, and the private sector. It aims to inform a discussion about the moral and legal challenges facing the global defense industry and to introduce solutions that are innovative, effective, and practical"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 510 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190675813 0190675810 |
| Index Number: | K3924 |
| CLC: |
D971.221.2 D912.12 |
| Call Number: | D912.12/E842 |
| Contents: |
The defense industry's contribution to national security / The sniper and the psychopath : a parable in defense of the weapons industry / Fiduciary duties of officers and directors of military contractors : shareholder primacy or loyalty to the United States? / What ethical dilemmas? The U.S. defense industry and foreign arms sales / The ethics of better weapons : a soldier lawyer's view / Space ethics for the modern warrior / Protecting civilian data in armed conflicts : the need for an ethical foundation / Make them rare or make them care : artificial intelligence and moral cost-sharing / Defense firms' duties to society when presented with an opportunity to pay a bribe / Tackling defense corruption : a "whole sector" approach / The nexus of arms embargoes, corruption, and foreign investment / Some ethical dimensions of defense offsets / Ethical issues in the global arms industry : a role for engineers / Mandatory disclosure : how anti-corruption measures can affect competition in defense markets / The Compliance Mentorship Program : improving ethics and compliance in small government contractors / Silo mentalities, dominant logics, and their ethical challenges in the defense industry / Strange bedfellows? Representative democracy and academic engagement with the defense industry / |