The moral dimension of asymmetrical warfare : counter-terrorism, democratic values and military ethics / / by Th. A. van Baarda and D.E.M. Verweij (eds.) ; with a foreword by Richard Dannett.

• Author: Nederlandse Defensie Academie.
• TeilnehmendeR: Baarda, Ted van.; Verweij, Désirée.; Nederlandse Defensie Academie.; Netherlands Institute for Military Ethics.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff eBook titles 2009
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (544 p.)
• Notes: "Report of an international conference hosted by the Ministry for Defence of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Defence Academy."; "Publication of the Netherlands Institute for Military Ethics (NIME)."

During the Cold War - an era in which the term ‘asymmetric warfare’ was not well known - the issue of the laws and ethics of war seemed simple enough to most soldiers, being concerned mainly with leadership, management, and morale. Post-Cold War reality revealed a very different set of challenges, i...