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Ethical Dilemmas in the Global Defense Industry


ISBN13: 9780190675813
Published: May 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
Country of Publication: USA
Format: Hardback
Price: £107.50



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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.

Subjects:
Public International Law
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Foreword, Leo Mackay
Introduction, Daniel E. Schoeni and Tobias Vestner
PART I: ASSESSING ETHICAL NORMS IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY
Chapter 1. Tobias Vestner, The Defense Industry's Contribution to National Security
Chapter 2. Duncan MacIntosh, The Sniper and the Psychopath: A Parable in Defense of the Weapons Industry
Chapter 3. Richard W. Painter, Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Directors of Military Contractors: Shareholder Primacy or Loyalty to the United States?
Chapter 4. C. Edward Peartree, What Ethical Dilemmas? The U.S. Defense Industry and Foreign Arms Sales
PART II: ETHICAL DILEMMAS RELATING TO NEW MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES
Chapter 5. Thomas E. Ayres, Kevin Govern, and Michael W. Meier, The Ethics of Better Weapons: A Soldier Lawyer's View
Chapter 6. Brian Green, Space Ethics for the Modern Warrior
Chapter 7. Jeffrey Biller and Timothy Goins, Protecting Civilian Data in Armed Conflicts: The Need for an Ethical Foundation
Chapter 8. Blake Hereth and Nicholas G. Evans, Artificial Intelligence and the Cost-Sharing Dilemma
PART III: ADDRESSING CORRUPTION IN GLOBAL MARKETS
Chapter 9. Philip M. Nichols, Defense Firms' Duties to Society When Presented with an Opportunity to Pay a Bribe
Chapter 10. Mark Pyman, Tackling Defense Corruption: A “Whole Sector” Approach
Chapter 11. Nancy Hite-Rubin, The Nexus of Arms Embargoes, Corruption, and Foreign Investment
Chapter 12. Daniel E. Schoeni, Some Ethical Dimensions of Defense Offsets
PART IV: INNOVATIONS FOR IMPROVING ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY
Chapter 13. Michael Davis, Ethical Issues in the Global Arms Industry: A Role for Engineers
Chapter 14. Christopher R. Yukins, Mandatory Disclosure: How Anti-Corruption Measures Can Affect Competition in Defense Markets
Chapter 15. Jessica Tillipman and Vijaya Surampudi, The Compliance Mentor-Protege Program: Improving Compliance in Small to Mid-Sized Contractors
Chapter 16. Patricia H. Werhane, Silo Mentalities, Dominant Logics, and Their Ethical Challenges in the Defense Industry
PART V: CONCLUSION
Chapter 17. Steven L. Schooner and Evan Matsuda, Strange Bedfellows: Representative Democracy and Academic Engagement with the Defense Industry