Publisher's Synopsis
The US Army Command and General Staff College and the Command and General Staff College Foundation are pleased to present this report from the 2016 Fort Leavenworth Ethics Symposium, The Ethics of Humanitarian Military Operations and Intervention. This symposium contributed to the Army Chief of Staff's vision of developing leaders that exercise sound moral judgment in complex environments and situations. The 2016 Ethics Symposium explored the ethical implications of committing the military in non-traditional roles. For the past several decades, a growing debate has emerged regarding the roles of the military and the commitment of forces. This debate is largely in response to the rising number of crises around the world. These events often present widespread, complex problems that require significant resources and expertise. Many have come to view the US military as the nation's solution to all conflict because it is an organization rich
