Helping to shape and anchor values: Opportunities and challenges of a participatory approach
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Ethics education has to make values and responsibility tangible
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“Justice in violence” instead of “justice through violence”: Chivalry challenges common conceptions of war ethics
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Degrading and sexualized masculinity rituals in the military follow an unfortunate inner logic  
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Military ethics requires a deeper understanding of virtues 
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Bundeswehr missions are the touchstone for Innere Führung – not its rebuttal 
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Even in the Bundeswehr, we must not underestimate the bonding force of military subcultures
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Neither warrior ethos nor comfort zone: Innere Führung shouldn’t let itself be disparaged
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Between aspiration and reality – Where does Innere Führung stand? Can the familiar model of the “citizen in uniform” still maintain its claim to validity, or is it in need of readjustment or even re-evaluation and change? That was the opening question in a panel discussion hosted by the German Commission for Justice and Peace and zebis on October 19, 2021, at the Katholische Akademie in Berlin.

In this latest edition of “Ethics and Armed Forces”, we aim to delve deeper into the debate. For it has become apparent, following the withdrawal from Afghanistan, that there is a considerable need for discussion not only within the Bundeswehr but also among the wider public about the role of our armed forces and their leadership principles.

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Rash anti-terror measures prove ineffective and place a strain on foreign relations.   
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There are red lines which a state governed by the rule of law must not cross.
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Bravery also means to withstand group pressure and hostility, if necessary 
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The “military” content of Innere Führung is all too often ignored
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Soldiers act in the context of the networked approach and serve a peace logic. Not least, they need an ethical foundation on which their profession is built.
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State countermeasures are only effective if they are embedded in internationally coordinated strategies.
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