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Stockdale Fellow to join Alden March Bioethics Institute

Dr. Pierce Randall, a Stockdale Center Resident Fellow, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship at the Alden March Bioethics Institute (AMBI) at Albany Medical College. After receiving his Ph.D....

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USNA Brain Science & Effective Leadership Speaker Series - Prof James Giordano - 'HOPE' for a Super Sailor?

 This presentation is part of the 'Brain Science and Effective Leadership Series,' hosted by the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership. Dr. Girordano is with the Georgetown...

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Trailer: 'POW' - Preview of Documentary in Production

This is a trailer for a forthcoming documentary film presently in production by 3 Penny Films, and sponsored by the Stockdale Center, thanks to the generosity of our donors, in particular, the...

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Dr. Ed Barrett, John Ikenberry and John Mearshimer - "The Future of the Liberal International Order"

  Dr. Edward T. Barrett, the Dean of Research and Director of the Office of Research and Scholarship at the US Naval Academy's Stockdale Center for Ethical...

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Stockdale Blog

The Least Abhorrent Choice?

03-21-2021 by Shaun Baker

When gaging the morality of the use of atomic weapons to end the Asia Pacific War, one of the things we are obliged to consider is the likely consequences of other options available at the time.
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Were the A-Bombs the Last Resort?

03-01-2021 by David Luban

The debate has never subsided about whether it was morally justified to drop the bombs. This essay examines why it is such a hard question morally and legally then examines whether they were even militarily necessary.
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Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Justified?

02-14-2021 by Dr. Ed Barrett

2020 marked the 75th anniversary of the most ethically controversial decisions in the history of warfare when the United States dropped atomic bombs. The Japanese regime surrendered unconditionally, thus ending the Second World War. An undeniably good consequence.
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