Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership
Mission
The Center’s mission is to empower leaders to make courageous ethical decisions. The Center’s priority audience is at the Naval Academy, yet the Center has a broader vision to be a “beacon to the nation,” exporting lessons from the Academy to influential leaders.Recent News and Events
Stockdale Blog
How should the laws of armed conflict address the rise of AI-augmented decision-making?
10-26-2021 by Dr. Jovana Davidovic - USNA Class of 1962
When Machines Help Us Make Life-or-Death Decisions: How should the laws of armed conflict address the rise of AI-augmented decision-making.
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A Code of Ethics for the US Armed Forces? A Counterpoint
09-21-2021 by Dr. Joe Thomas
A counter-argument to the thisis presented by Col Bonadonna's paper at the War College. Perhaps a counter-intuitive argument, but each point is addressed individually.
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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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Stockdale Podcasts
Listen to inspiring, interactive, informative, and proactive Podcasts. Various discussions of leadership, ethics, and law.
The New NE203 Course: Ethics and Moral Reasoning for the Naval Leader
The Bill of Rights and the Uniform Code of Military Justice Series 
The Brigade Honor Concept Podcast
This six part podcast series is designed by Midshipman for their companymates, teammates and classmates. It is a tool to better understand the principles of the Honor Concept of the Brigade of Midshipmen.
