Force Short of War in Modern Conflict: Jus Ad Vim

Jai Galliott explores the overarching phenomenon of how force short of war is being used in modern conflict, and how it impacts just war theory. He shows that we need to bring the rules of war into alignment with increasingly digital means of conducting kinetic warfare through the force short of war paradigm. The use of force short of war is now commonplace, in large part owing to casualty averseness and the explosion of emerging technologies, most notably drones, autonomous robotics and cyberwarfare. It often involves the selective or limited use of military force to achieve political objectives and assumes many forms. These include targeted killing, assassination, special-forces raids, limited duration bombing campaigns or missile strikes, and 'low intensity' counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations.

Table of Contents:
Notes on ContributorsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction: The Rise of Force Short of War Part I. The Need for Recalibration 2. Asymmetry in Modern Combat: Explaining the Inadequacy of Jus ad Bellum and Jus in BelloJai & Cassitie Galliott 3. The Fog of War: Violence, Coercion and Jus ad vimDanielle L. Lupton & Valerie Morkevičius 4. The Responsibility to Protect and Uses of Force Short of WarEamon Aloyo Part II. Options for Recalibration 5. From Jus ad Bellum to Jus ad Vim: Recalibrating Our Understanding of the Moral Use of ForceDaniel R. Brunstetter & Megan Braun 6. A Framework for an Ethics of Jus ad Vim in Context of Human RightsChristopher Ketcham 7. Jus ad Vim: The Morality of Military and Police Use of Force in Armed Conflicts Short of WarSeumas Miller 8. Just War Theory, Armed Force Short of War and Escalation to WarJohn W. Lango 9. Jus ad Vim and the Question of How to do Just War TheoryChristian Nikolaus Braun & Jai Galliott Part III. Problems for Recalibration 10. On the Redundancy of Jus ad Vim: A Response to Daniel Brunstetter and Megan BraunHelen Frowe 11. Are Novel Jus ad Vim Principles Needed to Judge Military Measures Short of War?Shawn Kaplan 12. Moral Injury, Mission-Drift and Limited WarJames Gillcrist & Nick Lloyd 13. Pacifism and Targeted Killing as a Force Short of WarNicholas Parkin 14. In Defence of Jus ad Vim: Why We Need a Moral Framework for the Use of Limited ForceDaniel R. Brunstetter

About the Author :
Jai Galliott is Group Leader of Values in Defence & Security Technology at the Australian Defence Force Academy at the University of New South Wales; Non-Residential Fellow at the Modern War Institute at the United States Military Academy, West Point and Visiting Fellow in The Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at the University of Oxford. He is a defence analyst and expert on the ethical, legal and strategic issues associated with the employment of emerging technologies, including cyber systems, autonomous vehicles and soldier augmentation. His publications include: Ethics and the Future of Spying: Technology, National Security and Intelligence Collection (Routledge 2016); Military Robots: Mapping the Moral Landscape (Ashgate 2015); Super Soldiers: The Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (Ashgate 2015); and Commercial Space Exploration: Ethics, Policy and Governance (Ashgate 2015).

Review :
The use of force short of war is a new topic in political and military thought. I cannot imagine a better introduction to the topic than this book. Jai Galliott has brought together a group of writers representing all the possible positions, and their arguments are spirited and engrossing.