A podcast about the impact of military technology on strategy and ethics.
Hypervelocity
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Recent Episodes
December 11, 2025
Death Machines with Professor Elke Schwarz
<p><a href="https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/schwarzelke.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Professor Elke Schwarz</a> is Professor of Political Theory at Queen Mary University of London. Her work bridges philosophy, ethics and technology to examine how emerging military and digital systems reshape war, violence and political practice. She investigates how autonomous weapons, military AI, drones and the defence-technology complex challenge traditional moral, political and legal frameworks. She is the author of <a href="https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526114822/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Death Machines: The Ethics of Violent Technologies</a> and publishes widely on the ethical implications of algorithmic systems in warfare.</p><p>In this episode, <a href="https://x.com/ElkeSchwarz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Elke</a> draws on Hannah Arendt's concept of world-alienation to carefully build the case for the emergence of military drones as the logical outcome of a series of developments beginning around the time of the Reformation. Owing to the loss of their property, peasants grounded in local communities and life-worlds were reduced to alienated workers whose basic biological needs for food and shelter became paramount. Later, with the rise of Darwinism, society came to be seen as a biological organism (the body politic) with growth as its teleological goal, and so the ends of statecraft came to be understood as fulfilling the biological needs and health of this organism. Hence, in time, drones emerged as the perfect vector for protecting the body politic from external threats by “excising the cancer of terrorism”, for example. It is not that drones fulfil this role only because they place their pilots beyond physical harm — indeed, drone pilots experience high levels of PTSD — but also because they attempt to place warfare itself in an algorithmic, supposedly neutral technical zone beyond ethical reproach. Ultimately, however, algorithmic drone warfare can never be truly ethical precisely because ethics resides in the uncertain and incalculable terrain where difficult choices must be made.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 Introduction to Political Theory and Technology</p><p>02:51 Arendt's Critique of Darwin and Marx</p><p>06:02 World Alienation and the Human Condition</p><p>09:03 The Nature of Violence in Politics</p><p>11:54 Drones: The New Age of Warfare</p><p>14:42 Ethics and Algorithmic Warfare</p><p>17:27 The Distancing Effect of Drones</p><p>20:22 The Role of Machines in Warfare</p><p>23:15 Conclusion: The Ethics of Drone Warfare</p>
November 6, 2025
Military Design Thinking with Dr Aaron P. Jackson
<p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fhs.se%2Fsc%2Fprofile-page.html%3Fidentity%3D400.34e184ed194d76ec6153add0&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C87bf5700de464323b46108de11ae2665%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638967637138240933%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vhJO7f4NvbxYjZ7UAWd1pIvDg2ddxJqNhYHvdbee82g%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dr Aaron P. Jackson</a> is Senior Lecturer in War Studies at Swedish Defence University in Stockholm, Sweden, where he specialises in researching and teaching operational art, military design thinking, and the ontology of military planning processes. Before commencing this role in February 2025, he was an Australian Public Servant for fifteen years. His public service appointments include Commander State Control Centre – Health in the South Australian Department of Health and Wellbeing, in which role he commanded the out-of-hospital elements of the Department’s COVID-19 pandemic response operations. He has also held a variety of roles in the Australian Department of Defence, including as a doctrine writer, where he was the lead author of the second edition of the Joint Military Appreciation Process doctrine, which is the Australian Defence Force equivalent to the United States’ Joint Publication 5.0 – Joint Planning. In addition to his civilian roles, Aaron is a part time Infantry Officer in the Australian Army Reserve. Holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he is a former Commanding Officer of 10th/27th Battalion, The Royal South Australia Regiment, and he has previously deployed on Operations in Iraq, the Greater Middle East Region, Timor Leste, and domestically within Australia. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are exclusively his own. They do not represent the views of any institution with which he is, or was previously, affiliated.</p><p> In this month's episode, I speak with Dr Aaron P. Jackson about his book <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2FMilitary-Design-Thinking-An-Historical-and-Paradigmatic-Analysis%2FJackson%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9781032183169%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOop224NnKiFXsl9JBHHKHg7icgC_z3zGaxE1U4dkl2lEwnffoYl9&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C87bf5700de464323b46108de11ae2665%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638967637138302103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RwfbrqBydS%2BtTYsqG%2B6LIPGL1q8KDXbMI06sA9JUUEM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2FMilitary-Design-Thinking-An-Historical-and-Paradigmatic-Analysis%2FJackson%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9781032183169%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOop224NnKiFXsl9JBHHKHg7icgC_z3zGaxE1U4dkl2lEwnffoYl9&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C87bf5700de464323b46108de11ae2665%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638967637138343778%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sLTO2ch%2FqFApuJRJyZwxe9uxEin5febZA44yVro9mqQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Military Design Thinking</a><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2FMilitary-Design-Thinking-An-Historical-and-Paradigmatic-Analysis%2FJackson%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9781032183169%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOop224NnKiFXsl9JBHHKHg7icgC_z3zGaxE1U4dkl2lEwnffoYl9&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C87bf5700de464323b46108de11ae2665%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638967637138371272%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=OxGSECMUJ6qSzFw%2B1ikZ82csebwxvXQBibQtdSu8xZ4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"></a>. Military design thinking is an approach to military strategy and problem-solving that emphasises creativity rather than conventional methods, which often rely on linear, analytical approaches that may not adequately address the “wicked problems” encountered in complex and dynamic contemporary conflicts.</p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 Introduction to Military Design Thinking</p><p>02:09 Defining Military Design Thinking</p><p>04:59 The Role of AI in Military Design</p><p>10:12 Doctrinal Ontology in Military Context</p><p>20:51 The Equality of Starting Points in Warfare</p><p>28:24 The Impact of the Iraq War on Military Doctrine</p><p>40:55 Rethinking Military Problem Solving</p><p>44:34 Complex Adaptive Systems vs. Traditional Paradigms</p><p>48:58 The Influence of Postmodernism in Military Design</p><p>55:56 Wicked Problems and Military Contexts</p><p>01:01:06 Challenges in Embedding Design Thinking</p><p>01:04:09 Successful Applications of Design Thinking</p><p>01:11:46 The Future of Military Design Thinking</p><p><br></p><p>Academic publications cited during this podcast: </p><p>4.12: Nelson & Stolterman (2014), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmitpress.mit.edu%2F9780262526708%2Fthe-design-way%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985554339%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=c%2B9ZVpY0X1Od9VuuP52DHl2ZpgcWPA66ArVRaDstugE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Design Way</a>.</p><p>6.50: Bovet Emanuel, et al (2025), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.diva-portal.org%2Fsmash%2Fget%2Fdiva2%3A2004128%2FFULLTEXT01.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985571277%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6SFnebQACkczFM4uHL90tmVfSJFzEZm8EzsHrVrQUDM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Comprehensive Shield 2025</a>.</p><p>9.31: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faodnetwork.ca%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985586644%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QffB0dwwPQvgUWsXa8J5ZbEia%2BtBX3YNwuTJ4Ibuh1o%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Archipelago of Design website</a>.</p><p>10.52: Jackson (2013), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.gc.ca%2Fcollections%2Fcollection_2013%2Fdn-nd%2FD2-320-2013-eng.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985602039%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RxAlxEbcmQ5pca7fWSR9j7e4JXidGV8%2FEh%2BHY6YQBFI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Doctrine, Strategy and Military Culture</a>.</p><p>21.56: Howard (1974), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1080%2F03071847409421160&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985617554%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3LRqHCfcfY0JggznKP3etDD8LCxOuD9llZ3gyhenHlc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Military Science in an Age of Peace</a>.</p><p>27.48: Simpkin (2021), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetheses.whiterose.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F29079%2F1%2FJ%2520Simpkin%2520Explaining%2520Labour%2527s%2520BMD%2520policy%252097-10%2520submitted%252018.6.21.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C2d333b1a1d604e4332f008de1b14843c%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638977972388943786%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=C7noxHgNERhngXv4KVcLlRzahMXzQp8p5UvzUdgh7hY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Explaining Labour's Ballistic Missile Defence Policy 1997-2010.</a></p><p>30.08: Naveh (1997), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2FIn-Pursuit-of-Military-Excellence-The-Evolution-of-Operational-Theory%2FNaveh%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9780714642772&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985632811%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zL8ELmKwotWrq14dMASijMsIdhdkmRtBDrVgh4gyruo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">In Pursuit of Military Excellence</a>.</p><p>33.42: Ryan (2016), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fthe-overlap%2Fa-personal-reflection-on-introducing-design-to-the-u-s-army-3f8bd76adcb2&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985647470%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bRDCt%2FD6Vz5RXiV4qz07LQCqgnJlo9pzYkGDCyNQhk4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">A Personal Reflection on Introducing Design to the U.S. Army</a>.</p><p>37.56: Mann (1992), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpress.armywarcollege.edu%2Fparameters%2Fvol22%2Fiss1%2F19%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985663140%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PTQhSTmBHPh6qUdTHWHIrjv%2FdhGcgsiui%2FFbJt8beY4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Chaos Theory and Strategic Thought</a>.</p><p>56.08: Rittel & Webber (1973), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2FBF01405730&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985678174%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GZGf86mxcZJ9rpJic%2FzIJVnDjUJ2%2FJ7XIOZyjIQhO7k%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning</a>.</p><p>57.07: Nelson & Stolterman (2014), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmitpress.mit.edu%2F9780262526708%2Fthe-design-way%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985692796%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ft2Y%2Bnm81LR%2FtP1hBj9Ii9dE38JFWjzi0J1x0jPk8WI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Design Way</a>.</p><p>59.11: Builder (1989), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMasks-War-American-Military-Corporation%2Fdp%2F0801837766&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985707215%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ySpUHhx2jas0T19lon7ZgIzrzKLvnehiCNHAqoeJQks%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Masks of War</a>.</p><p>1.01.22: English (2004), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FUnderstanding-Military-Culture-Canadian-Perspective%2Fdp%2F077352715X&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985721868%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wJVduZc4BiAU3QHm%2BIvwk%2BSNQnARpxi3mc28RZbFnL8%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Understanding Military Culture</a>.</p><p>1.01.42: Weick (1996), <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F2393722&data=05%7C02%7Cjsimpkin%40craven-college.ac.uk%7C511dddaa5fc749c4e79d08de194b5f79%7C70f92ad8c2b64691bdb5fda0ba5c4570%7C0%7C0%7C638976008985736272%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tTbadDsNS01HsEG%2BV%2B7xe5zC6N9Ses8cNXo1GUe3WL0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Drop your Tools</a>.</p><p>1.06.05: Weizman (2006), <a 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September 25, 2025
Origins of the Just War with Dr Rory Cox
<p><a href="https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/persons/rory-cox" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Dr Rory Cox</a>, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, is Professor of History at the University of St Andrews, where he has taught since 2011. He studies how ideas shape human history, with research spanning the ethics of war, violence, and environmental history. His book <a href="https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/publications/origins-of-the-just-war-military-ethics-and-culture-in-the-ancien#:~:text=Cox%20shows%20how%20the%20emergence,urge%20to%20justify%20state%20violence." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Origins of the Just War: Military Ethics and Culture in the Ancient Near East </a>(Princeton) won the 2024 Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award. His forthcoming book is Solar: A History of Humanity and the Sun.In this conversation, <a href="https://x.com/DrRoryCox" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Dr. Rory Cox</a> discusses his book '<a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691171890/origins-of-the-just-war?srsltid=AfmBOopvngBNdTCpnvhhBKOVIJ6diNI-Ps9Dlpgxc1fnRD5pGCxOu5Dd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Origins of the Just War</a>' and explores the evolution of just war theory from ancient civilizations to modern times. He delves into the nature of warfare in the ancient Near East, the cultural perspectives of the Egyptians, Hittites, and Israelites, and how these perspectives shaped their justifications for war. The discussion also touches on the implications of ancient practices in contemporary warfare, the role of religion, and the modern revisionist approach to just war theory.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Introduction to Dr. Rory Cox and His Work</p><p>01:54 Warfare in the Ancient Near East</p><p>08:02 Understanding Just War Theory</p><p>15:12 Cultural Perspectives on War and Divinity</p><p>27:03 Rituals and Omens in Warfare</p><p>30:37 Legacy of Ancient Warfare in Modern Contexts</p><p>31:33 The Legacy of Vengeance in Warfare</p><p>33:03 Religion's Role in Modern Warfare</p><p>36:50 Evolution of Just War Theory</p><p>44:34 Modern Revisionist Just War Theory</p><p>53:26 Christianity and Just War Theory's Influence</p>
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