Jeremy Moses
Biographic Data
| ID | 3688086 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeremy Moses |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeremy |
| FAMILY NAME | Moses |
| SIGNATURE | MOSES J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canterbury |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8499-0125 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Gaza and the Perils of Militarised Humanitarianism
Israel’s assault on Gaza is now widely recognised as genocidal, yet the Responsibility to Protect ( r2p ) has had little impact on debates over how the international community might respond to protect Palestinian civilians. This article argues that the intertwining of humanitarianism and the use of force within the r2p has led to a situation where the use of force is now often shielded by humanitarian claims and that this, in turn, makes selectiv…
Gaza and the Political and Moral Failure of the Responsibility to Protect
Encoding the Enemy
This article develops a critique of the politics of algorithmic war and autonomous weapons systems. While much of the existing debate is focused on whether algorithmic weapons technologies can satisfy the ethics and laws of war, we argue that more focus should instead be placed on the politics within and around these systems. The theoretical contributions of Elke Schwarz, Louise Amoore, and Carl Schmitt are employed to critique the implied neutra…
A Niebuhrian pacifism for an imperfect world
This article considers the role that might be played by the political thought of Reinhold Niebuhr in contemporary debates over pacifism. It begins with an overview of Niebuhr’s changing position on pacifism, showing how his early commitment to anti-war principles gradually faded over time and was replaced with a pragmatic approach to just war thinking in his later life. The article then considers whether this drift away from pacifism necessarily …
Why Humanitarianism Needs a Pacifist Ethos
Debates concerning the relationship between humanitarianism and the use of force are by no means a new phenomenon, yet humanitarian rationales for waging war have become more and more commonplace over recent decades. The commitment to humanitarian intervention, in particular, raises deep theoretical and practical questions about the foundational principle of political neutrality espoused by many humanitarian aid organisations. In this paper I wil…
Anarchy, pacifism and realism
In anarcho-pacifist thought it is argued that a consistent pacifism could only accord with anarchism, as the establishment and enforcement of any sovereign legal order necessitates the use of violence that is anathema to pacifist ethics. Yet little work has been done to think about how this relation between pacifism and anarchism might be of value in thinking about international relations and international law, where anarchical conditions are bro…
A pacifist ethos for the Responsibility to Protect
Rhetoric and Recollection
President George W. Bush and his administration presented a variety of justifications for the 2003 Iraq war. Academic literature and journalism about the communication campaign emphasized two reasons: Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction program and links to terrorism. Drawing on the first systematic content analysis of the administration's official speeches and statements, this study recounts a more complex, changing campaign with surprisi…
Peace without perfection
It is common in international relations thought to view realism and pacifism as lying at opposite ends of a spectrum on the permissibility of war. Pacifism, from this point of view, is necessarily antithetically opposed to and incompatible with realist thinking on the use of force. This article aims to counter this view and raise some critical questions concerning the incompatibilities of realism and pacifism through an examination of some points…
Ethics of scholarship
I would like to express a preference for an ethics of scholarship that at least partially silences the conservative, constraining voices of convention and allows for a flourishing of creativity and honesty in scholarly writing. I would, finally, like to insist that such creativity and honesty will benefit from a good dose of humility – a sense of our limits as scholars in a world that will continue to defy calculation, rational explanation, and s…
All Necessary Measures
Not the 99% yet
In September of 2000, I took part in the ‘S11’ protests in Melbourne during the World Economic Forum (WEF). Following in the wake of the ‘Battle in Seattle’ protests the preceding year, S11 was und
Sovereignty as irresponsibility? A Realist critique of the Responsibility to Protect
This article aims to cast a critical light on the concept of ‘sovereignty as responsibility’, which lies at the heart of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP). It argues that there are two distinct strands of theorising about sovereignty, de facto and de jure , which are not often clearly distinguished in the literature. After establishing the concept of ‘sovereignty as responsibility’ as a de jure theory of sovereignty, the article goes on to con…
The Iraq War and the Responsibility to Protect
Before the 2003 Iraq war, the political leadership of the United States and United Kingdom had to sell the case for war to their people and the world. This was attempted through a number of speeches that employed rhetorical justifications for the war. Two prominent justifications used during this period involved the employment of security and humanitarian narratives. The security narrative focused on claims regarding Iraq's undermining of interna…
From pacifism to militarisation
The pacifist commitment contained in Article 9 of the Japanese constitution has long been a source of scholarly interest and debate. While the insertion of the clause in the post-Second World War constitution was originally justified by General MacArthur (amongst others) as an expression of the ‘high ideals’ of liberalism and democracy that Japan was now embracing, it has since been derided as an impediment to effective Japanese participation in …
Liberal internationalist discourse and the use of force
The Iraq War and the Responsibility to Protect
Before the 2003 Iraq war, the political leadership of the United States and United Kingdom had to sell the case for war to their people and the world. This was attempted through a number of speeches that employed rhetorical justifications for the war. Two prominent justifications used during this period involved the employment of security and humanitarian narratives. The security narrative focused on claims regarding Iraq's undermining of interna…
Gaza and the Political and Moral Failure of the Responsibility to Protect
Why Humanitarianism Needs a Pacifist Ethos
Debates concerning the relationship between humanitarianism and the use of force are by no means a new phenomenon, yet humanitarian rationales for waging war have become more and more commonplace over recent decades. The commitment to humanitarian intervention, in particular, raises deep theoretical and practical questions about the foundational principle of political neutrality espoused by many humanitarian aid organisations. In this paper I wil…
A pacifist ethos for the Responsibility to Protect
Rhetoric and Recollection
President George W. Bush and his administration presented a variety of justifications for the 2003 Iraq war. Academic literature and journalism about the communication campaign emphasized two reasons: Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction program and links to terrorism. Drawing on the first systematic content analysis of the administration's official speeches and statements, this study recounts a more complex, changing campaign with surprisi…
Peace without perfection
It is common in international relations thought to view realism and pacifism as lying at opposite ends of a spectrum on the permissibility of war. Pacifism, from this point of view, is necessarily antithetically opposed to and incompatible with realist thinking on the use of force. This article aims to counter this view and raise some critical questions concerning the incompatibilities of realism and pacifism through an examination of some points…
Liberal internationalist discourse and the use of force
A Niebuhrian pacifism for an imperfect world
This article considers the role that might be played by the political thought of Reinhold Niebuhr in contemporary debates over pacifism. It begins with an overview of Niebuhr’s changing position on pacifism, showing how his early commitment to anti-war principles gradually faded over time and was replaced with a pragmatic approach to just war thinking in his later life. The article then considers whether this drift away from pacifism necessarily …
Anarchy, pacifism and realism
In anarcho-pacifist thought it is argued that a consistent pacifism could only accord with anarchism, as the establishment and enforcement of any sovereign legal order necessitates the use of violence that is anathema to pacifist ethics. Yet little work has been done to think about how this relation between pacifism and anarchism might be of value in thinking about international relations and international law, where anarchical conditions are bro…
Sovereignty as irresponsibility? A Realist critique of the Responsibility to Protect
This article aims to cast a critical light on the concept of ‘sovereignty as responsibility’, which lies at the heart of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP). It argues that there are two distinct strands of theorising about sovereignty, de facto and de jure , which are not often clearly distinguished in the literature. After establishing the concept of ‘sovereignty as responsibility’ as a de jure theory of sovereignty, the article goes on to con…
Encoding the Enemy
This article develops a critique of the politics of algorithmic war and autonomous weapons systems. While much of the existing debate is focused on whether algorithmic weapons technologies can satisfy the ethics and laws of war, we argue that more focus should instead be placed on the politics within and around these systems. The theoretical contributions of Elke Schwarz, Louise Amoore, and Carl Schmitt are employed to critique the implied neutra…
From pacifism to militarisation
The pacifist commitment contained in Article 9 of the Japanese constitution has long been a source of scholarly interest and debate. While the insertion of the clause in the post-Second World War constitution was originally justified by General MacArthur (amongst others) as an expression of the ‘high ideals’ of liberalism and democracy that Japan was now embracing, it has since been derided as an impediment to effective Japanese participation in …
Liberal internationalist discourse and the use of force
The Iraq War and the Responsibility to Protect
Before the 2003 Iraq war, the political leadership of the United States and United Kingdom had to sell the case for war to their people and the world. This was attempted through a number of speeches that employed rhetorical justifications for the war. Two prominent justifications used during this period involved the employment of security and humanitarian narratives. The security narrative focused on claims regarding Iraq's undermining of interna…
Not the 99% yet
In September of 2000, I took part in the ‘S11’ protests in Melbourne during the World Economic Forum (WEF). Following in the wake of the ‘Battle in Seattle’ protests the preceding year, S11 was und
Sovereignty as irresponsibility? A Realist critique of the Responsibility to Protect
This article aims to cast a critical light on the concept of ‘sovereignty as responsibility’, which lies at the heart of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP). It argues that there are two distinct strands of theorising about sovereignty, de facto and de jure , which are not often clearly distinguished in the literature. After establishing the concept of ‘sovereignty as responsibility’ as a de jure theory of sovereignty, the article goes on to con…
All Necessary Measures
Ethics of scholarship
I would like to express a preference for an ethics of scholarship that at least partially silences the conservative, constraining voices of convention and allows for a flourishing of creativity and honesty in scholarly writing. I would, finally, like to insist that such creativity and honesty will benefit from a good dose of humility – a sense of our limits as scholars in a world that will continue to defy calculation, rational explanation, and s…
A pacifist ethos for the Responsibility to Protect
Rhetoric and Recollection
President George W. Bush and his administration presented a variety of justifications for the 2003 Iraq war. Academic literature and journalism about the communication campaign emphasized two reasons: Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction program and links to terrorism. Drawing on the first systematic content analysis of the administration's official speeches and statements, this study recounts a more complex, changing campaign with surprisi…
Peace without perfection
It is common in international relations thought to view realism and pacifism as lying at opposite ends of a spectrum on the permissibility of war. Pacifism, from this point of view, is necessarily antithetically opposed to and incompatible with realist thinking on the use of force. This article aims to counter this view and raise some critical questions concerning the incompatibilities of realism and pacifism through an examination of some points…
Anarchy, pacifism and realism
In anarcho-pacifist thought it is argued that a consistent pacifism could only accord with anarchism, as the establishment and enforcement of any sovereign legal order necessitates the use of violence that is anathema to pacifist ethics. Yet little work has been done to think about how this relation between pacifism and anarchism might be of value in thinking about international relations and international law, where anarchical conditions are bro…
Why Humanitarianism Needs a Pacifist Ethos
Debates concerning the relationship between humanitarianism and the use of force are by no means a new phenomenon, yet humanitarian rationales for waging war have become more and more commonplace over recent decades. The commitment to humanitarian intervention, in particular, raises deep theoretical and practical questions about the foundational principle of political neutrality espoused by many humanitarian aid organisations. In this paper I wil…
A Niebuhrian pacifism for an imperfect world
This article considers the role that might be played by the political thought of Reinhold Niebuhr in contemporary debates over pacifism. It begins with an overview of Niebuhr’s changing position on pacifism, showing how his early commitment to anti-war principles gradually faded over time and was replaced with a pragmatic approach to just war thinking in his later life. The article then considers whether this drift away from pacifism necessarily …
Encoding the Enemy
This article develops a critique of the politics of algorithmic war and autonomous weapons systems. While much of the existing debate is focused on whether algorithmic weapons technologies can satisfy the ethics and laws of war, we argue that more focus should instead be placed on the politics within and around these systems. The theoretical contributions of Elke Schwarz, Louise Amoore, and Carl Schmitt are employed to critique the implied neutra…
Gaza and the Political and Moral Failure of the Responsibility to Protect
Gaza and the Perils of Militarised Humanitarianism
Israel’s assault on Gaza is now widely recognised as genocidal, yet the Responsibility to Protect ( r2p ) has had little impact on debates over how the international community might respond to protect Palestinian civilians. This article argues that the intertwining of humanitarianism and the use of force within the r2p has led to a situation where the use of force is now often shielded by humanitarian claims and that this, in turn, makes selectiv…
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