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Euro-ISME 2026
Ethical Challenges to Civil Military Relations in Europe
Convention centre of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Amsterdam
11-13 May 2026
Benoît Royal Award
Recognises outstanding contributions to the field of defence and military ethics.
Sponsored by C&V Defence
Will be awarded in Brussels early in 2026
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26 January 2026
Today, a box arrived with EuroISME’s latest in its book series ‘International Studies on Military Ethics’. It concerns volume 15, which is based on Francisco Lobo’s thesis, “Echoes of Chivalry: Military Honour and Human Dignity in the Age of Professional Armies”. It has been published by Martinus Nijhoff. LINK Chivalry is not dead. Beyond baseline legal notions, additional normative standards of an ethical nature are essential to protect both civilians from unjustified harm and combatants themselves from moral injury. These additional standards are embedded in the concepts of military honour and human dignity. Together, they rejuvenate the old code of chivalry in the era of professionalised armed forces. Congratulations, Francisco!
3 January 2026
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1 December 2025
Euro-ISME is proud and honoured to welcome The Bundeswehr Centre of Military History and Social Sciences ( Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr , abbreviated as ZMSBw ) as its newest institutional member.
