The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the Spring 2026 issue of the journal. The issue kicks off the celebration of the journal's 40th volume, for which the editors have commissioned a series of essays by authors of some of the most highly cited articles and essays in our archive. Starting off the EIA Volume 40 essay series is an essay by David Schlosberg on climate justice and capabilities. The issue also contains a special section on the ethics and experience of war organized by Cian O’Driscoll, featuring contributions by Sian Troath; Jessica Wolfendale; Beth Rowan; Thomas Gregory, Craig Jones, Helen M. Kinsella, Nisha Shah, and Lina Aburas; and Cian O'Driscoll. The issue also contains book reviews by Salvador Santino Regilme and Brian Berkey.
Editor’s Note
Essay Series: Ethics & International Affairs at 40
Special Section: The Ethics and Experience of War
Spring 2026 (40.1) • Feature
Enumerating Civilian Harm: Experience, Ethics, and Erasure
Spring 2026 (40.1) • Feature
Collateral Voices: Civilian Perspectives, Moral Injury, and the Ethics of War
Spring 2026 (40.1) • Feature
The Intellectual Inheritance of Machine Learning and the Ethics of Algorithmic War
Spring 2026 (40.1) • Feature
Soldiers of the Law: How Military Lawyers Made Law Useful to War
Reviews
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"Revisiting Capabilities and Climate Justice": Smokebuster/Shutterstock
"Introduction: Ethics, Experience, and War": Photo credit: zef art/Shutterstock
"Just War Theory Today: Experience Required?": Photo credit: mykhailo pavlenko/Shutterstock
"Enumerating Civilian Harm: Experience, Ethics, and Erasure": Photo credit: Shutterstock AI/Shutterstock
"Collateral Voices: Civilian Perspectives, Moral Injury, and the Ethics of War": Photo credit: Ran Zisovitch/Shutterstock
"The Intellectual Inheritance of Machine Learning and the Ethics of Algorithmic War": Photo credit: OrdinaryJoe/ShutterStock
