McCain Conference
The McCain Conference of federal service academies annually brings key representatives from the nation’s federal military academies to Annapolis to discuss emerging issues in ethics and character development. The conference has been held in the late spring, and has been expanded to include the broader notion of military leadership, and to include participants from Command, Staff, and senior war colleges as well as undergraduate institutions.

2022 – The Ethics of Military Artificial Intelligence
Stockdale Center
September 1, 2022
Panel: Brain Computer Interface Panel: Military AI and Moral Psychology Panel: Philosophical Perspectives on Military

2021 – The Ethics of Intelligence and Gray Zone Operations
Stockdale Center
April 15, 2021
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2017 – “The Ethics of Future Conflict Scenarios”
Stockdale Center
June 22, 2017
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2016 – “The State and Future of Civil-Military Relations”
Stockdale Center
June 10, 2016
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2012 – “Warfare in a New Domain: The Ethics of Military Cyber Operations”
Stockdale Center
July 20, 2012
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