Applying Just War Principles in Contemporary Warfare – Prof. Michael Krom

Prof. Michael Krom argues that just war principles still govern contemporary warfare, especially drone warfare and autonomous weapons, and that moral judgment cannot be replaced by technology or legal convenience.

This lecture was given on February 14th, 2026, at Dominican House of Studies.

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About the Speakers:

Michael Krom started reading Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae shortly after his conversion at the end of college. Upon learning about Flannery O’Conn...