<p>Traditionally war came with loot. This loot took a lot of forms, ranging from slaves (definitely not allowed today), to enemy military equipment, and whatever you could plunder from the enemies cities and countryside. We still have a few vestiges of these sorts of takings that are "legal" in warfare today. Andrew Clapham argues that we should almost completely ban these sorts of prize-taking, along with blockades and other tools of warfare. I'd actually argue that they are not all bad, and we have a pretty good debate about the topic on this podcast. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Financially support the show here: <a href="https://www.usnavalhistory.com/#/portal/signup" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://www.usnavalhistory.com/#/portal/signup⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Please support the show if you are able. I greatly appreciate everyone who does so. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Email me at: [email protected]</p>