It is always appropriate to ask whether an expedient foreign policy
is morally justifiable, just as it is always appropriate to ask
whether a morally defensible policy is consistent with the national
interest. The ongoing dialogue between morality and realpolitik
gives much of foreign policy debate its characteristic bite. In
this collection of essays, a distinguished group of philosophers,
political theorists, and lawyers- including Russell Hardin and
Marshall Cohen-explore these contrasting themes. In essays that are
at once insightful and accessible, noted political thinkers examine
the tension of the conflicting demands of morality and national
self-interest in the context of the foundations of international
order, the possession and use of nuclear weapons, recourse to war,
and the prospects for peace. A final postscript addresses the
question of the responsibility of intellectuals in the national
foreign policy debate. This book will appeal to scholars and
students in any discipline dealing with international affairs as
well as to lay readers who wish to explore the implications of
taking morality and reason seriously in foreign policy.
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