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This book relates a complex ethical (re)assessment of the continued
reliance by some states on nuclear weapons as instruments of state
power. This (re)assessment is more urgent considering the
relatively recent intensification of great power conflict dynamics
and the nuclear-weapon states' recommitments to modernizing,
augmenting, or tailoring their nuclear forces to address vital
state and alliance interests. And, especially since the beginning
of the administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, these
recommitments have accelerated the degree to which the political
and moral dilemmas of (the threat of) nuclear use define and
intensify existential risks for specific states and the
international community at large. To execute this (re)assessment,
this book details how strategic, political, legal, and moral
reasoning are deeply intertwined on the questions of vital state
and global values. Its ontological assumptions are taken from a
broadly construed IR Constructivist stance, and its epistemological
approach applies non-ideal moral principles informed by Kantian
thought to selected problems of nuclear-armed security competition
as they evolved since President Barack Obama's 2009 Prague
Declaration. This non-ideal moral approach employed is committed to
the view that the dual imperatives of humanity's survival and the
common security of states requires an international order which
privileges considerations of justice over power-political
considerations. This non-ideal moral approach is a necessary
element of theorizing a set of practices to effectively address the
challenges and dilemmas of reordering international politics in
terms of justice.
This book examines the moral dilemmas of nuclear dissemination, and
the justifications of both nuclear pursuit and avoidance by
contemporary states. Applying Constructivist methodologies and
moral theory, the author analyses a core set of moral dilemmas that
ensnare decision-makers amongst state and non-state nuclear
aspirants, as well as amongst states committed to preventing
horizontal proliferation. The book shows that the character,
structure and implications of these dilemmas have not yet been
adequately understood or appreciated, and that such an
understanding is necessary for an effective set of nonproliferation
policies. Furthermore, it shows that the dilemmas' force and
political policy import are evident in the 'discourses' that
diverse actors undertake to defend their nuclear choices, and how
the dilemmas of nuclear aspirants are implicated in those of
nuclear preventers. The author advocates a number of policy
recommendations that reinforce some already made by scholars and
experts but, more importantly, others that advise significantly
different courses of action. The book reveals how the moral
dilemmas of nuclear aspiration, avoidance, and prevention
constitute the security dilemmas and paradoxes that comprise much
of the 21st century security environment. This book will be of much
interest to students of nuclear proliferation, international
relations, ethics, and international security studies.
The Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian
Organizations, Third Edition defines the core concepts of human
rights and humanitarian law. It relates the major international
legal agreements related to human rights and names the diverse
intergovernmental organizations which are responsible for
implementing and maintaining these legal declarations, charters,
conventions, or treaties. It also names and describes the several
international non-governmental organizations which lobby states and
international organizations with respect to human rights, which
carry out programs of humanitarian assistance or relief, and which
have played such a significant role in the evolution of human
rights and humanitarianism in the modern era. Finally, it features
the names and biographical accounts of major figures in the history
of human rights and humanitarianism, along with figures that are
active today on these issues. This third edition of Historical
Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations contains
a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive
bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced
entries on human rights concepts, major pieces of international law
on human rights and humanitarian issues, major intergovernmental
bodies responsible for implementing international laws on human
rights and humanitarian issues, major international
non-governmental organizations whose work focuses on human rights
and humanitarian issues, and the names of important historical and
contemporary figures who have contributed to the establishment and
progress of human rights and humanitarianism.. This book is an
excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone
wanting to know more about Human Rights.
This book examines the moral dilemmas of nuclear dissemination, and
the justifications of both nuclear pursuit and avoidance by
contemporary states. Applying Constructivist methodologies and
moral theory, the author analyses a core set of moral dilemmas that
ensnare decision-makers amongst state and non-state nuclear
aspirants, as well as amongst states committed to preventing
horizontal proliferation. The book shows that the character,
structure and implications of these dilemmas have not yet been
adequately understood or appreciated, and that such an
understanding is necessary for an effective set of nonproliferation
policies. Furthermore, it shows that the dilemmas' force and
political policy import are evident in the 'discourses' that
diverse actors undertake to defend their nuclear choices, and how
the dilemmas of nuclear aspirants are implicated in those of
nuclear preventers. The author advocates a number of policy
recommendations that reinforce some already made by scholars and
experts but, more importantly, others that advise significantly
different courses of action. The book reveals how the moral
dilemmas of nuclear aspiration, avoidance, and prevention
constitute the security dilemmas and paradoxes that comprise much
of the 21st century security environment. This book will be of much
interest to students of nuclear proliferation, international
relations, ethics, and international security studies.
This book relates a complex ethical (re)assessment of the continued
reliance by some states on nuclear weapons as instruments of state
power. This (re)assessment is more urgent considering the
relatively recent intensification of great power conflict dynamics
and the nuclear-weapon states' recommitments to modernizing,
augmenting, or tailoring their nuclear forces to address vital
state and alliance interests. And, especially since the beginning
of the administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, these
recommitments have accelerated the degree to which the political
and moral dilemmas of (the threat of) nuclear use define and
intensify existential risks for specific states and the
international community at large. To execute this (re)assessment,
this book details how strategic, political, legal, and moral
reasoning are deeply intertwined on the questions of vital state
and global values. Its ontological assumptions are taken from a
broadly construed IR Constructivist stance, and its epistemological
approach applies non-ideal moral principles informed by Kantian
thought to selected problems of nuclear-armed security competition
as they evolved since President Barack Obama's 2009 Prague
Declaration. This non-ideal moral approach employed is committed to
the view that the dual imperatives of humanity's survival and the
common security of states requires an international order which
privileges considerations of justice over power-political
considerations. This non-ideal moral approach is a necessary
element of theorizing a set of practices to effectively address the
challenges and dilemmas of reordering international politics in
terms of justice.
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