Moral Dimensions of American Foreign PolicyKenneth Winfred Thompson Addressing recurrent themes and unresolved problems In foreign policy, this volume makes Important distinctions between realism and Idealism, prudential behavior and practical morality, and power and force. ContribuÂtors elaborate on conflicting views of international cooperation and develÂopment, national interest and interdependence, and differing concepts of political morality. Initially published by Transaction in 1984, the volume addresses issues of enduring significance in a post-Cold War environment and comes at a significant time in world history, when policymakers are compelled to reconsider the basis of conflict and consensus In terms other than pro-Western or pro-Communist values. It has proven to be an essential resource for political scientists and theorists, policymakers, ethics scholars, and historians. |
Contents
Ethics and National Purpose | 1 |
Morality and Modern War | 13 |
Religion and International Responsibility | 33 |
The Recovery of Ethics | 51 |
The Morality and Politics of Intervention | 75 |
The Doable and the Undoable | 105 |
An Alternative to War | 153 |
Moral Tensions in International Affairs | 179 |
Moral and Political Aspects | 201 |
A Critique | 239 |
Modern War and the Pursuit of Peace | 283 |
Is Gradualism Dead? Reflections on Order Change and Force | 315 |
Human Rights and Foreign Policy | 341 |
Contributors | 349 |