Ethics and foreign intervention / edited by Deen K. Chatterjee, Don E. Scheid.
"Patrick Morgan's authoritative study revisits the place of deterrence after the Cold War. By assessing and questioning the state of modern deterrence theory, particularly under conditions of nuclear proliferation, Morgan argues that there are basic flaws in the design of the theory that u...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy.
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| Summary: | "Patrick Morgan's authoritative study revisits the place of deterrence after the Cold War. By assessing and questioning the state of modern deterrence theory, particularly under conditions of nuclear proliferation, Morgan argues that there are basic flaws in the design of the theory that ultimately limits its utility. Given the probable patterns of future international politics, he suggests that greater attention be paid to 'general' deterrence as opposed to 'immediate' deterrence and to examining the deterrent capabilities of collective actors such as NATO and the UN Security Council. Finally he contends that the revolution in military affairs can promote less reliance on deterrence by retaliatory threats, support better collective management of peace and security and permit us to outgrow nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. This new major work builds upon Patrick Morgan's landmark book, Deterrence (1983).; ; ; RECORD: .b10902600; URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam041/2003273655.html; HTML TOC:; ; ; ; Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2003273655; ; ; ; ; ; Publisher description for Ethics and foreign intervention / edited by Deen K. Chatterjee, Don E. Scheid.; ; ; Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog; This collection of original essays on the ethical and legal implications of humanitarian military intervention presents a variety of normative perspectives. It considers topics such as the just-war theory and its limits, secession and international law, and new approaches toward the moral adequacy of intervention. Written by well-known contemporary philosophers, the essays form a challenging and timely volume that will interest political philosophers and theorists, readers in law and international relations, and anyone concerned with the moral dimensions of international affairs."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 301 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521810744 9780521810746 0521009049 9780521009041 |