Just War Thinking: Morality and Pragmatism in the Struggle against Contemporary Threats

By Eric Patterson

Book Overview

Just War Thinking reconsiders the intersection between morality and pragmatics in foreign policy and modern warfare. The book argues that a political ethic of responsibility should motivate the contemporary application of military force by states in order to protect international security and human life, considering the challenges posed by today's new wars: targeted killing, humanitarian intervention, terrorism, jus post bellum, and the influences of public opinion and supranational institutions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073911901X
• ISBN13: 9780739119013
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"