The third edition of Ethics and Statecraft: The Moral Dimension of International Affairs,edited by Cathal J. Nolan and published by Praeger, just came out in October 2015. It is also available as an e-book via http://publisher.abc-clio.com.
This collection of essays uses challenging cases from modern history to illuminate the most pressing moral question facing decision-makers today: how to reconcile competing claims of national security, human rights, and the use of force.
Written by a group of international scholars, it provides clear, non-partisan, and non-ideological scholarly coverage of historical as well as contemporary moral issues in international affairs. The topics range from diplomacy, military decision-making, and international law to humanitarian intervention and the definition and protection of the basic human rights.
"Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is proud to have played a pivotal role in this book's creation," says Carnegie Council President Joel H. Rosenthal, who wrote the Foreword. "We are excited to see this expanded third edition, which incorporates important new chapters."
Back in 1993, the Council sponsored an international conference at the University of Vancouver on biography, ethics, and statecraft. The conference framework was based on the existing structure and essays of this book, which was already under commission. The lively debates at the conference greatly contributed to the book, highlighting themes that appear in nearly all of the essays.
Table of Contents
Foreword: Biography, Ethics, and Statecraft Joel H. Rosenthal Preface to the Third Edition Cathal J. Nolan Acknowledgments Introduction Cathal J. Nolan
Part I: War
1. “Bodyguard of Lies”: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Defensible Deceit in World War II Cathal J. Nolan 2. Political Leadership and “Dirty Hands”: Winston Churchill and the City Bombing of Germany Stephen A. Garrett 3. No End of a Lesson: Vietnam and the Nature of Moral Choice in Foreign Policy David Armstrong 4. Noncombatant Immunity and Civilian Liability in Contemporary Asymmetric Warfare Michael L. Gross
Part II: Peacemaking
5. Power and Principle: The Statecraft of Theodore Roosevelt William N. Tilchin 6. The Higher Realism of Woodrow Wilson Arthur S. Link 7. Responsibility to Protect: Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities Alex J. Bellamy
Part III: Transformation
8. Realism and Idealism in Historical Perspective: Otto von Bismarck Otto Pflanze 9. Konrad Adenauer, Arms, and the Redemption of Germany Carl C. Hodge 10. Eduard Shevardnadze and the End of the Soviet System: Necessity and Choice Paul Marantz
Part IV: Emerging Issues
11. “The Lady Doth Protest Too Much”: Intervention and the Turn to Ethics in International Law Martti Koskenniemi 12. Human Security Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh 13. Drone Ethics Martin L. Cook 14. Ethics and Targeted Sanctions Joy Gordon