The third edition of Ethics & International Affairs provides a fresh selection of classroom resources, ideal for courses in international relations, ethics, foreign policy, and related fields. Published with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, this collection contains some of the best contemporary scholarship on international ethics, written by a group of distinguished political scientists, political theorists, philosophers, applied ethicists, and economic development specialists. Each contributor explores how moral theory can inform policy choices regarding topics such as war and intervention, international organizations, human rights, and global economic justice. This book provides an entry point into these key debates and offers a platform for further discussion.

Published in cooperation with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

Joel H. Rosenthal is president of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. He also serves as an adjunct professor in the Department of Politics at New York University and as chair of the Bard College Globalization and International Affairs Program.

Christian Barry is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at The Australian National University.

Preface

Part One: Conflict and Reconciliation

1. In Defense of Realism: A Commentary on Just and Unjust WarsDavid C. Hendrickson

2. The Slippery Slope to Preventive WarNeta C. Crawford

3. Reckoning with Past Wrongs: A Normative FrameworkDavid A. Crocker

Part Two: Grounds for Intervention

4. Humanitarian Intervention: An Overview of the Ethical IssuesMichael J. Smith

5. The Moral Basis of Humanitarian InterventionTerry Nardin

6. Responsibility to Protect or Trojan Horse?: The Crisis in Darfur and Humanitarian Intervention after IraqAlex J. Bellamy

7. Ecological Intervention: Prospects and LimitsRobyn Eckersley

Part Three: Governance, Law, and Membership

8. The Legitimacy of Global Governance InstitutionsAllen Buchanan and Robert O. Keohane

9. On the Alleged Conflict between Democracy and International LawSeyla Benhabib

10. “Saving Amina”: Global Justice for Women and Intercultural DialogueAlison M. Jaggar

11. Who Should Get In? The Ethics of Immigration AdmissionsJoseph H. Carens

Part Four: Global Economic Justice

12. Models of International Economic JusticeEthan B. Kapstein

13. The Invisible Hand of the American EmpireRobert Wade

14. Accountability in International Development AidLeif Wenar

15. World Poverty and Human RightsThomas Pogge

16. Do We Owe the Global Poor Assistance or Rectification?: Response to PoggeMathias Risse

17. Baselines for Determining Harm: Reply to RisseThomas Pogge

ContributorsIndex