Articles, "Ethics & International Affairs," Vol. 1
- Norms and Values: Rethinking the Domestic Analogy [Abstract]
| Friedrich Kratochwil | 12/02/1987
Kratochwil argues that a social-scientific study of the behavior of regimes, and how they exercise power, is a useful method to challenge the exaggerated view of international relations as a "normless anarchy." - Is Democratic Theory for Export? [Full text]
| Jacques Barzun | 12/02/1987
A feature of American political consciousness is a desire to propagate democracy throughout the world. In our enthusiasm to share what we enjoy, Barzun notes that little attention is paid to exactly what we are trying to distribute. - Polish Catholicism Under Fire [Abstract]
| Jonathan Luxmoore | 12/02/1987
Despite the restraining force of totalitarianism, Poland's religiosity evolved swiftly in the forty years after the World War II, producing a pope and empowering an enduring and peaceful political movement. - Living with Iran [Abstract]
| William O. Beeman | 12/02/1987
Beeman uses Islamic history to show how contentious stances have evolved towards the West and how ignorance of that history has handicapped the United States in developing effective policies towards Iran. - Some Christian Reminders for the Statesman [Abstract]
| Alberto R. Coll | 12/02/1987
Coll sees in the Christian worldview three core values that can be used to discern moral political actions: the importance of history, the ubiquity of tragedy, and practical wisdom. - Is There An Ethic To NATO? [Abstract]
| Robert L. Phillips | 12/02/1987
Phillips suggests ways to reaffirm the rule of law and the commitment to social justice and to build such values into Western foreign policy, rather than use them as public relations tinsel. - Rubberband Humanitarianism [Abstract]
| Bruce Nichols | 12/02/1987
Bruce Nichols explores the way in which the concept of humanitarian aid has been stretched beyond recognition for political ends. - Helsinki, Human Rights, and the Gorbachev Style [Abstract]
| William Korey | 12/02/1987
Korey traces the evolution of the dispute over the Helsinki Accord and discusses Gorbachev's uneven attempts to improve the Soviet Union's recognition of human rights. - Ethics and Etiquette of Third World Debt [Abstract]
| Peter Bauer | 12/02/1987
Third World debt, seen as distant from the realm of international affairs and ethics, is often subject to abstract economic analysis. Bauer argues that the way in which debt is addressed by debtors and lenders is heavily politicized and should be subjected to ethical scrutiny.