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MAR 10, 2016 Journal

Introduction: Morgenthau in America

The essays in this roundtable explore how Morgenthau adapted his ideas for an American audience, and how his experiences in America impacted the evolution of ...

MAR 10, 2016 Journal

Crisis, Values, and the Purpose of Science: Hans Morgenthau in Europe

Morgenthau, like many other émigré scholars, was a “traveler between all worlds,” meaning that Morgenthau in America cannot be understood without having knowledge about Morgenthau ...

MAR 10, 2016 Journal

Scientific Man vs. Power Politics: A Pamphlet and Its Author between Two Academic Cultures

This monograph reflects Morgenthau’s peculiar situation, as he inhabits two sometimes crucially different semantic and cultural contexts, but fails to bridge or broker them.

MAR 10, 2016 Journal

Politics Among Nations: Revisiting a Classic

Morgenthau published Politics Among Nations in the United States in 1948 with the stated purpose of serving his fellow countrymen. But is it truly an American ...

MAR 10, 2016 Journal

Briefly Noted

MAR 10, 2016 Journal

Conflict in Ukraine: The Unwinding of the Post–Cold War International Order

Rajan Menon and Eugene Rumer try to make sense of the Ukraine crisis for a general audience. The book’s major contribution lies in its ...

MAR 10, 2016 Journal

The Assault on International Law

Jens David Ohlin seeks to expose the shaky social scientific and philosophical foundations of what he calls “New Realism,” which questions whether international law can ...

MAR 10, 2016 Journal

Jus ad Vim: A Rejoinder to Helen Frowe

Frowe argues from the revisionist just war position, accepting that this is the correct interpretation of just war principles. This view misses something important about ...

MAR 10, 2016 Journal

On the Redundancy of Jus ad Vim: A Response to Daniel Brunstetter and Megan Braun

The set of principles proposed by Brunstetter and Braun to comprise jus ad vim is redundant, and the project stems from a largely implausible understanding ...

MAR 10, 2016 Journal

Robots and Respect: Assessing the Case Against Autonomous Weapon Systems

There is increasing speculation within military and policy circles that the future of armed conflict is likely to include extensive deployment of autonomous weapon systems. ...