Lively political and public debates on war and morality have been a feature of the post-Cold War world. The Price of Peace argues that a re-examination of the just war tradition is therefore required. The authors suggest that despite fluctuations and transformations in international politics, the just war tradition continues to be relevant. However they argue that it needs to be reworked to respond to the new challenges to international security represented by the end of the Cold War and the impact of terrorism. With an interdisciplinary and transatlantic approach, this volume provides a dialogue between theological, political, military and public actors. By articulating what a reconstituted just war tradition might mean in practice, it also aims to assist policy-makers and citizens in dealing with the ethical dilemmas of war.
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'In sum, this is a landmark book on the just war tradition in the new century. … an excellent restatement of the just war tradition and attempt to move it forward, with all the problems and issues that this involves.' International Affairs
'Between moral certainty and ruthless cynicism lies the practical wisdom of the just war tradition. In the hands of its wise editors and expert contributors, this volume gives access to the full range of the tradition's discipline. It is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the duties and restraints that separate the humane from the barbarous - particularly in the extreme aspect of the human condition we are now experiencing as war in the 21st century.' Joel H. Rosenthal, President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
'This excellent book should be read by the many who comment on the rights and wrongs of today's numerous conflicts. In particular it should be read by all involved with initiating or directing military operations and by those commanding forces engaged on operations. Drawing on the thoughts of theologians, academics and practitioners, its chapters clearly and logically provide the background of reason and morality necessary to guide decision within a sound ethical compass. With the change in the nature of conflict the need for this understanding is most important, since with change comes the need to apply the enduring principles in new circumstances - principles that if applied serve to restrain the tendency for the awfulness of war to expose the beast in man.' General Sir Rupert Smith KCB DSO OBE QGM, Former Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe
'In this collection of rigorously argued essays … 18 scholars and analysts from both sides of the Atlantic examine … the just war tradition … essential reading for anyone anxious to understand the agonising choices facing governments in discharging their responsibility for maintaining or establishing tranquilitas ordinis, a world order comprising peace, justice, security and freedom … This book is an intellectual pleasure to read and a short review cannot begin to do justice to the range of issues covered or the variety of views expressed.' The Tablet
'It is difficult to imagine a more impressive analysis of the just-war tradition today than this brilliantly edited and introduced collection of essays under a joint Anglican-Roman Catholic aegis.' Times Literary Supplement
'The Price of Peace … makes a distinctive contribution, exploring the variety of views among British and American Catholic and Protestant Christians.' Survival
'Between moral certainty and ruthless cynicism lies the practical wisdom of the just war tradition. In the hands of its wise editors and expert contributors, this volume gives access to the full range of the tradition's discipline. It is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the duties and restraints that separate the humane from the barbarous - particularly in the extreme aspect of the human condition we are now experiencing as war in the 21st century.' Joel H. Rosenthal, President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
'This excellent book should be read by the many who comment on the rights and wrongs of today's numerous conflicts. In particular it should be read by all involved with initiating or directing military operations and by those commanding forces engaged on operations. Drawing on the thoughts of theologians, academics and practitioners, its chapters clearly and logically provide the background of reason and morality necessary to guide decision within a sound ethical compass. With the change in the nature of conflict the need for this understanding is most important, since with change comes the need to apply the enduring principles in new circumstances - principles that if applied serve to restrain the tendency for the awfulness of war to expose the beast in man.' General Sir Rupert Smith KCB DSO OBE QGM, Former Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe
'In this collection of rigorously argued essays … 18 scholars and analysts from both sides of the Atlantic examine … the just war tradition … essential reading for anyone anxious to understand the agonising choices facing governments in discharging their responsibility for maintaining or establishing tranquilitas ordinis, a world order comprising peace, justice, security and freedom … This book is an intellectual pleasure to read and a short review cannot begin to do justice to the range of issues covered or the variety of views expressed.' The Tablet
'It is difficult to imagine a more impressive analysis of the just-war tradition today than this brilliantly edited and introduced collection of essays under a joint Anglican-Roman Catholic aegis.' Times Literary Supplement
'The Price of Peace … makes a distinctive contribution, exploring the variety of views among British and American Catholic and Protestant Christians.' Survival
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Leading experts from academia, the military, law and the Church discuss the ethical implications of the changing nature of warfare in the twenty-first century. This book offers an investigation and renewal of the Just War tradition.
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Just and Unjust Wars
4 Nov 2007
By Smallchief
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This is a book of American and British essays, several by clergymen, about what constitutes a "just war." Traditionally, the seven principles of a just war are: just cause, proper authority, right intention, a reasonable chance of success, war as a last resort, discrimination between combatants and civilians, and propoptionality in the use of force.
The problem is, of course, that writers interpret these principles differently and the whole exercise becomes less than illuminating -- similar to those learned debates about constitutional law in which our most august body, the Supreme Court, decides morality and legal correctness by a vote of 5 to 4, hardly an overwhelming expression of moral unanimity. This is by way of saying that I didn't find this book all that useful in trying to enhance my comprehension as to how one might go about determining the difference between just and unjust wars.
Still, some of the essays were interesting and I got a bit of the flavor of the gaps between Europeans and Americans on what constitutes a "just war." All together, eighteen chapters explore the subject. Perhaps the most provocative statement is Chapter 14, page 266 in which the writer says that "if it is not possible to distinguish civilians from combatants....the war should not even be fought...The war cannot be won and it should not be won. It cannot be won because the only available strategy involves a war against civilians...the civilian support that rules out alternative strategies also makes the guerillas the legitimate rulers of the country." Now, that's a thought worthy of contemplation. If the majority of the population of a country -- Iraq comes to mind -- is opposed to a war, is that war by definition "unjust?"
The interesting questions, the scholars struggling to define just war, and the wide variety of opinions about what constitutes a "just war" make this book worth reading.
Smallchief
The problem is, of course, that writers interpret these principles differently and the whole exercise becomes less than illuminating -- similar to those learned debates about constitutional law in which our most august body, the Supreme Court, decides morality and legal correctness by a vote of 5 to 4, hardly an overwhelming expression of moral unanimity. This is by way of saying that I didn't find this book all that useful in trying to enhance my comprehension as to how one might go about determining the difference between just and unjust wars.
Still, some of the essays were interesting and I got a bit of the flavor of the gaps between Europeans and Americans on what constitutes a "just war." All together, eighteen chapters explore the subject. Perhaps the most provocative statement is Chapter 14, page 266 in which the writer says that "if it is not possible to distinguish civilians from combatants....the war should not even be fought...The war cannot be won and it should not be won. It cannot be won because the only available strategy involves a war against civilians...the civilian support that rules out alternative strategies also makes the guerillas the legitimate rulers of the country." Now, that's a thought worthy of contemplation. If the majority of the population of a country -- Iraq comes to mind -- is opposed to a war, is that war by definition "unjust?"
The interesting questions, the scholars struggling to define just war, and the wide variety of opinions about what constitutes a "just war" make this book worth reading.
Smallchief
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General R. DANNATT's own book = "LEADING FROM THE FRONT" [2010].
5 Sep 2010
By DAVID PHILLIPS
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STARTING in "The SUNDAY TELEGRAPH" (of London) on September 5th, 2010, General DANNATT's revelations on Gordon Brown as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Tony Blair as Prime Minister forecast a damning indictment of both men - pending release of the hard cover edition for American readers.
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