This issue of the Review is focused on the idea of ‘ethical foreign policy’ and contains three very different contributions. The first item, by Diana Francis, philosophical in emphasis, explores the concepts embodied in the phrase and suggests a radical shift in approach. The second article, by Michael Hammer, addresses the relationship between democracies and armed conflict, beginning with a critique of current patterns and tendencies and going on to propose key principles for future policy. The third piece, by Michael Randle, is a personal statement, written on the occasion of a blockade by academics at Faslane, and expresses one person’s ethical viewpoint on a specific matter of foreign policy. We hope that this themed variety will contribute to much-needed discussion on the ethical relationship between state policy and action and global needs and structures.
Ethical Foreign Policy
Diana Francis
Democracies and armed conflict: towards defining an ethical foreign policy
Michael Hammer
Statement by Michael Randle at the Academics’ Seminar and Blockade at Faslane, 7 January 2007
Download this review as a PDF document here
newsletter | ccts | top