This text provides an introduction to conceptions of international justice, spanning 2500 years of intellectual history from Thucydides and Plato to Morgenthau and Waltz. It shows how older traditions of political philosophy remain relevant to contemporary debates in international relations.
This powerful and important book should be assigned in core courses offered to all advanced students in international relations. - International History Review; ""An excellent contribution that masterfully combines philosophy, theology, and morality into a history of international relations from the ancient Greeks to the present."" - Military Review; ""An extremely welcome and powerful contribution."" - International Affairs