num_pages: 424
description: Is it possible to advocate ethical policies to preserve national security? Contrary to some beliefs, Richard Ned Lebow demonstrates that ethics are conducive to the pursuit of national interests. Reinterpreting the writings of key figures in the history of "realpolitik", he argues that national interests are framed in the language of justice, and indicates the dangers arising from the unilateral exercise of American power in the post-Cold War world.
language: English
title: The Tragic Vision of Politics: Ethics, Interests and Orders
titlecomplete: The Tragic Vision of Politics: Ethics, Interests and Orders
genres: Politics, International Relations
ratings_count: 22
publisher: Cambridge University Press