Sovereign states are equal in international politics, but some are more equal than others. By
convention, great powers have long held special rights and special responsibilities in the …

This fine book, in effect, creates a new area of study. It is the first explicit engagement with
the idea that there are special responsibilities in world politics. International Relations (IR) …

We often hear that foreign policy could really be a simple business if our policymakers would
only follow a few simple principles. This is an illusionand a dangerous one-because it …

More than any other nation in history the United States carries a burden of obligation toward
the oppressed of mankind. To be sure, it is a burden that has never been recognized or …

The theme of this book is that the dreams of Western liberal institutionalism have not been
fulfilled (11). Correspondingly, the contemporary world is too networked* and armed with …

Thus the three cornerstones on which the Western State system has come to rest are the
concept of state sovereignty, the principles of international law, and the politics of the …

'The statesman', as Fareed Zakaria has observed,'unlike the academic, cannot wait for
international relations theory to work itself out. He must have a policy that addresses the …

HE YEARBOOK OF WORLD AFFAIRS 1982, published by the T London Institute of World
Affairs, is a volume that should adorn every library on foreign affairs, as the fifteen essays of …

The founders of the League of Nations and of the United Nations were exceedingly
ambitious; their object was no less than control over international politics. The UN Security …

NOTHING is so inexorable as the logic of events. They compel de cisions where speculation
and arguments fail. Most sensible men try to anticipate events in order not to be caught …