Liberty and Security in an Anarchical World Volume I: Westphalian Sovereignty and the National State (Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism)

This book takes a hard look at libertarian foreign policy doctrines, especially those of non-intervention, interstate federalism, and non-aggression, and applies new insights to these old doctrines. Classical liberal thinkers such as Vincent Ostrom, James Madison, and F.A. Hayek have all hinted at the idea of world governance from a libertarian standpoint. Yet today, “the libertarian position” on foreign policy is either non-intervention from the US side of the Atlantic or half-hearted confederation from the European side of the Atlantic. This volume (I) hones in on the problems of Westphalian sovereignty and its nationalist shortcomings, while the other celebrates Westphalian sovereignty’s achievements in regards to keeping imperialism at bay. Contents Tragedy, Myth, and Liberty in Interstate Theory Introduction In the Beginning: Homer’s Time of Heroes The First Age of Tragedy The Second Age of Tragedy The Third Age of Tragedy Bibliography Introduction Bibliography Pax Americana: Is the United States a Benevolent Hegemon? The Empire of Liberty: The Mission to Annex Territory in the Nineteenth Century Natives and the Original Treaties Manifest Destiny A Country of Vast Design Spanish-American War The Height of the Pax Americana Conclusion Appendix 1 Bibliography Despotism in the Twenty-First Century: The Case of Nigeria’s Democratic Despotism Introduction Despotism Perspectives Origins of Foreign Despotism in West Africa Democratic Despotism in Twenty-First Century Nigeria Conclusion Bibliography Individual Liberty and the Responsibility to Protect: Toward a Neolibertarian Foreign Policy Introduction The Contemporary Responsibility to Protect R2P in Theory R2P in Practice Formulating a Responsibility to Protect Liberty Individual Liberty Libertarianism and Government A Uniquely Libertarian Foreign Policy Approach Libertarianism and State Sovereignty Responsibility to Protect Liberty Interventionism as a Justifiable Element of Libertarian Foreign Policy Just War Allowing Tyranny to Fester in Peace Objections to the R2PL Taxation and Citizenship Moral Opposition to Violence American Misadventures They Don’t Want Freedom War as a Threat to Domestic Liberty Imperialism and Colonialism Warmongering and Bloodlust Endless War and the Practicality of R2PL Conclusion Bibliography Non-intervention: The History of a Liberal Ideal Introduction Foundations Anti-imperialism Anti-interventionism The Ghost of John Stuart Mill Bibliography Commercium et Pax: Local Governments, Free Trade, and Isolationist Policy Peace and Free Trade in Classical Liberalism and Libertarianism What Idea of War into a Libertarian Theory From Liberal Democracies to Total War? About Contemporary Tragedies Local Governments Between Isolationism and Alliances Conclusion Bibliography Debt Diplomacy in the 1920s: The Case of the French and Hellenic War Debts The League of Nations and the Financial Reconstruction of Europe Jacques Rueff: A Classical Liberal in Geneva Greece from the Balkan Wars to the Second League Intervention Rueff’s Mission to Greece and the Question of French and Hellenic War Debts Conclusion: The League and the Debt Diplomacy of the 1920s References Ludwig von Mises and Wilhelm Röpke on Peace and International Order Introduction Ludwig von Mises: Science and Ideology Wilhelm Röpke, International Order, and the Crisis of Civilization Conclusions Bibliography Beyond Tariff Reduction: A Libertarian Approach to Reducing Non-Tariff Barriers What Are Modern Trade Arrangements? How to Increase Regulatory Coherence The Models in Practice Ad-hoc: Mexico and the United States Mutual Recognition: Australia and New Zealand Economic Union: European Union Which Should Be Preferred? Regulatory Quality The Limits of Integration A Federal Combination? The Breadth Trade-off Sustainability Conclusion Bibliography The Non-Freedom of Foreign Intervention Introduction Problems for the Foreign Population The “Others” Are Not “Us” Violence is Used to Create a “Better World” Problems for the Home Population Foreign Policy Erodes Federalism at Home What Happens Abroad Doesn’t Stay Abroad Concluding Thoughts References Index