Moral Issues in International Affairs : Problems of European Integration

A number of eminent international scholars have come together in this volume to address the question of morality in international affairs and to explore some of the central, normative issues which arise in the context of European integration. The essays examine the general question of morality and address specific areas of concern in the proposals for further integration.. In This Work Various Distinguished International Scholars Address The Question Of Morality In International Affairs And Explore Some Of The Central, Normative Issues Which Arise In The Context Of European Integration. Part I -- Morality And Security: Theoretical Issues -- Morality In International Affairs: A Case For Robust Universalism / Fred Halliday -- Morality And Global Security: The Normative Horizons Of War / Richard Falk -- Part Ii -- Normative Questions In European Integration -- Ideals And Idolatry In The European Construct / Joseph Weiler -- Moral Choice And European Integration / Bill Mcsweeney -- Part Iii -- Moral Challenges In Negotiating An Even Closer Union -- Compatibility Of Eu Membership With Neutrality / Walter Carlsnaes -- The Indivisible Continent: Russia, Nato And European Security / Michael Mccgwire -- European Integration And The Arms Trade: Creating A New Moral Imperative? / Ian Davis -- Leading By Virtuous Example: European Policy For Overseas Development / David Coombes. Edited By Bill Mcsweeney. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction: Comments on Morality and Peace Research....Pages 1-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Morality in International Affairs: a Case for Robust Universalism....Pages 15-30 Morality and Global Security: the Normative Horizons of War....Pages 31-51 Front Matter....Pages 53-53 Ideals and Idolatry in the European Construct....Pages 55-88 Moral Choice and European Integration....Pages 89-114 Front Matter....Pages 115-115 The Compatibility of EU Membership with Neutrality....Pages 117-138 The Indivisible Continent: Russia, NATO and European Security....Pages 139-186 European Integration and the Arms Trade: Creating a New Moral Imperative?....Pages 187-220 Leading by Virtuous Example: European Policy for Overseas Development....Pages 221-245 Back Matter....Pages 246-265