Permanent Neutrality: A Model for Peace, Security, and Justice

(Paperback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

This collection examines the theory, practice, and application of state neutrality in international relations. With a focus on its modern-day applications, the studies in this volume analyze the global implications of permanent neutrality for Taiwan, Russia, Ukraine, the European Union, and the United States. Exploring permanent neutralitys role as a realist security model capable of rivaling collective security, the authors argue that permanent neutrality has the potential to decrease major security dilemmas on the global stage.

Reviews

Neutrality, as both an idea and concrete foreign policy tool, has all but disappeared from the political landscape in the aftermath of World War II. Pascal Lottaz and Herbert R. Reginbogin are to be congratulated for assembling this brilliant collection of essays that sheds important light on the nature and characteristics of a millenarianif highly underratedpolitical concept and practice that is still relevant to today's international politics. -- Efraim Karsh, Emeritus Professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies, Kings College London & Director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
Neutrality, as both an idea and concrete foreign policy tool, has all but disappeared from the political landscape in the aftermath of World War II. Herbert R. Reginbogin and Pascal Lottaz are to be congratulated for assembling this brilliant collection of essays that sheds important light on the nature and characteristics of a millenarianif highly underratedpolitical concept and practice that is still relevant to today's international politics. -- Efraim Karsh, Emeritus Professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies, Kings College London & Director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
With populist nationalism on the rise and security concerns mounting, todays international politics would scarcely seem sympathetic to the idea of neutrality. Reginbogin and Lottazs exciting new collection challenges us to rethink such assumptions, arguing that neutrality can help diffuse regional tensionsin Europe, East Asia and elsewherebut also serve to strengthen the much-frayed international security architecture. Refreshing and timely, Permanent Neutrality: a Model for Peace, Security and Justice helps rescue the concept of neutrality for scholars and, more importantly, serves up plenty of food for thought for practitioners of contemporary international relations. -- Neville Wylie, University of Stirling

Author Bio

Herbert R. Reginbogin is professor of international relations and international law and currently fellow at the Catholic University of America.

Pascal Lottaz is assistant professor at the Waseda Institute for Advanced Study.