ABSTRACT
This part introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters. The part addresses the question of how morality applies to international relations. It aims to assess the cogency of moral skepticism in regard to international relations and argues that foreign policy should be governed by moral constraints. The part shows that moral considerations do have a place in international relations. It considers the moral consequences that political association imposes on individuals. The part explores the moral prerogatives of states and, specifically, the ways in which political establishments gain moral protection from intervention. It also addresses a twofold problem in the morality of international relations—what is international intervention, and when is international intervention justified? The part also considers various refinements of this definition that would be necessary in order to hold that intervention is always wrong.
