ABSTRACT
Around the world, the interest in ethics and its relationship to foreign policy is clearly growing. In this vein, Rosenthal and Gelb have observed: ‘Morality, values, ethics, universal principles – the whole panoply of ideals in international affairs that were once almost the exclusive domain of preachers and scholars – have taken root in the hearts, or at least the minds, of the American foreign policy community.’ 1 Given that the US is the world’s sole superpower, this trend not only affects US foreign policy, but also influences much of the global environment. With this in mind, this volume explores the impact of ethics on foreign policy questions such as military intervention, peacekeeping and international policing, the globalization of the media, trade and regional community building, and international law.
