Author profile: Martin Taggart

Do Nuclear Weapons still have a Role in International Relations in the Post-Cold War Era?

Martin Taggart • May 10 2008 • Essays

This essay questions the role of nuclear weapons in international society through an analysis of their function as a deterrent, nuclear terrorism and proliferation.

What is Distinctive About English-school Attitudes to War?

Martin Taggart • Feb 8 2008 • Essays

This essay argues that, for the English School, war is an essential component of international relations that is regulated by “norms”. Prominent English School thinkers believe that war should be waged with reference to morality and justice (with rules formulated to that effect) and that the purpose and existence of war is as an instrument of international society used to enforce international justice.

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