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CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY DAREN BOWYER JUST WAR DOCTRINE

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the other side of liberalism, possibly embraced by some international society theorists –<br />

those who see international society only as an incomplete realisation of world society.<br />

The Three Traditions model given on p28 might then be modified as shown in Figure<br />

1-2. It is important at least to note these two perspectives because it is immediately<br />

apparent that they reject just war; but we must examine each to determine if it is<br />

relevant as an influence on today’s policy makers.<br />

Hobbesianism/<br />

Machiavellianism<br />

‘Realism’<br />

Militarism Militarism Militarism<br />

Security/defensive<br />

Power Power maximisation maximisation -- Imperialism Imperialism<br />

Messianic Messianic -- universalism universalism<br />

Conservative/pluralist<br />

Kantianism<br />

Revolutionism<br />

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Progressive/Isolationist<br />

Progressive/Isolationist<br />

Evolutionary Evolutionary<br />

‘Liberalism’<br />

Figure 1-2 Militarism and Pacifism within the Three Traditions<br />

Grotianism<br />

Rationalism<br />

‘International Society’<br />

Pacifism Pacifism Pacifism<br />

It would be tempting to dismiss militarism as an influence on today’s political elite, not<br />

least because of a tendency – one that Coates reminds us 99 should be resisted – narrowly<br />

to associate militarism with fascism. It can quite easily be similarly associated,<br />

particularly in the period from the end of the Second World War to the end of the Cold<br />

War, with revolutionary socialism as exemplified by the Soviet Union, her satellites and<br />

by communist China. We can note the propensity of leaders in these regimes to wear<br />

military uniform and to equate strength with military power. In Western Europe (and<br />

Germany most conspicuously) it is clearly eschewed. Whilst national ceremony may be

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