Reed Charles, Ryall David (ed.). The Price of Peace: Just War in the Twenty-First Century

Cambridge University Press, 2007. — 360 p.Lively political and public debates on war and morality have been a feature of the post-Cold War world. The Price of Peace argues that a re-examination of the just war tradition is therefore required. The authors suggest that, despite fluctuations and transformations in international politics, the just war tradition continues to be relevant. However, they argue that it needs to be reworked to respond to the new challenges to international security represented by the end of the Cold War and the impact of terrorism. With an interdisciplinary and transatlantic approach, this volume provides a dialogue between theological, political, military and public actors. By articulating what a reconstituted just war tradition might mean in practice, it also aims to assist policy-makers and citizens in dealing with the ethical dilemmas of war.
CHARLES REED is the International Policy Adviser to the Church of England’sMission and Public AffairsUnit. He is a specialist on the ethics of war and peace and is the author of Just War? (2004).
DAVID RYALL is the Assistant General Secretary to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.