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Pax
Democratica: A Strategy for the 21st Century
James Robert Huntley
After
a turbulent century characterized by vast bloodshed, but also
by the spread of democratic government and humane values,
author James Huntley suggests that the great democracies--led
by Britain, France, Germany, Japan and the US--should form
an intercontinental community of democracies--Pax Democratica
according to the author. Huntley argues that such a union
will culminate centuries of evolution in world order: from
empires to balance-of-power Realpolitik, more recently from
cooperative international institutions to an era of supranational
communities, composed of likeminded peoples and organized
around democratic principles.
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James Robert
Huntley: Pax Democratica. A Strategy for the 21st Century,
Foreword by Lawrence S. Eagleburger. Paperback (Palgrave Macmillan,
2001, 267 pages) and hardcover (Palgrave Macmillan, 1998, 263
pages). ISBN: 0333945980.
What
are people saying about Pax Democratica?
Foreign Affairs
says:
This important
book makes an impressive case for the construction of 'an Intercontinental
community of Democracies' . . . refreshingly undogmatic . . .
innovative proposals by which existing structures like NATO might
be re-configured and new ones created. Click
here for the full review.
The Washington
Free Press says:
What Huntley
has accomplished is to introduce a compelling new internationalist
vision and present a well-reasoned argument for its acceptance
in the language used by decision-makers . . . Huntley's overall
vision of an international community of democracies is the best
foreign policy strategy imaginable for America to pursue in the
next century. Click
here for the full review.
Amazon.com reviewers
say:
Some
ideas are so basic that it takes a whole book to work out their
implications. Such is the concept behind "Pax Democratica,"
a rather detailed proposal for getting democratic governments
organized for mutual support in the ongoing struggle against tyranny
and despotism. "Pax Democratica" could turn out to be
a breakthrough in thinking about the future. Or we could just
stick to science-fiction dystopias and the globalization of oppression
... take your pick! Click
here for the full review.
Heidi Kübel
of Munich University says:
The book
demonstrates the necessity of shaping a new world order and tells
what its architecture might be like. Huntley bases his vision
on realistic grounds by showing how organizations such as NATO,
EC, or the European Court of Human Rights have proved that joint
action is possible in the fields of security, economy, and human
rights. The central and convincing idea of the book is that these
organizations can serve as building blocks for an intercontinental
community of all the democracies worldwide. ...the benefits of
a Pax Democratica give a valuable incentives not to accept traditional
Realpolitik, but to reflect on what should and, if we really try,
can be done in international politics. Click
here for the full review.
The Rt Hon Sir
Michael Palliser, GCMG, KCMG says:
...an
appeal to the great democracies to work together for a better
world system, recognizing what should be done, not just what the
unambitious think can be done. I hope his appeal will be heard.
William E. Brock
says:
Compelling
reading for those who care about both democracy and survival.
Lawrence S.
Eagleburger says:
...the
profoundly good things of this century did not just happen. They
were created through the unremitting work of leading democrats
in several countries who harnessed themselves together in the
service of a global civic vision. Mr. Huntley shows it's time
for yet another great effort.
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