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Kant argues that a sovereign nation has a right to pursue peace, and that intervention in the affairs of another sovereign nation can be justified if it is in the interest of the nation doing the intervening. He also argues that only the nation with the right to intervene has the right to do so, and that no other nation has the right to interfere in the affairs of another nation.
What is the standing of a sovereign nation and what are its rights relative to other sovereign nations? What is our obligation to pursue peace? Can intervention in the affairs of another sovereign nation be justified? Who, if any one, has the right to intervene? In this short essay, Kant completes his political theory and philosophy of history, considering the prospects for peace among nations and addressing questions that remain central to our thoughts about nationalism, war, and peace. Ted Humphrey provides an eminently readable translation, along with a brief introduction that sketches Kant's argument.
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