Morgenthau

Acknowledgments viii

List of abbreviations x

Introduction: Morgenthau’s uneasy Realism 1

1 Radical roots of Realism 11

2 Morality, power, and tragedy 40

3 Defending the national interest 70

4 Politics among nations and beyond 101

5 Utopian Realism and the bomb 135

6 Vietnam and the crisis of American democracy 165

Conclusion: Morgenthau as classical Realist? 196

Notes 199

Bibliography 233

Index 250