Machiavelli on international relations /
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
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2014.
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Table of Contents:
- Chronology of Machiavelli's times and life
- Emperors, kings, and popes in Machiavelli's time
- Introduction
- Part I: A way of thinking and some basic assumptions
- A compelling logic
- Either, or. Speech concerning Pisa, Provisions for retaking Pisa ; What Duke Valentino will do. II Mission to Duke Valentino ; Reason guides analysis. Letter to Francesco Vettori, 29 April 1513
- On human nature
- If men were all good. Prince XV, XVII, and XVIII ; Some men desire, whilst others fear. Discourses I, 37 and 5 ; Nations preserve for a long time the same character. Discourses III, 43
- On times and affairs
- The world remains very much in the same condition. Discourses I, Introduction, 39, Discourses II, Introduction ; Times, the conditions of things, wisdom, and fortune. Letter to Giovan Battista Soderini, 13-21 September 1506 ; What Can, and cannot, be done about fortune. Prince XXV, Discourses II, 29
- Part II: The international context : fear and self-help
- Survival and security
- Only force makes states keep their word. Words to be spoken on the law for appropriating money, after giving a little introduction and excuse ; Security is more important than glory. Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca ; All means are acceptable when the survival of the state is at stake. Discourses III, 41-2 ; The antagonism of opposing forces. Letter to Francesco Vettori, 20 June 1513
- 'Fear is the greatest master'
- The Popes. Discourses I, 12, Florentine histories II, 10 ; France. An account of the affairs of France ; Spain. Letter to Francesco Vettori, 16 April 1514 ; Florence. Florentine histories V, 12-13 ; Naples. Florentine histories VIII, 19-22 ; Venice. Florentine histories I, 29 ; Milan. Florentine histories V, 5
- Good laws and good armies
- The foundations of all states. Prince XII, Discourses III, 31 ; External threats and military organizations. Art of war II ; Military force is at the service of security. Art of war, Introduction and VII
- Part III: Domestic orders, disorders, and foreign affairs
- The great powers compared
- France. An account of the affairs of France ; The empire. Report on the affairs of Germany
- Domestic affairs and foreign affairs
- Location, growth, security, and laws. Discourses I, 1 ; Domestic divisions, forms of government, and expansion. Discourses I, 6 ; Domestic divisions and external enemies. Florentine histories, Introduction V, 4, II, 26, Discourses II, 25
- Leaders and strategies
- Cosimo rules over a divided city. Florentine histories VII, 5-6 ; Duke Valentino establishes a new state. Prince VII ; Julius II temporizes. I Mission to the Court of Rome ; Ferdinand II rises in power and prestige. Prince XXI
- Republics and principalities
- A republic's foreign policy is reckless. Discourses I, 53 ; And slow. Discourses I, 34, II, 15 ; Both republics and principalities resort to fraud. Discourses II, 13
- And end up subjugating those who invoke their help. Discourses II, 20 ; Republics are somewhat better equipped to adapt to the times. Discourses III, 9 ; And are somewhat more reliable allies. Discourses I, 59 ; Yet, republics are more predisposed to grow and expand, and are harsher masters. Discourses II, 2
- Part IV: Foreign policy and international politics
- Preferences, opportunities, and constraints
- When will one act? Letter to Giovanni Ridolfi, 12 June 1506 ; Revisionist powers and international stability. Letter to Francesco Vettori, 10 August 1513 ; Goals change and necessity overrules intentions. Letter to Francesco Vettori, 10 August 1513, and Letter to Francesco Vettori, 26 August 1513 ; On molesting and being molested. Discourses II, 19
- Dealing with threats
- Balancing against a great power is not easy at all. Discourses I, 33, III, 11 ; Having achieved security, states aim at more. Florentine histories V, 9-10, V, 17-22 ; Deciding to resist. Florentine histories V, 11
- Engaging in expansion
- The Roman example. Discourses II, 1 ; A war of aggression. Florentine histories IV, 18-20 ; Taking a city by force may be counterproductive. Florentine histories VII, 30 ; Louis XII's mistakes. Prince III
- Neutrality and alliances
- Why neutrality is to be avoided. Prince XXI ; Alliances and the rise of Rome. Discourses II, 4 ; No way out. I Mission to France ; The risks of asymmetrical alliances. II Mission to Duke Valentino ; Allied misgivings. Florentine histories IV, 3-5, 13, 15 ; Coalitions are unreliable. Florentine histories VIII, 24-6 ; And litigious. Mission to Mantua on business with the Emperor
- Part V: History and analysis
- The Italian state system, 1444-1454. Florentine histories VI, 11-14, 17-27, 31-2
- Entrapping an ally : France and Florence. III Mission to France
- What the Pope should do now. Letter to Francesco Vettori, 10 December 1514
- Towards the Sack of Rome. Mission to Francesco Guicciardini at the Camp of the League of Cognac.