Il dilemma della sicurezza

This volume brings together the most celebrated essays of John H. Herz, offering a coherent synthesis of the intellectual trajectory of a thinker who left a profound mark on the study of international relations. From power politics and the "security dilemma" to the crisis of the territorial State and the transformations introduced by the atomic age, Herz demonstrates how structural insecurity and technological progress shape State behavior within an increasingly interdependent system. The essays devoted to the impact of science and technology, the civilizing process, and the future of the nation-state expose the limits of modern political categories in confronting global threats such as nuclear weapons, demographic pressure, and climate change. From this diagnosis emerges a call for a new "universalism," grounded in the awareness of humanity's shared vulnerability. The volume thus restores the originality of an author who succeeded in combining Realist analysis with normative aspiration, offering essential conceptual tools for interpreting the challenges of the twenty-first century.