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THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE THEORY OF JUST WAR AND ITS PLACE IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA. IT BRIEFLY TRACES THE PHILOSOPHICAL HISTORY OF JUST-WAR THEORY AND ILLUSTRATES HOW IT HAS CHANGED DURING THE PAST THREE DECADES. THE ARTICLE ALSO ARGUES THAT RECENT CHANGES REFLECT CONTINGENT JUDGMENTS ON THE NATURE OF MODERN WAR THAT DO NOT MATCH THE CHARACTER OF CONTEMPORARY ARMED CONFLICTS. THE ARTICLE CONCLUDES BY SUGGESTING THAT JUST-WAR THEORY REMAINS RELEVENT TO THE CHALLENGES FACED BY STATESMEN TODAY.

THE ARTICLE SUGGESTS THAT THE MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OFTEN REFERRED TO AS "POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT" IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOVEMENT FROM HIGH TO LOW BIRTH-AND DEATH RATES IN NATIONAL POPULATIONS. THE EFFECT OF THE CHANGING POLITICAL SYSTEM IS INDEPENDENT OF (AND IN ADDITION TO) THE EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC CHANGES PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED IN THE THEORY OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION. THE ARTICLE REPORTS FIRST THE NATURE OF THE SYSTEMATIC CONNECTION BETWEEN CHANGE IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM ON THE ONE HAND AND CHANGE IN VITAL RATES ON THE OTHER. SECOND, IT PRESENTS A NEW EMPIRICAL MEASURE OF THE CAPACITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF WHOLE POLITICAL SYSTEMS.