Hendrik Simon | A Century of Anarchy? War, Normativity, and the Birth of Modern International Order

The nineteenth century has been understood as an age in which states could wage war against each other if they deemed it politically necessary. According to this narrative, it was not until the establishment of the League of Nations that the "free right to go to war" was gradually outlawed. Based on his forthcoming book A Century of Anarchy?: War, Normativity, and the Birth of Modern International Order (Oxford University Press, 2024), Hendrik Simon challenges this narrative by outlining a genealogy of modern war justifications.