1. Introduction: classical theory and international relations in context Beate Jahn; Part I. Intellectual Contexts: 2. Pericles, realism, and the normative conditions of deliberate action Sara Monoson and Michael Loriaux; 3. Immanuel Kant and the democratic peace John MacMillan; 4. 'One powerful and enlightened nation': Kant and the quest for a global rule of law Antonio Franceschet; 5. Rousseau and Saint-Pierre's peace project: a critique of 'history of international relations theory' Yuichi Aiko; Part II. Political Contexts: 6. The savage smith and the temporal walls of capitalism David L. Blaney and Naeem Inayatullah; 7. Property and propriety in international relations: the case of John Locke David Boucher; 8. Classical smoke, classical mirror: Kant and Mill in liberal international relations theory Beate Jahn; Part III. Lineages: 9. The 'other' in classical political theory: Re-contextualising the cosmopolitan/communitarian debate Robert Shilliam; 10. Images of Grotius Edward Keene; 11. The Hobbesian theory of international relations: three traditions Michael C. Williams; 12. Re-appropriating Clausewitz: the neglected dimensions of counter-strategic thought Julian Reid.