This is an important book in the field (relevant to political science, international law and philosophy) from academics at ANU.

Forces for Good: Cosmopolitan Militaries in the Twenty-First Century

edited by Lorraine Elliott and Graeme Cheeseman
(London: Manchester University Press, 2004), 346pp
http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk

This book is about how governments, militaries and institutions respond to cosmopolitan debates about solidarity and the use of force to defend distant strangers against tyranny and the gross abuse of human rights. Its contributors include scholars, defence practitioners and serving military officers who, in a series of case studies, explore the normative, political and operational consequences for military forces of the proposition that they can and perhaps should be used in pursuit of cosmopolitan values and objectives. The book examines the cosmopolitan credentials of the militaries of various multilateral institutions and individual countries and canvasses what kinds of military force are available, or might be required, for cosmopolitan or cosmopolitan-minded purposes.