Editing Raymond Aron (section)

==Political thought==
Aron is the author of books on [[Karl Marx]] and on [[Carl von Clausewitz]]. In ''Peace and War'', he set out a theory of [[international relations]]. He argues that [[Max Weber]]'s claim that the state has a [[monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force]] does not apply to the relationship between states.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/68595173|title=Res militaris - Antony Dabila - Raymond Aron: Peace & War (review)|access-date=23 November 2023 |last1=Dabila |first1=Antony }}</ref>

In the field of [[international relations]] in the 1950s, Aron hypothesized that despite the advent of [[nuclear weapons]], nations would still require conventional military forces. The usefulness of such forces would be made necessary by what he called a "nuclear taboo."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://contemporarythinkers.org/raymond-aron/introduction/|title=Introduction|website=Raymond Aron|access-date=16 February 2019}}</ref>