Prima facie, the pursuit of national interest stands in contradiction with the rules of global justice. Indeed, the former relies upon selfishness and the maximization of national utility, while the latter presupposes distributive measures at the global level that exercise some constrain on state behavior. However, these two notions are open to interpretation and, sometimes, even lack clarity. This paper will look for clarification and will ask whether it is possible to go beyond the radical difference between those two logics. I will start by underlining the reasons why the national interest and global justice are in contradiction with each other. Although they are not commensurable, the paper will then argue the two can be compatible in specific equilibriums of international politics, I will refer to as the “rationalist” and the “revolutionist” modes. Finally, the paper will discuss whether, in the best of all possible worlds, we should strive for this compatibility.

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国家利益与全球正义：矛盾的条款，无与伦比的商品，却兼容吗？

表面上看，追求国家利益与全球正义规则相矛盾。实际上，前者依赖于自私和国家效用的最大化，而后者则以在全球范围内对国家行为施加某种约束的分配措施为前提。但是，这两个概念易于解释，有时甚至不够清晰。本文将寻求澄清，并询问是否有可能超越这两种逻辑之间的根本差异。我首先要强调国家利益与全球正义相互矛盾的原因。尽管它们不具有可比性，但本文将指出两者在国际政治的特定均衡中可以兼容，我将其称为“理性主义者”和“革命主义者”模式。最后，本文将讨论在所有可能的最佳情况下，我们是否应争取这种兼容性。