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CREDIT: Gusta Johnson, Carnegie Council

MAY 26, 2015 Article

Next Generation Insights on Ethics and International Affairs

This spring, the Council invited students from around the New York metro area to submit abstracts on their original research in ethics and international affairs. ...

CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tlimphotography/8670501769/" target="_blank">Terence Lim</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">CC</a>).

MAY 20, 2015 Article

U.S.-China MOOC Cooperation: Toward Educational Advancement

Although MOOCs are booming in China, the country still faces structural and technical challenges. A U.S.-China partnership on MOOCs will offer educational benefits ...

CREDIT: <a href="https://unsplash.com/mili_vigerova" target="_blank">Milada-Vigerova</a>  (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">CC</a>).

MAY 20, 2015 Article

Addressing Modern-Day Slavery in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Of the world's 36 million trafficking victims, nearly two-thirds are from Asian countries. In order for the United States and Asia to have a promising future ...

MAY 13, 2015 Journal Online Exclusive

What Thucydides Can Teach Us About Imperial Overreach

Athens’ history reminds us that military power and technological advancement do not guarantee safety or perpetual prosperity.

CREDIT: <a href=/es/publications/ethics_online/"https://unsplash.com/p" _blank">Patrik Göthe</a>

MAY 8, 2015 Article

Towards Non-Western Histories in International Relations Textbooks

"Exceptionalism" and many other concepts didn't originate solely in the West, yet most international relations textbooks continue to focus on Western history when outlining the ...

Students exploring the old city of Hebron with the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee, which works to preserve Hebron’s cultural heritage.

MAY 6, 2015 Article

Teaching About Intractable Conflicts: The Olive Tree Initiative

How can students learn to think more critically about conflicted regions and to engage people with different views in constructive dialogue? The Olive Tree Initiative ...

CREDIT: <a href="https://unsplash.com/majapetric" target="_blank">Maja Petric</a>.

MAY 5, 2015 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Reversing Climate Change: A Vision of an Organic Planet

Mark Smallwood, executive director at Rodale Institute, claims that a global shift to regenerative organic agriculture can reverse climate change.

Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/mommist" target="_blank">Len dela Cruz</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">CC</a>).

MAY 1, 2015 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Technology and Finance: Darwinism or Symbiosis?

An open innovative mindset on the part of both banks and non-banks alike will be key to modernize the infrastructure of banking.

The Flag of Russia and the Ministry of Defence flag. CREDIT: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mhccwey" _blank>Alan Wilson</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" _blank>CC</a>)

APR 30, 2015 Article

How to get from Soviet Studies to Russian Studies

The end of major government funding for Russian studies offers a chance to start studying Russia properly, argues Nicolai Petro, and that's something which is ...

Jolly Roger Pirate Flag. CREDIT: <a href="http://bit.ly/1KdKK8H" target="_blank">Josu </a><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">(CC)</a>.

APR 27, 2015 Article

Is Downloading Really Stealing? The Ethics of Digital Piracy

You wouldn't steal a car, you wouldn't steal a handbag, you wouldn't steal a television. But what about downloading pirated films? Is intellectual property infringement ...