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OCT 4, 2013 • Journal Online Exclusive
See No Evil: Drones and Public Opinion
When it comes to drone strikes, Americans often have to juggle two mutually exclusive beliefs. On the one hand, only a quarter of respondents believe ...
OCT 1, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Peace Pays for Itself
The global economic impact of violence in 2012 was estimated to be $9.5 trillion. Governments need a way to account for and recuperate these unproductive expenditures.
OCT 1, 2013 • Journal
Fall 2013 (27.3)
This issue features an essay by Richard Schiffman on poverty, food security, and the land grab in Africa; a policy brief by Frances Moore Lappé, ...
SEP 27, 2013 • Article
Ethical Challenges in Trans-Pacific Relations: Selected Essays, 2013 Contest
Carnegie Council presents the 12 best essays from our 2013 Trans-Pacific Contest, a pioneering exercise in student collaboration. These outstanding pieces touch on issues ranging from the ...
SEP 26, 2013 • Journal Online Exclusive
Theory Meets Reality: Reacting to WMD Use in Syria
Since the end of the cold war, debates over the ethical propriety of the possession and the willingness to use WMD were seen as largely ...
SEP 26, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: New Family Planning Technologies Expand Options for Women
New sexual and reproductive health innovations have the potential to revolutionize options for women by diversifying delivery forms, varying product duration, and targeting multiple health ...
SEP 25, 2013 • Article
Syria and the Just Use of Force Short of War
The Obama administration has spoken of punishing the Assad regime, of deterring future attacks, of reinforcing the norm against chemical weapons use, and of diminishing ...
SEP 24, 2013 • Article
Ethics Primer Part II: Concepts and Methodologies
The core of ethics and international affairs can be accessed through three normative concepts: pluralism; rights and responsibilities; and fairness. A standard method of inquiry ...
SEP 24, 2013 • Article
Ethics Primer Part I: Background and Theories
The discipline of ethics begins with Socrates’ question: How should one live? Ethics is about choice. What values guide us? What standards do we use? ...
SEP 24, 2013 • Journal Online Exclusive
Syria and the Just Use of Force Short of War
The Obama administration has spoken of punishing the Assad regime, of deterring future attacks, of reinforcing the norm against chemical weapons use, and of diminishing ...