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SEP 6, 2013 Article

Finding Our National Moral Compass on Syria

The U.S. received aid from other nations during its own Revolutionary War, and so despite all, "as America debates the pros and cons of ...

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SEP 6, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Right Social Policies Can Promote Intergenerational Ethics

A new study by Bertelsmann Foundation analyzes fairness between the young and the old, and provides policy solutions for governments in aging societies.

SEP 5, 2013 Journal Online Exclusive

Living With Injustice: Lessons from 1963

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the writing of three seminal texts in twentieth century philosophy. An examination of these texts—by King, Arendt, ...

SEP 5, 2013 Journal Online Exclusive

Syria: The Case for Punitive Intervention

If the focus in Syria is on reinforcing the norms banning the use of chemical weapons, a punitive air strike should be seen as the ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-120387823/stock-photo-the-syria-flag-painted-on-bomb-icon.html">Syrian flag painted on a bomb</a> via Shutterstock

SEP 5, 2013 Article

On Law, Policy, and (Not) Bombing Syria

The question of whether the U.S. should use its military against Assad is separate from the questions of legal interpretation. The legal question does ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-76422415/stock-vector-vector-illustration-map-of-syria.html">Map of Syria</a> via Shutterstock

SEP 4, 2013 Article

Seven Scenarios for the Future of Syria

"Now that the country has imploded, there is no easy way out." Seth Kaplan outlines possible futures for Syria, followed by a list of recommended ...

CREDIT: Photo courtesy of Ghana Bamboo Bikes.

SEP 4, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Ghana Builds Bamboo Bikes

A bamboo bicycle builder in Ghana is working to end the triple problem of poverty, unemployment, and environmental degradation by training rural migrants in manufacturing ...

SEP 3, 2013 Journal Online Exclusive

Out Now! Centennial Roundtable on "Nonproliferation in the 21st Century"

FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME! In the journal's fall issue, four leading experts present their perspectives on the contemporary state of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and ...

SEP 2, 2013 Journal Online Exclusive

On Law, Policy, and (Not) Bombing Syria

The question of whether the US should use its military against Assad is separate from the questions of legal interpretation. The legal question does not ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-89200546/stock-photo-warship-with-threatening-sky.html">Warship with threatening sky</a> via Shutterstock

AUG 30, 2013 Article

Syria: The Case for Punitive Intervention

"If framed in terms of punishment for a wrong committed, and if undertaken in a way that respects the rule of law at the global ...