Recent Articles
MAY 13, 2013 • Journal
The Arab Spring Two Years On: Reflections on Dignity, Democracy, and Devotion
The demise of long-standing dictators has shaken the foundations of authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa.
MAY 13, 2013 • Journal
On Amartya Sen and The Idea of Justice [Full Text]
The Idea of Justice summarizes and extends many of the themes Amartya Sen has been engaged with for the last quarter century.
MAY 9, 2013 • Article
The World of Wal-Mart
With the deadly April 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, once again the spotlight is on multi-national companies like Wal-Mart, whose production is ...
MAY 8, 2013 • Article
After Boston: An Intelligence Blame Game with no Winner
Immediately after the Boston Marathon bombings there was a sadly predictable flurry of mutual recriminations between the intelligence services of the U.S. and Russia. ...
APR 23, 2013 • Article
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Should the International Community Stay or Go?
The Khmer Rouge Tribunal is in big trouble, much of it financial. But the financial deficit is the result of something deeper: a responsibility deficit. ...
APR 15, 2013 • Journal Online Exclusive
The Resource Curse and the Separation of Powers
The resource curse is a complex problem that affects a great many. It has rightly occupied an important place in debates about global justice. Creating ...
APR 11, 2013 • Article
Years Later, Secular Student Group Recognized On A Religious Campus: Here's How It Happened
In order to be truly inclusive, interfaith dialogue and collaboration must also include those without faith.
APR 11, 2013 • Article
Book Review: "The Undivided Past: Humanity Beyond Our Differences"
"The Undivided Past" aims to show that "the most resonant forms of human solidarity," as author David Cannadine elegantly puts it, are unstable and often ...
APR 9, 2013 • Article
Why Dictators Don't Like Jokes
Pro-democracy activists around the world are discovering that humor is one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against authoritarianism.
APR 9, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Social Covenants Must Precede Social Contracts
Fragile states that do not first forge a social covenant will later find it difficult to codify justice in a social contract.