Recent Articles
MAR 26, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Sustainable, Happy, Efficient: A Complete Indicator of Well-being
Only through a composite metric of progress and happiness can governments measure and deliver what matters most: sustainable well-being.
MAR 22, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Will Global Voluntarism Supersede Rule of Law?
The World Economic Forum is advocating a move toward coalitions of the willing and able for solving global problems. Will it work?
MAR 21, 2013 • Article
Is China Taking the Right Cues From History?
Signs suggest that China's new president Xi Jinping will be inclined to double down on communist orthodoxy, based on his reading of the history of ...
MAR 21, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Innovation to the Rescue: New Ideas and Tech for Helping Refugees
The UN refugee agency is adopting an innovation-centered approach in pursuit of better services, products, and outcomes for displaced populations.
MAR 19, 2013 • Article
Drones: Legal, Ethical, and Wise?
The U.S. drone program raises serious ethical concerns, particularly about accountability and due process. Congress, with support from President Obama, must develop new oversight ...
MAR 13, 2013 • Journal Online Exclusive
EIA Interview with Shefa Siegel on "The Missing Ethics of Mining"
A special EIA interview between Shefa Siegel, author of "The Missing Ethics of Mining," and John Tessitore, editor of the journal.
MAR 11, 2013 • Article
Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Zero Dark Thirty"
A fictional adaptation of the CIA's hunt for Osama bin Laden, this blockbuster has reignited the debate surrounding the CIA's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques"...
MAR 10, 2013 • Article
Ethics on Film: Discussion of "In My Lifetime"
This deeply moving documentary tells the history of atomic weapons and the anti-nuclear movement. From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to nuclear tests in Nevada to the ...
MAR 8, 2013 • Article
Book Review: "China and Africa: A Century of Engagement"
Now more than ever, the world is influenced and affected by all things Chinese, especially its relationships with developing countries. And there is much to ...
MAR 5, 2013 • Article
Drones: Legal, Ethical, and Wise?
The white paper released in February 2013 detailing the Obama administration’s policy on the use of drones for targeted killings has stirred plenty of controversy. ...