Recent Articles
FEB 3, 2012 • Article
Russia Bulletin (2012): Russia Bulletin, Issue 2
David Speedie examines Russia's position on Iran; the upcoming Russian elections, including the Moscow demonstrations and the West's attitude towards them;and Jackson-Vanik and U....
JAN 18, 2012 • Article
The Strategic Use of Electoral Mismanagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The November 2011 elections were a historic opportunity to begin rebuilding the fragile DRC state. But as this first-hand account shows, evidence suggests that power politics ...
JAN 9, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: An Opportunity in Myanmar
Myanmar is ripe for social and economic innovation. A decent work and social protection agenda, combined with an industrial strategy, would help during its political ...
DEC 21, 2011 • Article
What to do? Choices and Trade-offs in Japan's Post-Fukushima Energy Policy
The Fukushima disaster has caused a backlash against nuclear power. But can Japan maintain a nuclear-free society without risk of rolling blackouts? Are energy security, ...
DEC 15, 2011 • Journal
Briefly Noted
This section contains a round-up of recent notable books in the field of international affairs.
DEC 15, 2011 • Journal
Global Governance and the UN: An Unfinished Journey by Thomas G. Weiss and Ramesh Thakur
This book identifies "gaps" in world order and the ways that the UN has evolved to manage those gaps, albeit in a somewhat ad hoc ...
DEC 15, 2011 • Journal
Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference by Jane Burbank and Fredrick Cooper
This impressive volume significantly contributes to our understanding of imperial politics and dynamics and of the way they continue to shape history. The authors provide ...
DEC 15, 2011 • Journal
Global Justice and Due Process by Larry May
In his latest book, Larry May argues that two rights--the right to habeas corpus and to non-refoulement--should be incorporated as norms of international law that ...
DEC 15, 2011 • Journal
The Practice of Global Citizenship by Luis Cabrera
In this book, Luis Cabrera examines the actions that ordinary citizens might take as a way of promoting and protecting human rights. Cabrera ties together ...
DEC 15, 2011 • Journal
Cosmopolitan Regard: Political Membership and Global Justice by Richard Vernon
"Cosmopolitan Regard" is an impressive addition to the small but growing body of literature on global justice that tries to find a midpoint between cosmopolitanism ...