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FEB 1, 2023 Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Avatar: The Way of Water"

Read a synopsis of James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" with a discussion of ethical issues in the film related to colonialism, cultural appropriation ...

JAN 26, 2023 Journal Online Exclusive

"Jus Ex Bello" and the Continued Justice of Ukraine’s Fight Against Russia

On December 28, 2022, Reinhard Merkel wrote in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that the government in Kiev has a duty to “accept ex bello negotiations and end ...

Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in lit up in Ukraine's colors, February 2022.

JAN 26, 2023 Article

Is the West at "war" with Russia?

What does it mean precisely when German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says that the Euro-Atlantic community finds itself at "war” with Russia in Ukraine? Senior ...

JAN 24, 2023 Article

Now is the Moment for a Systemic Reset of AI and Technology Governance

How can we ensure that the technologies currently being developed are used for the common good, rather than for the benefit of a select few? ...

JAN 23, 2023 Journal Online Exclusive

Making Global Ethics More Global

What does it mean to speak of and write about “global ethics” when the field of international ethics, like academia more broadly, disproportionately reflects the ...

JAN 20, 2023 Journal Online Exclusive

What We've Been Reading

Welcome to our roundup of news and current events related to ethics and international affairs! Here’s some of what we’ve been reading this ...

DEC 21, 2022 Journal Online Exclusive

EIA Winter 2022 Issue--Out Now!

The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the Winter 2022 issue of the journal! The issue looks at constitutional democracy, climate justice and ...

DEC 21, 2022 Journal

Fighting Machines: Autonomous Weapons and Human Dignity

In Fighting Machines, Dan Saxon draws on his extensive practical and academic experience and expertise in international law to argue why certain human responsibilities should ...

DEC 21, 2022 Journal

But Is It Good Enough? Jus ad Vim and the Danger of Perpetual War

This essay reflects on the divergent arguments about limited force made by Daniel R. Brunstetter and Samuel Moyn in their respective monographs.

DEC 21, 2022 Journal

Briefly Noted: The Pivotal Generation: Why We Have a Moral Responsibility to Slow Climate Change Right Now

Why is it our generation’s burden to take responsibility for the ravages of climate change? Do those in wealthier countries have a particular moral ...