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SEP 28, 2010 Journal

Just War, Jihad, and the Study of Comparative Ethics

What can the study of the comparative ethics tell us about the similarities and divergences between the just war and jihad traditions? How can the ...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualpanic/412315992/" target="_blank">Lali Masriera</a> (CC)

SEP 23, 2010 Article

Sustainability: An Engine for Growth

"Sustainability is changing the way businesses think about innovation—with customers, partners, and within organizations themselves," writes Corporate EcoForum's Jeffrey Hittner.

SEP 20, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Journalism Students Interview Policy Innovations

Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media students interview editor Devin T. Stewart on how journalists can use social media for newsgathering, research, interviews, crowdsourcing, and ...

SEP 16, 2010 Journal Online Exclusive

EIA Interview: Mathias Risse on Justice and Common Ownership of the Earth

Philosopher Mathias Risse discusses his concept of common ownership of the earth--the equal claim of each person to the planet and its resources--and what this ...

CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mlr654/3471443950">Martin Le Roy</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">CC</a>).

SEP 14, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Islands of Inertia

In the wake of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's victory over Ichiro Ozawa for control of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is more inertia ...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erinmpage/4589561753/" target= _blank">Nuclear free zone</a> by Erinmarie Page  (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en" target=_blank">CC</a>)

SEP 7, 2010 Article

NWFZs: Pursuing a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

Today there are five Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (NWFZ) treaties, yet only one has been fully ratified. Sadly, the reservations of the nuclear weapon states, ...

"Iraq" photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/2357606823/" target="_blank">Army.mil</a> (CC)

SEP 3, 2010 Article

War Reporting as NBA Playoffs

Was the American public well served by media reporting during the war in Iraq? What of the choice of visual images, such as unfurling American ...

CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/deekay304/4647022764/">Deekay304</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">CC</a>)

AUG 24, 2010 Article

Is Peace Worth Fighting For?

Peace is worth fighting for--but that doesn't mean a blank check for military options, writes Joel Rosenthal. There are better, smarter, more moral ways to ...

AUG 20, 2010 Article

Can We Succeed Where Carnegie Failed?

The same Dunfermline-born Andrew Carnegie who spent his wealth on funding libraries and other grand institutions across Britain and America died a disappointed man, having ...

Cartoon by Art Young. Carnegie Council Archive

AUG 20, 2010 Article

Can We Succeed Where Carnegie Failed?

Carnegie's belief was that nations could resolve disputes without resorting to war. He worked hard to create mechanisms for achieving peace, but his hopes were ...