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DEC 16, 2009 Article

U.S-Russia Relations and the Arctic

This set of two papers, one by a Canadian and one by a Russian, focuses on U.S.-Russian competition and cooperation in the Arctic ...

DEC 16, 2009 Article

The Arctic: The Next "Hot Spot" of International Relations or a Region of Cooperation?

Dr. Morozov identifies several key points regarding both the existing problems and challenges of the Arctic region, as well as possible ways to overcome them ...

DEC 16, 2009 Article

Cold Peace: International Cooperation Takes Hold in the Arctic

Thanks to international law, there is no race for Arctic resources, nor any appetite for military confrontation. The Arctic has become a zone of quiet ...

DEC 15, 2009 Journal

Briefly Noted

This section contains a round-up of recent notable books in the field of international affairs.

DEC 15, 2009 Journal

Universal Human Rights in a World of Difference by Brooke A. Ackerly

In a book full of thought-provoking questions for theorists of human rights, Ackerly presents an "account of the normative legitimacy of human rights" that is ...

DEC 15, 2009 Journal

Ethics of Global Development: Agency, Capability, and Deliberative Democracy by David A. Crocker

This book is highly recommended to anyone who wants to know what development ethics has to offer, or who wants to engage with arguments on ...

DEC 15, 2009 Journal

Messy Morality: The Challenge of Politics by C. A. J. Coady

The principal and worthwhile contribution of this book is to resituate the debate about moral realism where it belongs, in terms of its pragmatic employment ...

DEC 15, 2009 Journal

The Religious in Responses to Mass Atrocity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Edited by Thomas Brudholm and Thomas Cushman

What is the contribution of religious discourse to a productive and reconciliatory response to mass atrocities? In this wide-ranging book, scholars address the philosophical, ethical, ...

DEC 15, 2009 Journal

War, Torture and Terrorism: Rethinking the Rules of International Security Edited by Anthony F. Lang, Jr., and Amanda Russell Beattie

This volume provides a fresh and engaging set of discussions, approaches, and case studies on how rules established to promote peaceful international order can instead ...

DEC 15, 2009 Journal

In Pursuit of Peace

Traditional international relations scholarship has concentrated on war, but has not provided deep theoretical consideration of the concept of peace.While the focus of each ...