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OCT 2, 2009 Article

Think Again: Japan's Revolutionary Election

Don't believe the hype about Japan's new ruling party and the supposed revolution it is launching, say Paul Scalise and Devin Stewart. As the new ...

OCT 1, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Six Models for Brand-CSR Integration

Integrating CSR and brand development can be daunting without a road map. This analysis identifies six models that companies can readily replicate in their own ...

OCT 1, 2009 Journal

Fall 2009 (23.3)

Cover image, Global Corruption Report 2009

SEP 21, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Under the Cover: Global Corruption Report 2009

Policy Innovations interviews Robin Hodess of Transparency International on her organization's brand new Global Corruption Report 2009, which this year focuses on corruption and the private ...

Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century

SEP 14, 2009 Article

Japan: The Power of Efficiency

Japan's energy intensity has improved by 37 percent since 1973, and its oil dependency has dropped by 30 points, making it one of the largest, most energy-efficient economies ...

SEP 11, 2009 Journal

Briefly Noted

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

SEP 11, 2009 Journal

National Responsibility and Global Justice by David Miller

Miller builds on his seminal work on national identity and special duties to co-nationals to carve out a position on such issues as global poverty ...

SEP 11, 2009 Journal

The Rise of the Global Imaginary: Political Ideologies from the French Revolution to the Global War on Terror by Manfred B. Steger

Faced with the political, economic, and social challenges of a globalized planet, are we bereft of any coherent political guideposts or do we still possess ...

SEP 11, 2009 Journal

What's Wrong with the United Nations and How to Fix It by Thomas G. Weiss

Drawing on his own UN experience and studying it from outside, Weiss clears away a lot of the debris of superficial critiques to uncover the ...

SEP 11, 2009 Journal

On Torture Edited by Thomas C. Hilde

This edited collection is an excellent addition to the literature on the torture policy of the Bush administration during its war on terror. The contributors ...