Recent Articles
JUN 24, 2009 • Journal
The Imperative to Rebuild: Assessing the Normative Case for Postconflict Reconstruction
In view of the recent growth of peacebuilding and reconstruction missions, and the serious challenges and crises that have plagued them, the authors construct a ...
JUN 24, 2009 • Journal
Introduction [Full Text]
This collection of articles focuses on the ethical assumptions that underpin views of postwar reconstruction, in particular on the question of whether (and under what ...
JUN 24, 2009 • Journal
The Global War on Terror: A Narrative in Need of a Rewrite
This essay focuses on how the global war on terror was constructed and how it has set down deep institutional roots both in government and ...
JUN 24, 2009 • Journal
Ethical Competence in International Relations [Full Text]
In order to participate effectively in international relations, this essay argues that international actors of all kinds, including states, international organizations, corporations, and individuals, have ...
JUN 24, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Iran's Revolution Will Come, But This Isn't It
Despite the similarities between the June 2009 protests and those of 1979, speculation that this round will spark another revolution is premature.
JUN 17, 2009 • Journal Online Exclusive
EIA Interview: Simon Dalby on Environmental Security
"Peace-building is literally about building now," says Dalby. "It's about constructing buildings that don't need large quantities of energy, both because of climate change and ...
JUN 15, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Setting the Bar at 350
Where do we draw the political and ecological lines on climate change? How much carbon will the atmosphere take? Policy Innovations Managing Editor Evan O'Neil ...
JUN 9, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: The Consensus before the Consensus
Building mini-consensuses before the Consensus is the best way anything will get done at the December climate negotiations in Copenhagen. Here is a quick glance ...
JUN 9, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Information Gaps Hinder CSR Achievement
IBM recently completed its second annual survey of senior executives from around the world on the importance of green and sustainability issues to their corporate ...
JUN 8, 2009 • Article
Get out of the GWOT
Despite Obama's promises of change, U.S. defense policy is geared almost exclusively to a dangerous counter-insurgency posture designed to prevent a new 9/11. It's time ...