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APR 5, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: A West African Union

Debt relief will offer West African states short-term help, but a strong regional organization is needed to cure deep-rooted troubles. Local leaders must be given ...

Ethanol-added gas pump. Photo by Drew Celley (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/" target=_blank>CC</a>).

APR 4, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Unethical Ethanol Tariff

Importing Brazilian ethanol made from sugar could reduce U.S. gasoline consumption and environmental footprint, and increased consumption would lead to a higher price for ...

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APR 3, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: China Can Tip the Balance on Darfur

China has been shifting from an attitude of noninterference in Darfur to a soft power posture, acknowledging its risk as Sudan's most important stakeholder. But ...

APR 3, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: United States Obligated to Promote Labor Rights

The United States has been a strong advocate of linking trade agreements and worker rights since the 19th century. But the United States will not ...

APR 2, 2007 Article

The United States Must Choose a Global Role to Fight Terrorism

Is isolationist unilateralism (the "Israelization" of America) an acceptable U.S. response to globalized terrorism? No, argues Spring, for both practical and ethical reasons.

APR 1, 2007 Journal

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APR 1, 2007 Journal

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MAR 31, 2007 Journal

Crime and Punishment: Holding States Accountable

Should states be held responsible and punished for violations of international law? This article argues that they can and should be.

MAR 31, 2007 Journal

The Inconveniences of Transnational Democracy

Suprastate policy formation in such bodies as the WTO remains fundamentally exclusive of individuals within states. This article critiques the "don't kill the goose" arguments ...

MAR 31, 2007 Journal

Liability and Just Cause

This paper is a response to Jeff McMahan's "Just Cause for War" (EIA, 19.3, 2005). It defends a more permissive, and more traditional view of just war ...