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JUL 6, 2020 Journal

Lengthening the Shadow of International Law

As of 2010, aggression became a crime for which individuals can be tried at the International Criminal Court. While this development may appear minor to some, ...

JUL 6, 2020 Journal

Dwelling in the Age of Climate Change: The Ethics of Adaptation

While climate change–induced migration has received extensive analysis from political geographers, security experts, and others, it has been undertheorized by moral and political philosophers. ...

JUL 6, 2020 Journal Online Exclusive

EIA Summer 2020 issue--Out Now!

The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the Summer 2020 issue of the journal! This issue looks at limited strikes, development policy, the "...

Black Lives Matter protest in Columbus, Ohio, May 30, 2020. CREDIT: <A href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/21426642@N07/49954069361>Becker1999</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(CC)</a>.

JUL 1, 2020 Article

Where Do Human Rights Fit In? Policy Narratives Re-examined

Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev discusses Nahal Toosi's recent "Politico" article about a subtle but major shift in the international landscape: human rights groups focusing on ...

JUL 1, 2020 Journal Online Exclusive

Where Do Human Rights Fit In?

JUL 1, 2020 Journal

Summer 2020 (34.2)

The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the Summer 2020 issue of the journal! The highlight of this issue is a roundtable organized ...

Black Lives Matter protest near the White House in Washington, DC on June 7, 2020. CREDIT: <a href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/vpickering/49982193058/in/photolist-2j9KNDh-2j8HLyo-2j8gfRF-2j8ceNs-28YCXBs-3PNWg-2j8ePpz-236VNse-7hjLfs-2j7gCdJ-p2QT8D-2j7pFRB-RCwDLE-nus8id-2j9Az2D-27tUqSG-pGdhqe-wnLiC2-HXvuL3-pGf7X5-2j7pEtg-212G4s3-21AUXJs-2s8J8-2ja5YFy-2sa57-2sa55-cDaREG-bHHavT-2sa53-2jajtQJ-4rPzz-2ia58JD-2j7tH61-bnLsYN-2j9NtRp-2j7tHWK-29ZBoXo-292fBVk-RZKY7Q-p294TD-8eK6DN-DseXHT-Rkwjok-4X5y1A-2a1hihY-SkGTp1-Szz6i6-69vein-2j7tGCs/>Victoria Pickering (CC)</a>.

JUN 10, 2020 Article

The Breonna Taylor/George Floyd Narrative? Impacts on U.S. Foreign Policy and International Standing

In this blog post, U.S. Global Engagement Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev asks: With the COVID-19 pandemic already calling America's leadership role into question, how ...

JUN 10, 2020 Journal Online Exclusive

The Breonna Taylor/George Floyd Narrative?

The White House, Washington, DC, June 4, 2020. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeflood/49973358988">Joe Flood</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(CC)</a>.

JUN 9, 2020 Article

The Pandemic Extends the Trend away from Globalism

One would expect that when the people of the world face a major, devastating, external threat, they would unite to fight it. However, the response ...

Washington, DC, June 3, 2020. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mobili/49970479326/">Mobilus in Mobili</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(CC)</a>.

JUN 8, 2020 Article

Vox Populi: After the Event

Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev follows up on his recent "Vox Populi" webinar. The virtual event with Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah and The Chicago Council ...