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SEP 23, 2025 Journal

The Diffusion of Global Power and the Decline of Global Governance

This essay makes the case that the changing global distribution of state power has led to a decline in global governance: that is, the attempt ...

SEP 19, 2025 Journal

Under Cover: Substituting Formal IOs during Hard Times

SEP 16, 2025 Journal

The Institutional Dynamics of Global Governance in Hard Times: Innovation or Decline?

This introduction to the roundtable argues that global governance currently faces hard times because it is affected by a set of significant developments, and identifies ...

SEP 16, 2025 Journal

New Issue Out Now: Global Governance in Hard Times, the Politics and Morality of Transnational Corporate Accountability, and more

The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the latest issue of the journal. The issue features a roundtable on global governance in ...

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SEP 12, 2025 Article

When Philosophy Meets Power: How Metaethics Shapes International Influence

ICR Research's Stuart MacDonald explores how metaethics—the study of what makes moral claims valid—might help us understand the difficulties of values-based diplomacy.

SEP 2, 2025 Article

A Conversation with Carnegie Ethics Fellow Josh Acosta

This interview series profiles members of the second Carnegie Ethics Fellows cohort. This discussion features Josh Acosta, a nonresident fellow at George Mason University.

White House at sunset

AUG 28, 2025 Article

Ethics in a Post-Liberal World

Seven months into Trump's second term, liberal principles hang in the balance. Bringing these norms back to life will require courage and the power of ...

JUL 18, 2025 Journal

Kofi Annan and Global Leadership at the United Nations