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MAY 6, 2019 Journal Online Exclusive

What We've Been Reading

Welcome to our roundup of news and current events related to ethics and international affairs! Here’s what we’ve been reading this month.

MAY 3, 2019 Article

Back to Spheres of Influence?

National Security Adviser John Bolton's recent comments on Russia's interest in Venezuela bring back a concept prevalent in much earlier version of international affairs: spheres ...

MAY 2, 2019 Journal Online Exclusive

Back to Spheres of Influence?

National Security Advisor John Bolton's recent comments on Venezuela hearken back to an earlier tradition in international affairs: the concept of spheres of influence.

APR 29, 2019 Journal Online Exclusive

Upcoming Conferences of Interest 2019-2020

A list of upcoming conferences related to the fields of ethics and international affairs through spring of 2020, arranged in chronological order. We hope you find ...

APR 23, 2019 Journal Online Exclusive

Can Religion Teach Us to Protect Our Environment? Analyzing the Case of Hinduism

Can religion serve as a complementary normative framework to environmentalism? And what are the challenges of moving from religious theory to practice?

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APR 9, 2019 Article

Ethical Implications of Climate Change for Education

"Education is often tied with privilege and who has access," writes Brian Mateo, assistant dean of civic engagement at Bard College. "Let us not continue ...

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APR 5, 2019 Article

Romania: NATO's Frail Anchor in a Turbulent Black Sea

"This week, together with six other former communist bloc countries, Romania marks the 15th anniversary of its NATO accession," writes Theo Stan. "If it succeeds ...

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APR 1, 2019 Article

Democratic Decline?

We are familiar with one type of democratic decline: the loss of faith by voters in institutions and politicians, the breakdown in trust in expertise ...

APR 1, 2019 Journal

Spring 2019 (33.1)

The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the Spring 2019 issue of the journal! This issue features a roundtable organized by Rafael Biermann ...

MAR 30, 2019 Journal Online Exclusive

Democratic Decline?