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OCT 16, 2017 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.

Coltan/tantalum mining, Congo. CREDIT <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sourcingnetwork/7589135402/">Responsible Sourcing Network</a>

OCT 11, 2017 Article

Let’s Be Frank: The Impact of Dodd-Frank and International Legislation on Congolese Extractive Industry

President Trump proposes killing off elements of the Dodd-Frank Act that require energy and mineral resource companies to hold U.S. companies accountable for their ...

OCT 3, 2017 Journal Online Exclusive

EIA Interview with Amitav Acharya on the Multiplex World Order

In this interview, Amitav Acharya and Adam Read-Brown discuss the decline of the liberal world order and the rise of a "multiplex world."

OCT 1, 2017 Journal

Fall 2017 (31.3)

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Fall 2017 issue of Ethics & International Affairs! This issue contains essays by Amartya Sen on the foundations ...

CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/masondan/8903961105/">Dan Mason</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">CC</a>)

SEP 27, 2017 Article

The Evolution of Corporate Ethics: A Strategic Case for Profit Maximization through Responsible Behavior

"We are now transitioning from a world where philanthropic social contributions, i.e., Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), influenced behavior, to one where authentic Positive Impact ...

Points of light (Fireworks) CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdmoar/14672883116/">jdmoar</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">CC</a>)

SEP 26, 2017 Article

Carnegie Council Fellows Respond: Making Ethics Matter, 2017

Carnegie Council has pledged to be a counter-force to the corrosive tone that frequently dominates the news; to focus on the ethical principles at stake; ...

SEP 8, 2017 Journal

Ethics and the Foundation of Global Justice

Can the idea of justice be global in scope? In this essay, Amartya Sen challenges the dominant theories of justice in contemporary political philosophy, asserting ...

SEP 8, 2017 Journal

After Liberal Hegemony: The Advent of a Multiplex World Order

In this essay, Amitav Acharya argues that as the U.S.-dominated world order comes to an end, liberal values and institutions will not disappear, ...

SEP 8, 2017 Journal

Rising Powers, Responsibility, and International Society

This article examines statements made by rising powers Brazil, China, and India in UN Security Council meetings between 2011 and 2016 to identify their perspectives on which ...

SEP 8, 2017 Journal

Climate Engineering and the Playing God Critique

The “playing God” critique charges that humans should not undertake to control nature in ways that overstep the proper scope of human agency. In this ...