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JUL 17, 2017 Article

Recalibrating the U.S. Strategy for the War on Drugs

With Mexico in mind, it's time the U.S. recalibrated its strategy for the decades-long War on Drugs. "A policy that addresses the violent threat ...

JUL 12, 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.

JUL 1, 2017 Journal

Summer 2017 (31.2)

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Summer 2017 issue of Ethics & International Affairs! This issue contains a special section on legitimate authority, war, ...

The timeless image of 'Earthrise' seen from the moon by U.S. astronauts in the 1960s and '70s. But would potentially risky geoengineering be a step too far in humanity's technical and scientific progression? CREDIT: <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1249.html">NASA</a>

JUN 28, 2017 Article

Humanitarians Hope for ‘Risk Management Framework’ on Geoengineering – a Carnegie Discussion

"The potential impacts of geoengineering remain so uncertain as to be quite unknown; what seems clear is that in a geoengineered future there would be ...

JUN 23, 2017 Journal Online Exclusive

Afghanistan and the Ethics of Triage

What would a democracy triage approach to Afghanistan look like?

JUN 19, 2017 Journal Online Exclusive

The Ethics of Saying No

Sometimes the ethical statesperson or policymaker must be prepared to refuse requests for action on the grounds that aid cannot credibly be rendered and/or ...

Courtesy of Naveen Kumar Emmadi

JUN 19, 2017 Article

Steps To Resolve the Suicide Crisis among India's Farmers

In 2015, government statistics reported that over 12,000 farmers committed suicide, with bankruptcy/indebtedness cited as the top reason for ending their lives, and the numbers continue ...

JUN 19, 2017 Journal Online Exclusive

Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador

Recently there have been two giant wins for democracy, human rights, and the environment in an unlikely spot: the small, embattled nation of El Salvador. ...

JUN 13, 2017 Journal Online Exclusive

Yvonne Terlingen on the UN Secretary-General Selection Process

In this interview, Yvonne Terlingen discusses the recent reforms to the UN secretary-general selection process, including the role of civil society in the reforms. She ...

JUN 13, 2017 Journal Online Exclusive

Engaged Buddhism, Anger, and Retribution

What can Engaged Buddhism contribute to political philosophy?