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Refugees on the move. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diariveu/27777367306/sizes/o/"> La Veu del País Valencià</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">CC</a>)

JAN 20, 2017 Article

Virtual Citizenship for Refugees: A Proposal

At last, a practical, humane, and cost-effective proposal to help cope with the nearly 20 million refugees and asylum seekers worldwide, from philosophers Christian Barry and ...

Grand Central Terminal, New York City. CREDIT: <a href="https://pixabay.com/en/grand-central-station-new-york-690180/">Pixabay/Public Domain</a>

JAN 5, 2017 Article

Ethics, Undocumented Immigrants, and the Issue of Integration: Making a Better Life for Everyone in New York City

"Given that many undocumented immigrants live invisibly for a long time, the NYC Municipal ID card truly acknowledges their existence. It was, and still is, ...

CREDIT: <a href="https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-ab5c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99">NYPL Collections</a>

JAN 5, 2017 Article

Process or End Goal: When to Begin Genocide Prevention

"This discussion ultimately will help the public to understand that preventative actions need to take place if violence is to be thwarted. We can't wait ...

Abraham T. Zere, writer/journalist in exile

DEC 30, 2016 Article

Eritrea: An Exiled Nation Suspended in Liminal Space through Social Media

Exiled Eritreans use social media to organize opposition against the tyrannical regime back home and to provide crucial information for the thousands of young migrants ...

NASA, NOAA analyses reveal record-shattering global warm temperatures in 2015. CREDIT: <a href=<"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:16-008-NASA-2015RecordWarmGlobalYearSince1880-20160120.png">NASA</a>

DEC 21, 2016 Article

The Ethics of Climate Change Activism: Fear vs. Reality

"The time has come to act on climate because we can no longer afford not to. We know what consequences are in store for us ...

Delegates with Professor Mari Miura at the Diet building in Tokyo

DEC 19, 2016 Article

Articles Resulting from Carnegie Council Gender Research Delegation to Tokyo, November 2016

In November 2016, the Asia Dialogues program led a group of 12 Pacific Delegates from seven countries and a diverse set of professional backgrounds to Tokyo to ...

DEC 15, 2016 Journal Online Exclusive

A Conversation on Effective Altruism with Jennifer Rubenstein

Professor Jennifer C. Rubenstein discusses the promises and pitfalls of Effective Altruism, including what she calls the movement's "hidden curriculum." Rubenstein's review essay on this ...

DEC 14, 2016 Journal

Ending Statelessness Through Belonging: A Transformative Agenda?

The subject of belonging conjures up a realm of emotions. This essay explores statelessness through the prism of belonging, asking whether the United Nations Refugee ...

DEC 14, 2016 Journal

Trials as Messages of Justice: What Should Be Expected of International Criminal Courts?

After more than a decade of work, the accomplishments of the International Criminal Court are highly contested. In this article, the authors ask, what can ...

DEC 14, 2016 Journal

Introduction

The last few decades have seen a lively philosophical debate surrounding human rights. Allen Buchanan’s book The Heart of Human Rights constitutes an important ...