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JUN 23, 2017 Journal Online Exclusive

Afghanistan and the Ethics of Triage

What would a democracy triage approach to Afghanistan look like?

JUN 23, 2017 Podcast

Soldiers and Civilization: How the Profession of Arms Thought and Fought the Modern World into Existence

The soldier "is at once the most and the least civilized of persons," says Carnegie Council Senior Fellow Reed Bonadonna. In this thoughtful conversation, he ...

Air strike in Sana'a, May 2015. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Air_strike_in_Sana%27a_11-5-2015.jpg">Ibrahem Qasim</a>  (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">CC</a>)

JUN 21, 2017 Podcast

Waleed Alhariri on the U.S. Covert Use of Lethal Force, and the Crisis in Yemen

Waleed Alhariri of the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies discusses the Center's new report on U.S. covert attacks against al Qaeda and other radical ...

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 ...

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 Podcast

Yvonne Terlingen on the UN Secretary-General Selection Process

Until very recently, the United Nations selected its secretary-general entirely behind closed doors. Yvonne Terlingen, of the 1 for 7 Billion Find the Best UN Leader campaign, ...

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?

Admiral James Stavridis. CREDIT: Amanda Ghanooni

JUN 12, 2017 Podcast

Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans

"Oceans dominate the world," says Admiral Stavridis. After all, 70 percent of the globe is covered by water. In this masterly overview of the seven seas, ...

JUN 9, 2017 Journal

A Better Process, a Stronger UN Secretary-General: How Historic Change Was Forged and What Comes Next

In the past, UN secretaries-general were chosen on the basis of a haphazard and secretive process behind closed doors. Yet over the last two years, ...