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DEC 22, 2014 Podcast

Money and American Politics: A Conversation with Lawrence Lessig

On a crusade against the corrupting influence of money in politics, Lawrence Lessig founded a "super PAC" which raised $10 million to support candidates committed to ...

DEC 18, 2014 Journal Online Exclusive

Restoring Diplomatic Relations with Cuba: Ethical Dilemmas

What, if any, are America's moral duties to the Cuban state and the Cuban people? And what do these duties say about America's commitment to ...

DEC 17, 2014 Podcast

The Rise of ISIS: Implications for U.S. Strategy, Interests, and Values

How did ISIS grow so quickly? What is the best strategy to overcome it and how long will it take? How should the U.S. ...

DEC 16, 2014 Journal Online Exclusive

EIA Podcast: Introducing the Winter 2014 Issue

In this podcast, EIA Associate Editor Zach Dorfman speaks with Carnegie Council Communications Director Madeleine Lynn on the winter 2014 issue of the journal.

DEC 16, 2014 Podcast

The Business of Humanitarian Aid and Philanthropy: A Case Study

By using a single organization, SaveLIFE Foundation in India, as a case study, this episode of Impact explores how NGOs in emerging markets adopt business ...

DEC 16, 2014 Journal Online Exclusive

How Norms Die: A Response

Authoritarian regimes routinely use torture against domestic political opponents; democracies hardly ever do. What the two regimes share is that they place little weight on ...

DEC 16, 2014 Podcast

Introduction to "Ethics & International Affairs," Winter 2014

In this podcast, Zach Dorfman introduces the winter 2014 issue of "Ethics & International Affairs." Topics include "cultures of humanitarianism" in East Asia; torture and norm death; ...

DEC 15, 2014 Podcast

A Conversation with Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster

How can U.S. soldiers be trained to maintain ethical and legal standards in today's complex and often brutal environment? How is the Army preparing ...

DEC 12, 2014 Journal

Thomas Piketty’s Capital and the Developing World

NANCY BIRDSALL What is the future of the global capitalist system? In returning economics to politics, Capital reminds us that the road to global distributive ...

DEC 12, 2014 Journal

How Norms Die: Torture and Assassination in American Security Policy

CHRISTOPHER KUTZ Because of their sensitivity to public mobilization around normative questions, democracies do better than authoritarian regimes in internalizing certain kinds of constraints. But ...