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OCT 23, 2012 Journal Online Exclusive

Elected Security Council Members: Power, Process, Purpose

Candidate countries engage in long and drawn-out campaigns to garner promises of support when it comes to the vote—promises that are undeclared and sometimes ...

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OCT 23, 2012 Podcast

Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad

David W. Lesch has traveled to Syria repeatedly since 1989 and met President Bashar al-Assad several times in the mid-2000s. He discusses the conflict in ...

OCT 22, 2012 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Anti-Gay Legislation: What Can Be Done?

Anti-gay legislation is garnering support in Ukraine and many other countries are backtracking on equal rights for homosexuals. Is there anything international institutions can do ...

OCT 16, 2012 Podcast

Public Affairs: America in the 21st Century: A View from Asia

The good, the bad, and the ugly: distinguished Singaporean Kishore Mahbubani politely but firmly tells Americans how Asians see them, and warns, "the world that ...

OCT 15, 2012 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Environmentalist Bill McKibben on Climate Change

McKibben, one of the world's leading environmentalist, believes our best hope lies not in appealing to our wallets, but in appealing to our ethics, our ...

OCT 15, 2012 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: The Future of Stem Cell Research: Has Science Gone Too Far?

Now that scientists are able to create fertile mammal eggs using stem cells, many people are asking some tough ethical questions. Has science gone too ...

OCT 12, 2012 Podcast

Senator Richard Lugar on Nuclear Weapons Reduction

Senator Lugar tells the dramatic story of his bipartisan work on the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (also known as Nunn–Lugar), which provides funding and ...

OCT 12, 2012 Journal Online Exclusive

Finnegans Wake and Political Science Methods

Waging War on Corruption by Frank Vogl

OCT 10, 2012 Podcast

Frank Vogl on Corruption

Corruption is not a victimless crime, as many believe. Transparency International's Frank Vogl discusses the global, grass-roots fight against this age-old problem.

OCT 9, 2012 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Is the Special Status of Diplomatic Missions a Thing of the Past?

Under rules codified at the 1961 Vienna Convention, diplomatic missions are generally considered inviolable. But with the murder of Libya Ambassador Chris Stevens in mind, is ...