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SEP 11, 2009 Journal

Pious Words, Puny Deeds: The "International Community" and Mass Atrocities [Full Text]

Most of the large-scale violence in the world will continue to occur within societies rather than between or among states. Yet the international community still ...

SEP 11, 2009 Journal

More Money, Less Cure: Why Global Health Assistance Needs Restructuring

Is more money for global health always good news? No, argues Esser, who suggests that many of the problems that plague decision-making in global health ...

SEP 9, 2009 Podcast

Realism as Pragmatic Cooperation

Remedies to global challengesĀ areĀ less about romantic dreams to improve the world and more about pragmatism and sustainability. The pragmatic and ethical thing to ...

SEP 9, 2009 Podcast

Afghanistan and Japan: Joel Rosenthal on Public Television

What impact will the recent elections in Afghanistan and Japan have on U.S. interests? Joel Rosenthal is interviewed on Worldfocus, along with Carol Giacomo ...

SEP 4, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Forest Preservation

How do we put value on the forests as an indispensable element of our survival? Can we balance market mechanisms with regulations and consumption with ...

SEP 3, 2009 Podcast

Interview with Julius Walls, Jr., CEO, Greyston Bakery

Greyston Bakery was started on the premise of bringing the unemployed into the workforce. In fact the company's motto is, "We don't hire people to ...

SEP 2, 2009 Podcast

Joel Rosenthal Interviews Thomas Griffith: When Is Military Outsourcing Appropriate?

When is outsourcing appropriate? asks Griffith. We need to be thinking more deeply about what using military contractors means for the U.S. in terms ...

SEP 2, 2009 Podcast

Jeffrey McCausland Interviews Eric "Rick" Olson: The Role of Military Contractors

"I just couldn't conceive of a battlefield now without contractors," says Olson, former Major General in the U.S. army and now an independent defense ...

SEP 2, 2009 Podcast

Joel Rosenthal Interviews Colonel Thomas X. Hammes: Unexplored Issues Regarding Military Contractors

Military contractors bring up many issues which have not been fully explored, says Hammes; loyalty, for example. While we can expect great loyalty from U....

AUG 28, 2009 Podcast

Ecological Intervention

Do states have a responsibility to protect the planet? If so, who would decide when environmental protection is a legitimate reason to interfere in the ...