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MAR 25, 2010 Article

Global Economic Policy and Human Rights: Three Sites of Disconnection

In this critical post-financial crisis period, Margot Salomon of LSE underscores the demands that international human rights law place on a more ethical form of ...

Patrol in Afghanistan<br>Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/4378533001" target="_blank">U.S. Army</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>)

MAR 24, 2010 Podcast

The Ethics of Exit from Afghanistan

Katherine Brown and Robert Diamond, Truman Fellows with first-hand experience in Afghanistan, discuss just how and when--both ethically and pragmatically--the U.S. can leave that ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theredproject/3673922879/">Michael Mandiberg</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>)

MAR 22, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Obama's "New" Trade Policy: What Happened to Multilateralism?

The Obama administration's new trade agenda shows little consideration for developing countries and may hurt the United States in the long run.

MAR 19, 2010 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: The Ethics and Effectiveness of Basic Income Grants

Can basic income grants work for those living in extreme poverty? Or are grants discouraging people from taking individual responsibility?

Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents

MAR 17, 2010 Podcast

Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents

Focusing on Muslims in Europe, Ian Buruma argues that religions (including Islam) and liberal democracies are compatible, despite many peoples' fears. Democracy allows space for ...