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DEC 4, 2007 • Article
A Human Rights Argument for the Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Many human rights and labor rights leaders argue that the U.S. should not reward Colombia with a permanent free trade agreement right now because ...
NOV 1, 2007 • Article
The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Necessary World Efforts Prior to a U.S.-sponsored Conference
Wadlow suggests three points that the world community should press the U.S. to include in the upcoming conference: Hamas should be invited; a wider ...
OCT 2, 2007 • Article
Book Review: Charm Offensive
Kurlantzick sees a need for the U.S. to counter China's soft power, but avoids making any ethical judgment on its questionable elements, specifically China's ...
SEP 6, 2007 • Article
Engaging "Evil:" Searching for an Ethical Approach Toward North Korea
The temptation to focus on regime change as the solution to all the problems posed by Pyongyang is strong. But attempts to overthrow the regime ...
AUG 7, 2007 • Article
ROUNDTABLE: The Death Penalty Debate
Does the death penalty make the U.S. a rogue state? Arguments for and against capital punishment.
JUN 27, 2007 • Article
ROUNDTABLE: Blair's Ethical Legacy
"To view Blair through Iraq alone is to ignore his extraordinary legacy in the areas of liberal interventionism, international development and climate change," says Roberts, ...
JUN 4, 2007 • Article
Next Year in Beijing?
When will China publicly acknowledge what really happened on June 4, 1989? Just as in Taiwan, change in China must surely come from within. But the rest ...
MAY 18, 2007 • Article
U.S. Should Not Waver on U.K. Visa Policy
In the interests of security, should the U.S. end the visa waiver for British Muslims? The cost is far too high, says Frank Spring, ...
APR 2, 2007 • Article
The United States Must Choose a Global Role to Fight Terrorism
Is isolationist unilateralism (the "Israelization" of America) an acceptable U.S. response to globalized terrorism? No, argues Spring, for both practical and ethical reasons.
MAR 2, 2007 • Article
Three Suggestions For How To Improve Matters in Iraqi Kurdistan
The danger Kurdistan faces is overwhelming. Their peripheral region falls between two hostile capitals, Ankara and Tehran. Below, what is now known as the world’...