JAN 7, 2014 • Article
The Future of Transatlantic Security Cooperation after 2014
2014 may be a turning point for transatlantic security cooperation. This paper identifies the three most relevant "drivers" in this regard: financial and resource constraints, a ...
DEC 19, 2013 • Article
Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Dirty Wars"
"Dirty Wars" chronicles the undeclared shadow wars fought across the globe in the name of American national security--as well as the highly secretive agencies who ...
DEC 16, 2013 • Article
Jeffrey Sachs: Idealist or Extreme Pragmatist?
Nina Munk's book about economist Jeffrey Sachs portrays his defense of the global poor as an act of faithful idealism. She could not have it ...
DEC 10, 2013 • Article
Ill Fares the Invisible Hand
According to census data from 2012, there are 46.5 million Americans currently living in poverty. That is more than one in seven Americans, or roughly 15 percent of ...
DEC 4, 2013 • Article
A Sick Asian Man Goes to Multicultural Europe: A Tale of Modern Citizenship in Transition
A parable for our times? "As the debate over multiculturalism continues, the societies to which the adjective is applied change in complex ways, as I ...
DEC 3, 2013 • Article
Ethics on Film: Discussion of "The Fifth Estate"
"The Fifth Estate" tells the story of Julian Assange and his Wikileaks organization. Since the story is still ongoing, was it too early to make ...
NOV 27, 2013 • Article
Minutes of Global Ethics Fellows Third Annual Conference, November 6-8, 2013
The Global Ethics Fellows (GEFs) and Ethics Fellows for the Future (EFFs) discussed the Council's Centennial themes: corruption and trust; environment and growth; citizenship and ...
NOV 25, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Poverty Is Never Just One Problem at a Time
Only a multidimensional approach can determine who is poor, how they are poor, and which deprivations they experience simultaneously. Indian policymakers need these details.