Paige Arthur was an editor of Ethics & International Affairs for over five years, leaving in 2006. She is currently deputy director of research at the International Center for Transitional Justice.
A specialist in postwar European politics, philosophy, and history, Arthur is interested in the persistent effects of decolonization on the process of globalization, the ethics of political and revolutionary violence, and the recent history of human rights and humanitarian intervention.
Arthur received her Ph.D. in European intellectual history from the University of California, Berkeley, and her B.A. in international relations from Johns Hopkins. She has taught at both UC Berkeley and the New School University.
Featured Work
DEC 13, 2005 • Transcript
"A Threat to One Is a Threat to All:" Nonstate Actors, Collective Security, and the Reform of the UN
In this roundtable discussion, eminent authorities discuss the ethics of collective security. What constitutes a "global threat" from a nonstate actor, and who gets to ...
OCT 6, 2005 • Podcast
Ending Tyranny in Iraq: A Debate
Was the war in Iraq a humanitarian intervention? Yes, argues Tesón. What’s important is that it rid the world of a dictator. No, ...
OCT 6, 2005 • Transcript
Ending Tyranny in Iraq: A Debate
Was the war in Iraq a humanitarian intervention? Yes, argues Tesón. What’s important is that it rid the world of a dictator. No, ...
NOV 30, 2004 • Podcast
Humanitarianism under Fire
How can humanitarian organizations and their workers maintain their traditional neutrality, impartiality, and independence—and should they?
NOV 30, 2004 • Transcript
Humanitarianism under Fire
How can humanitarian organizations and their workers maintain their traditional neutrality, impartiality, and independence—and should they?
MAY 13, 2002 • Article
Senator Kerrey and the War That Still Haunts Us
The revelation that former senator Bob Kerrey murdered innocent women and children in Vietnam has exposed a sharp division in American public opinion over questions ...