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Surrogate Warfare: The Transformation of War in the Twenty-First Century
In this excellent survey and analysis of the debates raised by the use of surrogates in war, Andreas Krieg and Jean-Marc Rickli make a compelling case for both the extent to which surrogacy is changing the nature of war and the seriousness with which this issue needs to be taken.
Briefly Noted: Human Rights and Participatory Politics in Southeast Asia
Human Rights and Participatory Politics in Southeast Asia, Catherine Renshaw (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019), 256 pp., $75 cloth, $75 eBook. In 2007, the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed the ASEAN Charter and subsequently, in 2009, created the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights. One of the […]
Drones and War: The Impact of Advancement in Military Technology on Just War Theory and the International Law of Armed Conflict
Since the first use of drones as lethal tools of war, certain pundits, politicians, and ethicists have argued for holding the use of drones to a different moral standard than conventional weapons.
Cyber Resilience in an Age of Climate Chaos
Although both cybersecurity and climate change are increasingly seen as two of the most urgent threats of this century, seldom are they considered together. Yet, arguably, the true challenge of both is the ways in which they intertwine, in evermore unexpected ways.
EIA Fall 2020 Remote Editorial Internship
Ethics & International Affairs, the journal of the Carnegie Council, seeks a remote volunteer intern for the fall semester.
The Morality of Security: A Theory of Just Securitization
In The Morality of Security, Rita Floyd sets out to develop a normative theory of securitization: a “Just Securitization Theory.”
Lengthening the Shadow of International Law
As of 2010, aggression became a crime for which individuals can be tried at the International Criminal Court. While this development may appear minor to some, it represents a significant turn both in jus ad bellum and in the ambit of the court.
Dwelling in the Age of Climate Change: The Ethics of Adaptation
While climate change–induced migration has received extensive analysis from political geographers, security experts, and others, it has been undertheorized by moral and political philosophers. Elaine Kelly’s book goes a long way toward redressing that imbalance of attention.
