TABLE OF CONTENTS
The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the Summer 2020 issue of the journal! The highlight of this issue is a roundtable organized by Daniel R. Brunstetter on limited strikes and the associated ethical, legal, and strategic concerns. The collection contains contributions from Daniel R. Brunstetter, Wendy Pearlman, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, Danielle L. Lupton, and Eric A. Heinze and Rhiannon Neilsen. Additionally, the issue includes essays by Kenneth Reinert on a "basic goods approach" to development policy and Amitav Acharya on the myth of the "civilization state." It also contains a review essay by Tanisha M. Fazal on the criminalization of aggression, and book reviews by Matt McDonald and Byron Williston.
ESSAYS
From Sustainable Development Goals to Basic Development Goals Kenneth Reinert ![]()
The Myth of the “Civilization State”: Rising Powers and the Cultural Challenge to World Order
Amitav Acharya ![]()
ROUNDTABLE: THE ETHICS OF LIMITED STRIKES
Introduction: The Ethical, Legal, and Strategic Implications of Limited Strikes ![]()
Daniel R. Brunstetter
Wading Knee-Deep into the Rubicon: Escalation and the Morality of Limited Strikes ![]()
Daniel R. Brunstetter
Limited Force and the Return of Reprisals in the Law of Armed Conflict ![]()
Eric A. Heinze and Rhiannon Neilsen
Syrian Views on Obama’s Red Line: The Ethical Case for Strikes against Assad ![]()
Wendy Pearlman
A Matter of Balance: A French Perspective on Limited Strikes ![]()
Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer
The Reputational Costs and Ethical Implications of Coercive Limited Air Strikes: The Fallacy of the Middle-Ground Approach ![]()
Danielle L. Lupton
REVIEW ESSAYS
Lengthening the Shadow of International Law ![]()
Tanisha M. Fazal
A Problem from Washington: Samantha Power Enters the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy ![]()
Michael Barnett
REVIEWS
The Morality of Security: A Theory of Just Securitization ![]()
Rita Floyd
Review by Matt McDonald
Dwelling in the Age of Climate Change: The Ethics of Adaptation ![]()
Elaine Kelly
Review by Byron Williston