Spring 2012 (26.1) • Essay
A Brief Response to Michael Ignatieff
For me, the challenge for those committed to a global ethic is not to make better arguments, to point out more contradictions, to seek greater ...
Spring 2012 (26.1) • Essay
The Dialogue of Global Ethics
True to the spirit of Isaiah Berlin, Ignatieff’s is a cosmopolitanism shorn of any totalizing impulse. Its ultimate value is dialogue; its ultimate requirement ...
Spring 2012 (26.1) • Essay
Toward a Global Ethic
In this essay I will not address the content of a global ethic—that is, the particular rights and responsibilities it assigns—but shall instead ...
Winter 2011 (25.4) • Review
Briefly Noted
This section contains a round-up of recent notable books in the field of international affairs.
Winter 2011 (25.4) • Review
Global Governance and the UN: An Unfinished Journey by Thomas G. Weiss and Ramesh Thakur
This book identifies "gaps" in world order and the ways that the UN has evolved to manage those gaps, albeit in a somewhat ad hoc ...
Winter 2011 (25.4) • Review
Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference by Jane Burbank and Fredrick Cooper
This impressive volume significantly contributes to our understanding of imperial politics and dynamics and of the way they continue to shape history. The authors provide ...
Winter 2011 (25.4) • Review
Global Justice and Due Process by Larry May
In his latest book, Larry May argues that two rights--the right to habeas corpus and to non-refoulement--should be incorporated as norms of international law that ...
Winter 2011 (25.4) • Review
The Practice of Global Citizenship by Luis Cabrera
In this book, Luis Cabrera examines the actions that ordinary citizens might take as a way of promoting and protecting human rights. Cabrera ties together ...