Summer 2009 (23.2) • Essay
The Global War on Terror: A Narrative in Need of a Rewrite
This essay focuses on how the global war on terror was constructed and how it has set down deep institutional roots both in government and ...
Summer 2009 (23.2) • Essay
Ethical Competence in International Relations [Full Text]
In order to participate effectively in international relations, this essay argues that international actors of all kinds, including states, international organizations, corporations, and individuals, have ...
Online Exclusive • 06/17/2009 • Interview
EIA Interview: Simon Dalby on Environmental Security
"Peace-building is literally about building now," says Dalby. "It's about constructing buildings that don't need large quantities of energy, both because of climate change and ...
Spring 2009 (23.1) • Review
Briefly Noted
This section contains a round-up of recent notable books in the field of international affairs.
Spring 2009 (23.1) • Review
The End of the West? Crisis and Change in the Atlantic Order by Jeffrey Anderson, G. John Ikenberry, and Thomas Risse
This edited collection takes stock of the state of the Western alliance, seeking both to improve our theoretical understanding of conflict and crisis and to ...
Spring 2009 (23.1) • Review
Network Power: The Social Dynamics of Globalization by David Singh Grewal
According to Grewal, we need to understand globalization as a process in which we participate by choice but not necessarily voluntarily—one in which common ...
Spring 2009 (23.1) • Review
International Trade and Labor Standards: A Proposal for Linkage by Christian Barry and Sanjay G. Reddy
Barry and Reddy challenge us to envision a world where workers everywhere can make a living wage in safe conditions and globalization does not drive ...
Spring 2009 (23.1) • Review
Democracy Across Borders: Dêmos to Dêmoiby James Bohman
Bohman notes the extensive interdependence that characterizes the new circumstances of global politics, and argues that states have reacted either by strengthening state boundaries and ...