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Online Exclusive 04/23/2019 Blog

Can Religion Teach Us to Protect Our Environment? Analyzing the Case of Hinduism

Can religion serve as a complementary normative framework to environmentalism? And what are the challenges of moving from religious theory to practice?

Spring 2019 (33.1) Journal Issue

Spring 2019 (33.1)

The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the Spring 2019 issue of the journal! This issue features a roundtable organized by Rafael Biermann ...

Online Exclusive 03/30/2019 Blog

Democratic Decline?

Online Exclusive 03/22/2019 Blog

America in Decline?

Online Exclusive 03/14/2019 Blog

The Sicilian Expedition and the Dilemma of Interventionism

The Peloponnesian War has lessons for U.S. foreign policy beyond the Thucydides Trap.

Spring 2019 (33.1) Essay

Humor, Ethics, and Dignity: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

This essay explores humans’ unique ability to understand context, something that is evident in both humor and ethics, and something that AI lacks.

Spring 2019 (33.1) Essay

Introduction: Balancing Legal Norms, Moral Values, and National Interests

How do states reconcile national interests with legal norms and moral values? One answer lies in the concept of good international citizenship.

Spring 2019 (33.1) Essay

A Christian View of Humanitarian Intervention

Even when humanitarian intervention violates the letter of international law, and even when it is motivated by self-interest, it may still be morally justified.

Spring 2019 (33.1) Essay

Secessionist Conflict: A Happy Marriage between Norms and Interests?

In secessionist conflicts, actors tend to choose norms that align with their interests. But there are important outlier cases that complicate this picture, writes Rafael ...

Spring 2019 (33.1) Essay

Unresolved and Unresolvable? Tensions in the Refugee Regime

Advancing durable solutions does not necessarily mean overcoming the inherent tensions in the refugee regime between law, morality, and national interests.