Fall 2017 (31.3) • Review
Briefly Noted
A brief book review of Susan P. Murphy's Responsibility in an Interconnected World: International Assistance, Duty, and Action.
Online Exclusive • 08/23/2017 • Blog
The Perils of Virtue Signaling in Foreign Policy
Virtue signaling that is detached from achievable outcomes is an ethically-worse option.
Online Exclusive • 08/2/2017 • Blog
“Victory” In Mosul: Fighting Well and the Horrors of “Winning”
Mosul illustrates how victory at all costs is no victory at all, and why contemporary just war thinkers need to re-conceptualize the idea of victory.
Online Exclusive • 07/26/2017 • Blog
"Homo Economicus" and the Sanctions Tax
Do sanctions actually work, or do citizens in target countries simply factor the "sanctions tax" into their broader calculations of economic well-being?
Online Exclusive • 07/24/2017 • Blog
The Costs of Solar Geoengineering
While Harvard’s research program could help us to better understand solar geoengineering, they should be careful not to oversell their program at the cost ...
Online Exclusive • 07/12/2017 • Blog
What We’ve Been Reading
Welcome to our roundup of news and current events related to ethics and international affairs! Here’s what we’ve been reading this month.
Summer 2017 (31.2) • Journal Issue
Summer 2017 (31.2)
We are pleased to announce the publication of the Summer 2017 issue of Ethics & International Affairs! This issue contains a special section on legitimate authority, war, ...
Online Exclusive • 06/23/2017 • Blog
Afghanistan and the Ethics of Triage
What would a democracy triage approach to Afghanistan look like?
Online Exclusive • 06/19/2017 • Blog
The Ethics of Saying No
Sometimes the ethical statesperson or policymaker must be prepared to refuse requests for action on the grounds that aid cannot credibly be rendered and/or ...
Online Exclusive • 06/19/2017 • Essay
Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador
Recently there have been two giant wins for democracy, human rights, and the environment in an unlikely spot: the small, embattled nation of El Salvador. ...