Spring 2015 (29.1) • Feature
From Moral to Political Responsibility in a Globalized Age
In a world beset by empirical global problems and global collective inaction, we need less to speak of the moral responsibility of political agents than ...
Spring 2015 (29.1) • Review
The Endtimes of Human Rights by Stephen Hopgood
Is the Human Rights “project” coming to an end? Hopgood believes it has sold its moral clarity for an alliance with interventionist liberal states.
Spring 2015 (29.1) • Feature
Distant Intimacy: Space, Drones, and Just War
Critical engagement with the concept of space, rooted in political geography, augments established ethical critiques of drone strikes. As drone use grows, it is crucial ...
Spring 2015 (29.1) • Review
Power in Concert: The Nineteenth-Century Origins of Global Governance by Jennifer Mitzen
REVIEW BY ANDREAS OSIANDER Mitzen contends that when states publicly commit to joint action in pursuit of a common goal, this fact will exert an ...
Online Exclusive • 01/28/2015 • Blog
The Responsibility to Accompany: A Framework for Multilateral Support of Grassroots Nonviolent Resistance
If grassroots nonviolent movements are to flourish, more strategic, calibrated forms of external assistance will prove critical.
Online Exclusive • 01/20/2015 • Essay
“Transitional Justice” in Israel/Palestine? Symbolism and Materialism in Reparations for Mass Violence
MARK OSIEL What type of material and symbolic reparations might someday ensue from a peace agreement in Israel/Palestine?
Online Exclusive • 01/16/2015 • Blog
After Gitmo and Charlie Hebdo: Rethinking Citizenship in the 21st Century
The Charlie Hebdo massacre and the release of additional inmates from the Guantanamo prison raise questions about the most effective ways to protect ourselves against ...
Online Exclusive • 01/14/2015 • Blog
The Charlie Hebdo Massacre and the Question of Hate Speech
When does protected expression venture into the realm of hate speech, and who should determine when a particular expression qualifies as such?
Online Exclusive • 12/18/2014 • Blog
Restoring Diplomatic Relations with Cuba: Ethical Dilemmas
What, if any, are America's moral duties to the Cuban state and the Cuban people? And what do these duties say about America's commitment to ...