Fall 2012 (26.3) • Review
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution by Francis Fukuyama
REVIEW BY JACK SNYDER. What is the historical secret leading to stable political orders?
Fall 2012 (26.3) • Review
Briefly Noted
This section contains a round-up of recent notable books in the field of international affairs.
Fall 2012 (26.3) • Feature
Limiting the Killing in War: Military Necessity and the St. Petersburg Assumption
In this article, we explain why an ideal typical war cannot be regulated with rules that attach to individuals’ moral status; propose an alternative framework ...
Fall 2012 (26.3) • Feature
International Rescue and Mediated Consequences
It is generally assumed that when judging the proportionality of a humanitarian intervention, these consequences must be factored into the equation. If an intervention is ...
Fall 2012 (26.3) • Review Essay
Two Cheers for Humanitarianism
The unsettled boundaries of what properly constitutes humanitarianism brings a number of difficult questions to the surface.
Summer 2012 (26.2) • Feature
Outreach, Impact, Collaboration: Why Academics Should Join to Stand Against Poverty
BY THOMAS POGGE AND LUIS CABRERA. What contributions can be made by academics to combat poverty?
Summer 2012 (26.2) • Feature
Navigating Between Extremes: Academics Helping to Eradicate Global Poverty
This article attempts to extract what we know and have learned about how best to accelerate the process of reducing extreme poverty, including what does ...
Summer 2012 (26.2) • Feature
Addressing Poverty and Climate Change: The Varieties of Social Engagement
In this article I propose to explore two issues. The first concerns what kinds of contributions academics can make to reducing poverty. I argue that ...
Summer 2012 (26.2) • Feature
Beyond Charity: Helping NGOs Lead a Transformative New Public Discourse on Global Poverty and Social Justice
This article looks at the role that Northern nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) can play in engaging domestic publics in efforts to eradicate mass global poverty. There ...
Summer 2012 (26.2) • Feature
How Academics Can Help People Make Better Decisions Concerning Global Poverty
In this essay I focus mainly on one decision one group of decision-makers faces—concerning whether to give money to NGOs working to combat global ...