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EIA Winter 2019 issue–Out Now!
The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the Winter 2019 issue of the journal! This issue looks at American public opinion on the moral equality of combatants, kin state activism, migration terminology, information privacy, and much more. Access the table of contents here.
Book Symposium: A Discussion on Clifford Bob’s Rights as Weapons
The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present an online exclusive book symposium featuring responses to Rights as Weapons: Instruments of Conflict, Tools of Power, a provocative new book by Clifford Bob.
EIA Fall 2019 issue–Out Now!
We are pleased to announce the publication of the Fall 2019 issue of Ethics & International Affairs. This issue looks at targeted sanctions, (un)civil disobedience, civialan attitudes toward collateral damage, and much more. Access the table of contents.
Sri Lanka 2.0: Independent Inquiry Shows UN “Systemic Failure” in Myanmar
A recent independent inquiry into the involvement of the UN in Myanmar from 2010 to 2018 assigns collective responsibility for the atrocities committed during the 2017 Rohingya crisis to both the UN civil service and UN member states.
Artificial Intelligence: Power to the People
Before we can assess how artificial intelligence will affect IR over the coming decades, we first need a clear understanding of what AI is and is not. As a way of introducing the roundtable on “AI and the Future of Global Affairs,” Heather M. Roff brings some conceptual clarity to the discussion and argues that much of the AI landscape revolves around epistemological questions that are not, in fact, particular to AI.
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 Biermann.
Tackling Climate Change: Why Us Now?
Professor Henry Shue writes that we are the pivotal generation, and acting now is not only a matter of self-interest but also of our unique moral responsibility.
EIA Interview with Ronald Deibert on a Human-Centric Approach to Cybersecurity
Discussions around cybersecurity often focus on the security and sovereignty of states, not individuals, says Professor Ronald Deibert, director of University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. If you start from a “human-centric perspective,” it could lead to policies focusing on peace, prosperity, and human rights. How can we work toward this approach?
