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Why Dictators Don't Like Jokes | 04/09/13
Srdja Popovic,
Mladen Joksic
Pro-democracy activists around the world are discovering that humor is one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against authoritarianism.
The Second Nuclear Age: Strategy, Danger, and the New Power Politics | 12/14/12
Paul Bracken,
Joanne J. Myers
In the Cold War, the path to nuclear war always led through Moscow and Washington. In the second nuclear age the triggers to nuclear war are in Tel Aviv, Islamabad, Pyongyang, and in the future possibly Tehran, and possibly in other places too, because you can start a nuclear war even if you don't have nuclear weapons.
Global Ethics Corner: How Should the Media Cover Natural Disasters? | 11/12/12
As Superstorm Sandy made clear, natural disasters can wreak havoc on rich and poor countries, alike. However, the Western media's coverage often tilts away from the developing world. Is this a problem? What can individuals do to change this?
Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America | 03/06/12
Enrique Krauze,
Joanne J. Myers
Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Gabriel Marcia Marquez, Octavio Paz, and many more: Krauze discusses Latin America's intellectual, literary, and political figures who were inspired by revolutionary ideas, and hopes that his book will be "a requiem for the Latin American passionate revolution."
Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America | 02/29/12
Enrique Krauze,
Joanne J. Myers
Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Gabriel Marcia Marquez, Octavio Paz, and many more: Krauze discusses Latin America's intellectual, literary, and political figures who were inspired by revolutionary ideas, and hopes that his book will be "a requiem for the Latin American passionate revolution."
Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America | 02/29/12
Enrique Krauze,
Joanne J. Myers
Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Gabriel Marcia Marquez, Octavio Paz, and many more: Krauze discusses Latin America's intellectual, literary, and political figures who were inspired by revolutionary ideas, and hopes that his book will be "a requiem for the Latin American passionate revolution."
Global Ethics Corner: The Cuban Embargo Turns 50: Time to Rethink U.S. Policy? | 02/10/12
As the Cuban embargo reaches a milestone, a majority of Americans think it's time for a change. Many argue that the communist stronghold is no longer a threat and the sanctions only serve to hurt the Cuban people. Is it time to lift the embargo or should Obama maintain the status quo?
Global Ethics Corner: The Cuban Embargo Turns 50: Time to Rethink U.S. Policy? | 02/10/12
As the Cuban embargo reaches a milestone, a majority of Americans think it's time for a change. Many argue that the communist stronghold is no longer a threat and the sanctions only serve to hurt the Cuban people. Is it time to lift the embargo or should Obama maintain the status quo?
Global Ethics Corner: The Cuban Embargo Turns 50: Time to Rethink U.S. Policy? | 02/10/12
As the Cuban embargo reaches a milestone, a majority of Americans think it's time for a change. Many argue that the communist stronghold is no longer a threat and the sanctions only serve to hurt the Cuban people. Is it time to lift the embargo or should Obama maintain the status quo?
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics | 01/05/12
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,
Alastair Smith,
Joanne J. Myers
Cynics or realists? Just follow five rules and you can be a successful dictator, say Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and
Alastair Smith--at least until old age or sickness catch up with you.
They go on to argue that these precepts apply to all systems of
governance, including U.S. democracy.
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics | 12/20/11
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,
Alastair Smith,
Joanne J. Myers
Cynics or realists? Just follow five rules and you can be a successful dictator, say Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith--at least until old age or sickness catch up with you. They go on to argue that these precepts apply to all systems of governance, including U.S. democracy.
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics | 12/20/11
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,
Alastair Smith,
Joanne J. Myers
Cynics or realists? Just follow five rules and you can be a successful dictator, say Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and
Alastair Smith--at least until old age or sickness catch up with you.
They go on to argue that these precepts apply to all systems of
governance, including U.S. democracy.
How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace | 04/13/10
Charles A. Kupchan,
Joanne J. Myers
Diplomatic engagement with rivals, far from being appeasement, is critical to rapprochement between adversaries, says Charles Kupchan, and diplomacy, not economic interdependence, creates the path to peace.
How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace | 04/09/10
Charles A. Kupchan,
Joanne J. Myers
Diplomatic engagement with rivals, far from being appeasement, is critical to rapprochement between adversaries, says Charles Kupchan, and diplomacy, not economic interdependence, creates the path to peace.
How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace | 04/08/10
Charles A. Kupchan
Diplomatic engagement with rivals, far from being appeasement, is critical to rapprochement between adversaries, says Charles Kupchan, and diplomacy, not economic interdependence, creates the path to peace.
Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present | 12/04/09
Adam Roberts,
Joanne J. Myers
Should civil resistance be seen as potentially replacing violence completely, or as a phenomenon that operates in conjunction with, and as a modification of, power politics?
Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present | 11/25/09
Adam Roberts,
Joanne J. Myers
Should civil resistance be seen as potentially replacing violence completely, or as a phenomenon that operates in conjunction with, and as a modification of, power politics?
Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present | 11/23/09
Adam Roberts
Should civil resistance be seen as potentially replacing violence completely, or as a phenomenon that operates in conjunction with, and as a modification of, power politics?
The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution | 08/05/09
Daniel P. Erikson
With the exit of Castro and the entrance of Obama, both the Cuban system and U.S.-Cuba relations could be on the brink of a new era. What will happen next?
Budgets, Cuban Policy, and Ethics? | 03/13/09
Do we respect the wishes of anti-Castro Americans, to restrict trade, or the wishes of agriculture and medical sales interests, to open Cuban markets? If we relax restrictions, do we reward repression? What do you think?
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