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Thought Leader: Hawa Abdi | 03/05/13
Hawa Abdi,
Devin T. Stewart
"We are the same people in this world on the same planet, so we have to respect each other, we have to love each other. We have to throw out hate."
Global Ethics Corner: Is al-Qaeda Making a Comeback? | 02/19/13
President Obama called al-Qaeda a "shadow of its former self," but the organization is making inroads in Mali and Algeria and some say it is as dangerous as ever. How much of a threat is al-Qaeda? Has the terrorist group made a comeback?
Losing the Violence Monopoly | 11/28/12
Steven Costello
The poisonous cocktail of widespread police and military brutality, increasingly lethal inter-communal ethnic violence in several regions, the anxious countdown to the March 2013 presidential elections, and uncertainty over the implementation of major constitutional reforms has transformed Kenya's security situation from precarious to explosive.
Global Ethics Corner: Prosecuting Pirates: Enforcing the Rule of Law at Sea | 07/20/12
With Somali piracy surging over the last four years, the UN is calling for travel and financial sanctions on senior pirate leaders. Is this an effective way to punish the ringleaders or could it make piracy more violent? Should the focus, instead, be on the underlying problems in Somalia?
Global Ethics Corner: Prosecuting Pirates: Enforcing the Rule of Law at Sea | 07/20/12
With Somali piracy surging over the last four years, the UN is calling for travel and financial sanctions on senior pirate leaders. Is this an effective way to punish the ringleaders or could it make piracy more violent? Should the focus, instead, be on the underlying problems in Somalia?
Global Ethics Corner: Prosecuting Pirates: Enforcing the Rule of Law at Sea | 07/20/12
With Somali piracy surging over the last four years, the UN is calling for travel and financial sanctions on senior pirate leaders. Is this an effective way to punish the ringleaders or could it make piracy more violent? Should the focus, instead, be on the underlying problems in Somalia?
The Responsibility to Protect: A New International Norm? | 03/13/12
Herman Schaper,
Robin van Puyenbroeck,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
What is Responsibility to Protect exactly? Dutch Ambassador Herman Schaper gives an expert talk on how it developed, how it is defined, how it was implemented in Libya, and what are the implications for the future.
Ethics Matter: Economist and Development Expert Jeffrey Sachs | 12/09/11
Jeffrey D. Sachs,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
Jeffrey Sachs discusses America's economic and moral crisis; development aid; the Occupy Wall Street movement; and the mobilization of youth around the world, fighting for the basic principles of freedom, justice, and equality.
Ethics Matter: Economist and Development Expert Jeffrey Sachs | 12/06/11
Jeffrey D. Sachs,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
Jeffrey Sachs discusses America's economic and moral crisis; development aid; the Occupy Wall Street movement; and the mobilization of youth around the world, fighting for the basic principles of freedom, justice, and equality.
They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers | 12/06/11
Lt. Gen. Romeo A. Dallaire
Child soldiers are a weapons system that is effective, cheap, and complete. How do we counter that? How do we make the use of children a liability? How do we stop people from reverting to using children as the primary weapons system of a conflict?
Ethics Matter: Economist and Development Expert Jeffrey Sachs | 12/05/11
Jeffrey D. Sachs,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
Jeffrey Sachs discusses America's economic and moral crisis; development aid; the Occupy Wall Street movement; and the mobilization of youth around the world, fighting for the basic principles
of freedom, justice, and equality.
They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers | 06/03/11
Lt. Gen. Romeo A. Dallaire,
Joanne J. Myers
Child soldiers are a weapons system that is effective, cheap, and complete. How do we counter that? How do we make the use of children a liability? How do we stop people from reverting to using children as the primary weapons system of a conflict?
They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers | 06/03/11
Lt. Gen. Romeo A. Dallaire,
Joanne J. Myers
Child soldiers are a weapons system that is effective, cheap, and complete. How do we counter that? How do we make the use of children a liability? How do we stop people from reverting to using children as the primary weapons system of a conflict?
Captain James Staples on International Piracy | 04/03/11
James Staples,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
Everyone knows that the only real solution to piracy in the Indian Ocean is to stabilize Somalia and revive its economy, says Merchant Marine Captain James Staples, a piracy expert. As long as Somalians have nothing to lose, piracy will continue.
Captain James Staples on International Piracy | 04/03/11
James Staples,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
Everyone knows that the only real solution to piracy in the Indian Ocean is to stabilize Somalia and revive its economy, says Merchant Marine Captain James Staples, a piracy expert. As long as Somalians have nothing to lose, piracy will continue.
Global Ethics Corner: Defeating Piracy | 03/04/11
In March 2011, there were over 50 vessels and 800 people held hostage by Somali pirates. What should be the response to these captures? Should a third party attack, negotiate, seek legal remedies, or continue to make the best of a terrible situation?
Global Ethics Corner: Defeating Piracy | 03/04/11
In March 2011, there were over 50 vessels and 800 people held hostage by Somali pirates. What should be the response to these captures? Should a third party attack, negotiate, seek legal remedies, or continue to make the best of a terrible situation?
Global Ethics Corner: Defeating Piracy | 03/04/11
In March 2011, there were over 50 vessels and 800 people held hostage by Somali pirates. What should be the response to these captures? Should a third party attack, negotiate, seek legal remedies, or continue to make the best of a terrible situation?
Self-Determination and Conflict Resolution: From Kosovo to Sudan | 10/06/10
Louise Arbour
Drawing on the International Court's judgment on the legality of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence, Arbour examines the pursuit of self-determination in a range of situations, focusing particular attention on the upcoming referendum in Southern Sudan.
Self-Determination and Conflict Resolution: From Kosovo to Sudan | 09/28/10
Louise Arbour,
Joanne J. Myers
Drawing on the International Court's judgment on the legality of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence, Arbour examines the pursuit of self-determination in a range of situations, focusing particular attention on the upcoming referendum in Southern Sudan.
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