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Robert L. Bach |
Robert L. Bach was formerly director of the Global Inclusion Division of the Rockefeller Foundation, where he focused on poverty and social exclusion in transnational and global issues.
Larry Diamond |
Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Global Ethics Corner: Food for Peace? | 05/13/13
Food for Peace, which ships American farm products to developing nations, has long been criticized for crowding out local agriculture. Now, to the dismay of the U.S. farming and shipping industries, President Obama is proposing sending nations cash grants. Is "Cash for Peace" a better idea?
Book Review: "China and Africa: A Century of Engagement" | 03/08/13
Alex Woodson
Now more than ever, the world is influenced and affected by all things Chinese, especially its relationships with developing countries. And there is much to learn through studying the country's dealings with Africa, which are of great enormity and complexity. This book is, therefore, an important resource for anyone concerned with international relations.
Thought Leader: Tomas Sedlacek | 03/08/13
Tomas Sedlacek,
Devin T. Stewart,
Anna Kiefer
"To use the New Testament sort of logic, who is my neighbor? Today that extends not only to your family or your literal neighbors. We know much more about the situations of poor people in China or India or Africa, and so the scope of ethical responsibility today has grown to some global measures."
Talibanistan: Negotiating the Borders Between Terror, Politics, and Religion | 12/12/12
Peter Bergen,
Anand Gopal
"Talibanistan" is the nickname for the embattled territory from Kandahar in Afghanistan to Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Two experts explode some of the myths about Afghanistan and discuss the U.S. presence there, both past and future.
Frank Vogl on Corruption | 10/10/12
Frank Vogl,
David C. Speedie
Corruption is not a victimless crime, as many believe. Transparency International's Frank Vogl discusses the global, grass-roots fight against this age-old problem.
Ethics Matter: Dambisa Moyo on How Aid to Africa is Harmful | 09/24/12
Dambisa Moyo,
Julia Taylor Kennedy
Aid has failed to create economic growth, says Moyo, and allows governments to evade their responsibilities. So when people say that aid provides essential services, they're missing the point. Except when disaster strikes, governments should be responsible for their citizens, not the international community.
Thought Leader: Dambisa Moyo | 09/05/12
Dambisa Moyo,
Devin T. Stewart
"Moral leadership to me is about selflessness. But in a world of personal aggrandizement and short-term-ism, I do fear that we'll see less moral leadership and perhaps more of what we don't want."
Dealing with "Enablers" in Mass Atrocities: A New Human Rights Concept Takes Shape | 06/26/12
George A. Lopez
Because mass atrocities are organized crimes, crippling the means to organize and sustain them--money, communications networks, and other resources--can disrupt their execution, writes George Lopez.
The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future | 06/11/12
Victor D. Cha,
Joanne J. Myers
Policy expert and scholar Victor Cha lifts the curtain on North Korea, one of the world's most isolated, poorly-understood, and dangerous nations, and explains why he believes that the level of risk has escalated since Kim Jong-il's death.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Isolationism | 05/22/12
Zach Dorfman
Today, American supremacy is assumed rather than argued for: in an age of tremendous political division, it is a bipartisan first principle of foreign policy. In this area at least, one wishes for a little less agreement, writes Carnegie Council's Zach Dorfman.
Planet Money Tells the Story of Sovereign Debt | 04/24/12
Zoe Chace,
Caitlin Kenney
How can you explain the European debt crisis so that ordinary Americans can understand--and what's more, care? Through interviews and story-telling techniques, these two NPR reporters show us that it's actually a long-drawn-out love story.
Human Rights Watch World Report 2012 | 04/17/12
Kenneth Roth,
Joanne J. Myers
How have governments responded to the recent events in Libya, Syria, Egypt, and other countries such as Bahrain? Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch gives a masterly analysis of international reactions, including those of the U.S., France, India, China, Russia, Turkey, and the Arab League.
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.
Justice for Hedgehogs | 01/05/12
Ronald Dworkin,
Joanne J. Myers
"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." Ronald Dworkin argues for one big thing: the unity of value. He asserts that value is what makes sense of how we act as individuals, how we relate to others, and how we construct our lives.
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.
Justice for Hedgehogs | 12/15/11
Ronald Dworkin,
Joanne J. Myers
"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." Ronald Dworkin argues for one big thing: the unity of value. He asserts that value is what makes sense of how we act as individuals, how we relate to others, and how we construct our lives.
Justice for Hedgehogs | 12/15/11
Ronald Dworkin
"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." Ronald Dworkin argues for one big thing: the unity of value. He asserts that value is what makes sense of how we act as individuals, how we relate to others, and how we construct our lives.
