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Special Section: Just War and Its Critics | 03/01/13
As we approach our second century, Carnegie Council will remain the home for energetic, rigorous, and creative thinking on the ethics of war. In these pages, we rededicate ourselves to the proposition that the “just war” tradition is an inheritance that requires and rewards constant engagement.
"Ethics & International Affairs" Spring Issue | 02/19/13
This issue features an essay by Shefa Siegel on the missing ethics of mining; a Carnegie Council Centennial special section on "Just War and its Critics," with contributions by James Turner Johnson, Cian O'Driscoll, John Kelsay, and Daniel Brunstetter and Megan Braun; and book reviews by Charli Carpenter and Deen K. Chatterjee.
Human Rights Watch: Promoting Ethical Behavior When It’s Contested | 11/29/12
Kenneth Roth
It's the job of Human Rights Watch to shine a spotlight on human rights abuses worldwide, including in the U.S., says its executive director Ken Roth. We speak not for the public conscience, but to it, "and if we have hit that conscience accurately, it’s reflected in shame, and governments then have to respond to that."
Jon Quong on Self-Defense | 10/03/12
Jonathan Quong,
Christian Barry,
Matt Peterson
What conditions make it permissible for one person to kill another? And what does it mean if the theories that we've used as the basis of war turn out to be wrong? Here's Jon Quong of the University of Manchester.
Global Ethics Corner: When Are Drones Strikes Ethical? | 05/04/12
President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser recently defended drone strikes, saying they are legal, wise, and moral. But, citing international law, many critics question this approach, especially in a non-combat zone like Pakistan. Is it ethically problematic to rely on drone strikes?
Global Ethics Corner: When Are Drones Strikes Ethical? | 05/04/12
President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser recently defended drone strikes, saying they are legal, wise, and moral. But, citing international law, many critics question this approach, especially in a non-combat zone like Pakistan. Is it ethically problematic to rely on drone strikes?
Global Ethics Corner: When Are Drones Strikes Ethical? | 05/04/12
President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser recently defended drone strikes, saying they are legal, wise, and moral. But, citing international law, many critics question this approach, especially in a non-combat zone like Pakistan. Is it ethically problematic to rely on drone strikes?
Seth Lazar on Self-Defense in War | 03/16/12
Seth Lazar,
Christian Barry,
Matt Peterson
Does all killing in war come down to self-defense? This view makes a lot of intuitive sense, but it turns out to pose a serious challenge to the traditional view of just war theory. What about civilians, for example? Philosopher Seth Lazar explores this complex issue.
The Implications of Drones on the Just War Tradition [Abstract] | 09/20/11
Daniel Brunstetter,
Megan Braun
The aim of this article is to explore how the brief history of drone warfare thus far affects and potentially alters the parameters of ad bellum and in bello just war principles.
The Ethics of Humanitarian Intervention in Libya [Abstract] | 08/12/11
James Pattison
The moral permissibility of the intervention in Libya largely turns on two fairly tricky assessments: whether the situation was sufficiently serious at the time the intervention was launched and what the predominant purposes of the intervention were.
"Leading from Behind": The Responsibility to Protect, the Obama Doctrine, and Humanitarian Intervention after Libya [Abstract] | 08/12/11
Simon Chesterman
The legal significance of Libya is minimal, though the international response does show how the politics of humanitarian intervention has shifted to the point where it is harder to do nothing in the face of atrocities.
RtoP Alive and Well after Libya [Abstract] | 08/12/11
Thomas G. Weiss
If the Libyan intervention goes well, it will put teeth in the fledgling RtoP doctrine. Yet, if it goes badly, critics will redouble their opposition, and future decisions will be made more difficult. Libya suggests that we can say no more Holocausts, Cambodias, and Rwandas--and occasionally mean it.
Civilian Protection in Libya: Putting Coercion and Controversy Back into RtoP [Abstract] | 08/12/11
Jennifer Welsh
While it is unclear how the crisis in Libya will affect the fortunes and trajectory of the principle of the responsibility to protect, Libya will significantly shape the parameters within which the debate over what RtoP entails, and how it might be operationalized, will occur.
How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle | 06/08/11
Gideon Rose
Pax Americana is a good thing, declares Gideon Rose. The problem is that even when the U.S. wins militarily, it often botches dealing with war's aftermath because it fails to define its political objectives.
How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle | 01/31/11
Gideon Rose
Pax Americana is a good thing, declares Gideon Rose. The problem is that even when the U.S. wins militarily, it often botches dealing with war's aftermath because it fails to define its political objectives.
How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle | 01/25/11
Gideon Rose,
Joanne J. Myers
Pax Americana is a good thing, declares Gideon Rose. The problem is that even when the U.S. wins militarily, it often botches dealing with war's aftermath because it fails to define its political objectives.
Ethics Matter: Chris Brown, LSE Professor of International Relations | 01/19/11
Chris Brown,
William C. Vocke Jr.
Chris Brown reveals the roots of his current thinking, and discusses his views on Marxism, human rights, humanitarian intervention, direct versus representational democracy, and cosmopolitanism versus communitarianism.
Ethics Matter: Chris Brown, LSE Professor of International Relations | 01/18/11
Chris Brown,
William C. Vocke Jr.
Chris Brown reveals the roots of his current thinking, and discusses his views on Marxism, human rights, humanitarian intervention,
direct versus representational democracy, and cosmopolitanism versus communitarianism.
Ethics for a 21st Century Army: Creating a Code of Professional Military Ethics | 09/29/10
Christopher Case,
David Rodin
What are the basic principles that should guide professional soldiers in the 21st century?
Just War, Jihad, and the Study of Comparative Ethics [Full Text] | 09/28/10
John Kelsay
What can the study of the comparative ethics tell us about the similarities and divergences between the just war and jihad traditions? How can the discipline help locate shared concerns, identify persistent differences, and reveal common narratives?
