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JUN 3, 2011 Podcast

WAR

In this thoughtful and very personal talk, Junger ponders what attracts young men to war, the difference between friendship and brotherhood, the question of when ...

JUN 3, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Southern Sudan: Would You Declare War?

Within weeks of independence for Southern Sudan, the Northern Sudanese Army annexed the disputed town of Abyei. Should Southern Sudan respond militarily, risking a larger ...

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers

JUN 3, 2011 Podcast

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers

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 ...

CREDIT: Marlene Spoerri

JUN 2, 2011 Article

The Ethics of a Justice Imposed: Ratko Mladic's Arrest and the Costs of Conditionality

For Serbians, material incentives, not a moral imperative, are the main motivation for compliance with the International Criminal Tribunal. Thus Serbia has succeeded in aspects ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnera/3755006104/" target=_blank">L.C.Nøttaasen</a>

JUN 2, 2011 Podcast

Leif Wenar on Natural Resources and Clean Trade Policies

Consumers in countries that import natural resources are often unwittingly in business with dictators, corrupt officials, and armed groups, says Leif Wenar. Yet we could ...