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DEC 17, 2010 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: International Humanitarian Law and Non-State Actors

Should non-state armed groups be excluded from the formal realm of international humanitarian law? Should they be held to the same standards as states during ...

Cutting the Fuse

DEC 14, 2010 Article

Suicide Terror and the Preoccupation with Occupation

According to Robert Pape, suicide bombers the world over are not motivated by religion; they are all secular nationalists resisting foreign occupation. Is there really ...

DEC 14, 2010 Podcast

AMEXICA: War Along the Borderline

In a horrific account, Ed Vulliamy describes the ultraviolent, nihilistic narco-traficante culture of the Mexican-American border, a land of drug addicts and cartels.

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DEC 14, 2010 Article

Las Presidentas

A new era in Latin America or status quo in another form? While female politicians' success in Latin American elections is laudable, this trend does ...

Negotiating with Evil: When to Talk to Terrorists

DEC 13, 2010 Podcast

Negotiating with Evil: When to Talk to Terrorists

When, how, and under what conditions should governments talk to terrorists? Can opening a dialogue bring conflicts to a faster resolution?