JUL 11, 2013 • Article
Book Review: Political Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Authors and Arguments
This collection of essays edited by Catherine Zuckert provides an overview of the work and lives of 18 thinkers who made significant contributions to the development ...
JUL 11, 2013 • News
2013 International Student/Teacher Essay Contest: What Does Moral Leadership Mean to You?
What does moral leadership mean to you? Please include examples of moral leadership worldwide, and/or from your local community and personal experience. Open to ...
JUL 11, 2013 • News
Globalization is the Unsung Champion of the Protests Happening around the World
Globalization has become an unsung champion of an empowered, rising global middle class that is more connected and has higher expectations politically, writes Senior Program ...
JUL 10, 2013 • Article
Venezuela: An Ethical Foreign Policy?
Some observers see Venezuela's foreign policy as promoting international solidarity with the oppressed, combating poverty, and pushing for a just world order free of uni-polar ...
JUL 8, 2013 • Article
Ethics on Film: Discussion of "The Island President"
As "The Island President" makes clear, it is impossible to overstate the catastrophic effect global warming will have on the Maldives. During the 2009 Copenhagen Summit, ...
JUL 8, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: UNDP Uses a New Human Development Eco Footprint
The 2013 Human Development Report has brought hybrid economic-ecologic metrics into a new era, providing a clear path to a broader meaning of development.
JUL 7, 2013 • News
Michael Ignatieff: "No hay democracia verdadera sin limitación y control efectivo del poder"
In this interview with the Argentinian newspaper, "Clarin," which took place during the Council's site visit to South America, Centennial Chair Michael Ignatieff discussed democracy ...
JUL 6, 2013 • News
The New Global Ethic
"The nation-state is in many ways becoming an antique, because the conditions of humanity have changed," argues Kishore Mahbubani, National University of Singapore. This was ...