MAR 16, 2012 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: "Kony 2012": The Power of Simplicity or the Perils of Oversimplification?
Invisible Children's Kony 2012 campaign has reached critical mass and turned Joseph Kony into a household name. But does the organization's simplified message misinform the public ...
MAR 16, 2012 • Podcast
Seth Lazar on Self-Defense in War
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 ...
MAR 13, 2012 • Article
In A G-Zero World, It's Every Nation For Itself
The new book by Carnegie Council Trustee Ian Bremmer provides a fresh perspective on world politics, writes reviewer Devin Stewart. Some of his conclusions are ...
MAR 13, 2012 • Podcast
The Responsibility to Protect: A New International Norm?
What is Responsibility to Protect exactly? Dutch Ambassador Herman Schaper gives an expert talk on how it developed, how it is defined, how it was ...
MAR 13, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Fruits of Our Labor
Through cultivation of organic mango orchards, Adivasi families in India have been able to build sustainable income and supply the processed-food markets.
MAR 12, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Do World Bank Country Classifications Hurt the Poor?
The incoming World Bank president should create a more sophisticated system for classifying countries as low or middle income, using broad development indicators.
MAR 12, 2012 • Podcast
The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations
According to Michael Ross, it's no coincidence that major oil-producing countries have less democracy, fewer opportunities for women, more frequent civil wars, and more volatile ...
MAR 9, 2012 • Article
Blind to Reality: Invisible Children and the LRA
The Kony 2012 documentary is over a decade too late, says Steven Costello. Promoting a "save the children" storyline (complete with a Joseph Kony awareness bracelet ...