SEP 6, 2011 • Article
The Future of U.S.-Russian Relations
Can the United States and Russia finally put their zero-sum competition in Eurasia behind them so that they can concentrate on the common strategic challenges ...
SEP 2, 2011 • Article
Russia's High Ambitions and Ambivalent Activities in the Arctic
The Arctic is often seen as a no-mans-land where natural resources are up for grabs. In reality, international cooperation is working well and the regions's ...
SEP 2, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline and the National Interest
A proposed Canadian pipeline would transport bitumen from the tar sands of Alberta to refineries on the Gulf Coast, crossing the border. Is Keystone XL ...
SEP 1, 2011 • Article
Cooling Things Down: The Legalization of Arctic Security
Many are concerned about possible struggles over Arctic territory and resources. Yet this paper argues that most Arctic sovereignty disputes have either been resolved or ...
SEP 1, 2011 • Podcast
The U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade: What Does it Mean?
Is the U.S. no longer the center of the economic universe? Credit expert Ann Rutledge discusses the recent credit rating downgrade of the U....
AUG 31, 2011 • Article
In Search of a Global Ethic
A hundred years ago Andrew Carnegie thought that world politics was about to change forever. War would be abolished. Just as private war in the ...
AUG 31, 2011 • Article
The Ethics of the Nuclear Security Summit Process
This paper examines the ethical questions around two intertwined 21st century issues: nuclear terrorism and the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) process. Does the process take ...
AUG 29, 2011 • Article
The Soviet and U.S. Experiences in Military Intervention in Afghanistan and Current U.S.-Russian Cooperation
This paper examines the similarities and differences in the 1980s Soviet experience in Afghanistan and the current U.S.-led coalition effort, and the mutual ...