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Online Exclusive 03/17/2025 Online Essay

Diplomacy as Stagecraft: Ambush, Performance, and the Ethics of the Trump–Zelenskyy Encounter

Online Exclusive 02/7/2025 Online Essay

Trump, Territory, and Greenland: Mixed Claims for Ownership, Rights, and Control

When we look at what Trump has said about Greenland, we can see that there are different claims about territory.

Online Exclusive 02/3/2025 Online Essay

Should States Use Social Media to Warn Civilians in Armed Conflict?

The cardinal principle of the modern laws of war is the duty to distinguish between civilians and combatants when attacking the enemy.

Online Exclusive 06/22/2018 Blog

A "Values-Free" Trans-Atlantic Relationship?

A shift to more transactional modes of doing business--a "values-free" approach--is a risky way to sustain support for existing trans-Atlantic policies and institutions.

Online Exclusive 06/20/2018 Blog

The Zero Tolerance Migration Policy: Two Moral Objections

In this post Drew Thompson explains two moral objections to the Trump administration's current policy of separating migrant children from their parents.

Online Exclusive 06/13/2018 Blog

Experts, Ethics and the International System

Online Exclusive 06/4/2018 Interview

Golden Visas, Dreamers, & Ethics in Immigration, with Ayelet Shachar

In this interview, Ayelet Shachar discusses the ethical issues surrounding golden visa programs, and draws a contrast between golden visa "Parachuters" on one hand and "...

Online Exclusive 05/27/2018 Blog

The Ethics of Triage

How should policymakers prioritize efforts at democracy promotion abroad?