Online Exclusives

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 08/2/2017 Blog

“Victory” In Mosul: Fighting Well and the Horrors of “Winning”

Mosul illustrates how victory at all costs is no victory at all, and why contemporary just war thinkers need to re-conceptualize the idea of victory.

Online Exclusive 07/26/2017 Blog

"Homo Economicus" and the Sanctions Tax

Do sanctions actually work, or do citizens in target countries simply factor the "sanctions tax" into their broader calculations of economic well-being?

Online Exclusive 07/24/2017 Blog

The Costs of Solar Geoengineering

While Harvard’s research program could help us to better understand solar geoengineering, they should be careful not to oversell their program at the cost ...

Online Exclusive 07/12/2017 Blog

What We’ve Been Reading

Welcome to our roundup of news and current events related to ethics and international affairs! Here’s what we’ve been reading this month.

Online Exclusive 06/23/2017 Blog

Afghanistan and the Ethics of Triage

What would a democracy triage approach to Afghanistan look like?