On the Importance of Humanitarian Healthcare Ethics: Fear, Ebola, and Security
Guest post by Larissa Fast Last week marked the first anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration…
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Friday Puzzler: Obama’s Public Displeasure With Israel Seems Like a Good Thing. Why Do People Think It Isn’t?
By Barbara F. Walter The Obama administration is clearly unhappy with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s campaign antics over the…
Waiting for Barry-O: Divining Abbas’ Next Move
By Allison Beth Hodgkins Elections, like fighting, are a pretty good way of resolving information problems. I spent…
Amnesty, the ICC and Complications with the Dominic Ongwen Case
Guest post by Cyanne E. Loyle Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, surrendered to U.S. forces in…
Massasoit’s Decision: First Contact and Teaching IR
By Will H. Moore Many of us who teach international relations turn to fictional accounts of “first contact”…
Torture in Chicago: Why It’s Not Surprising and How to Stop It
Guest Post by Ryan M. Welch A series of recent reports, mostly by the Guardian (see here for…
Law and Power in the Agency Relationship or Why Boehner’s Blessing Bibi Is Bad for Bargaining
By Allison Beth Hodgkins There is much to be said about the possible repercussions of Speaker of the…
Friday Puzzler: Why Spend on Civil Resistance Abroad?
Guest post by Scott Wisor A recent post by Erica Chenoweth explores why it is that governments like…
Why is DAESH (Islamic State) Executing via Decapitation?
By Will H. Moore “If it bleeds, it leads.” Armstrong Williams. Roger MacGinty recently visited the US, and…
The King is Dead. Long Live the King.
By Bridget Coggins Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah died last Friday. Salman bin Abdulaziz has been the Crown Prince…