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17 February 2017
Mark Zuckerberg has posted a manifesto on his view of social media's role in global events and what they can do about it. To our community, On our journey to connect the world…
17 February 2017
As India continues to seek membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Kanica Rakhra reflects on current controls regarding the trade of nuclear material. She argues that these…
16 February 2017
At issue is due process, the rule of law and the division of powers that defines American democracy. In the three weeks since Donald Trump took the oath of office he has set out…
16 February 2017
Should we be blamed for the negative consequences of otherwise wholly good acts? Tom Rowe considers the moral risks faced by aid givers. Sometimes, in order to aid individuals,…
14 February 2017
State Capitalism: How the Return of Statism is Transforming the World by Joshua Kurlantzick. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. 287pp, £19.99 hardcover 9780199385706…
14 February 2017
Despite the worries, Kathryn Hochstetler finds room for transformative climate change action under newly elected President Trump. On his first day in office, US President Donald…
13 February 2017
The Ways of the World. David Harvey. Profile Books. 2016. The Ways of the World offers an intellectual journey through the work of David Harvey over the past five decades,…
13 February 2017
For recipients aid has been a very mixed blessing, but for donors it’s been a bonanza. It’s astonishing when you think about it. Why should an old and poorly-…
09 February 2017
Zachary Haver analyzes the European Union’s fundamentally imbalanced relationship with China and argues how an EU-China Free Trade Agreement could resolve this issue. The EU…
09 February 2017
C. J. Polychroniou interviews world-renowned Cambridge University Professor of Economics Ha-Joon Chang. For the past 40 years or so, neoliberalism has reigned supreme over much of…