Global Ethics

What Moral Justifications Can There Be For Ever Allowing Killing In Wartime?

Michael Burtt • Aug 20 2016 • Essays

The principle of self-defence that can allow for just killing does not hold in the context of war, based on the notion that we should assume that all combatants are just.

The Fateful 52: How the American Media Sensationalized the Iran Hostage Crisis

Monica L. Coscia • Aug 20 2016 • Essays

The US media’s generalization of the Iran hostage crisis through a liberal, secular, Western democracy lens marred Iran’s image and influenced US responses to the crisis.

How Does Violence Against Women Manifest? The Case of Post-Conflict Afghanistan

Amy Jo Davies • Aug 18 2016 • Essays

Structural violence helps explain oppression of women caused by conflict but a continuation of patriarchal customs & occidentalist/orientalist agendas also contributes.

The Zika Outbreak: A Public Health Challenge Highlighting Structural Power

Sacha Blumen • Aug 14 2016 • Essays

The current outbreak of Zika virus disease, centred in Brazil, highlights the population-level fears that can arise in response to infectious disease pandemics.

Socio-ecological Security: Moving Beyond the Human-Nature Dualism

Martin Wikören Mogstad • Aug 5 2016 • Essays

Socio-ecological security is a relational and normative concept that sees humans as internal to nature, and seeks to secure sustainable socio-ecological relations.

Can ‘Title X’ Improve Women and Young People’s Reproductive Health?

Nidha Khan • Aug 1 2016 • Essays

Reproductive health care policies, like Title X in the U.S., are controversial. Their ability to be effective has been constrained by opposition from various groups.

Why Is It So Difficult to Fight Human Trafficking?

Mariya Grozdanova • Jul 31 2016 • Essays

Beyond issues of data scarcity and legally defining trafficking, there are inadequate measures to prosecute traffickers, protect victims, and prevent trafficking.

The Politics of Securitising Migration

Samuel Singler • Jul 12 2016 • Essays

Framing migration as a security issue enacts a conception of political community based on fear, in which belonging is determined beyond democratic political contestation.

Agricultural Overproduction and the Deteriorating Environment

Jacqueline Dufalla • Jul 7 2016 • Essays

Overproducing food, while allowing for food security, also disrupt world markets as well as causes immense environmental damage to soil and water supplies.

Almost the Same, But Not Quite (Soft): the Duality of Russian Soft Power

Xuan Hung Le • Jun 29 2016 •

Russia’s attempt to use soft power in foreign policy is both counter-hegemonic and oriented toward promoting a regional, Russo-centric hegemonic order.

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