ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
Finn: Civic ignorance is a silent killer, akin to high blood pressure: easy to ignore even as it hastens the onset of more serious maladies. American education, both K-12 and postsecondary, has long needed to reboot and reemphasize instruction in civics and citizenship. But that need has never been greater than today, as disunion, disruption …
NATO’s new Nordic members shed neutrality for collective self-defense, to the West’s benefit. Sweden’s entrance into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a coup for the West and especially the United States. Stockholm’s participation will add militarily and politically to the Washington-led Atlantic security bloc. Its membership also represents a sea change in the history …
The terms used to define and shape our geopolitical landscape can be severely misleading and, by challenging these terms, understanding the historical context, and avoiding the temptation to become like our adversaries, we can better navigate the complexities of the modern world and make informed decisions about the future. Watch the Video
The Houthis, the Iran-backed militia that controls much of Yemen, have disrupted the global economy by firing on commercial ships traveling through the Red Sea. But the Houthis have made some exceptions: Ships from China and Russia are allowed to pass without being attacked. This policy, formalized with a diplomatic agreement last month, is the latest …
American economic and military might can underwrite a new economic and security commons. Economic and geopolitical instability are frequent bedfellows. That’s because policy errors are contagious. Absent the creation of a new American-led economic and security framework, it’s doubtful the U.S. can sustain prosperity and achieve a durable peace. Read more
Join us for a captivating lecture by the renowned philosopher and intellectual Roger Scruton, as he delves into the complex dynamics of globalization and the emergence of terrorist threats in the contemporary world. Presented at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) in 2003, this lecture explores the profound implications of globalization for Western societies and the …
Shortly after Charles Darwin published his magnum opus, The Origin of Species, in 1859 he started reading a little-known 100-year-old work by a wealthy French aristocrat. Its contents were quite a surprise. “Whole pages [of his book] are laughably like mine,” Darwin wrote to a friend. “It is surprising how candid it makes one to see one’s view in …
Arguably the worst armed conflict of the twenty-first century so far is not the one unfolding in Gaza or in Ukraine, but rather the catastrophic civil war in Ethiopia that ended 18 months ago. Also known as the Tigray war, the Ethiopian conflict took the lives of more than 500,000 soldiers and as many as …
ABSTRACTContemporary election reforms that are purported to increase or decrease turnout tend to have negligible effects on election outcomes. We offer an analytical framework to explain why. Contrary toheated political rhetoric, election policies have small effects on outcomes because they tend to targetsmall shares of the electorate, have a small effect on turnout, and/or affect …
The Israel-Palestine conflict has a long and complex history dating back to the early 20th century. Here is a brief summary: The conflict has its origins in the rise of Zionism, a political movement among Jews to establish a homeland in historic Palestine. In the early 1900s, Jewish immigration to Palestine increased, leading to tensions …