Berhanu Anteneh

Not biographical but some words about what I believe in. I am just an individual who (a) strongly cares about justice to the citizens of the world; (b) appreciates that the common good among humans is much larger than our differences and if handled wisely our differences are assets to us all; and seeks to raise awareness and promote collegiality through political consciousness. Politics is the key in society that if well understood and applied appropriately, would promote cohesiveness among the people and propel development in the best interest of all. Without exception, the value of peace is much more than the cost of war.

America Needs a New Strategy to Avert Even Greater Catastrophe in the Middle East: Shuttle Diplomacy Must be Backed by Meaningful Pressure (Andrew P. Miller)

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Nearly a year after Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, the Israeli government’s ongoing escalation of its conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon has put the Middle East on the precipice of a regional war—one that could all too easily draw in the United States. Although Israeli leaders believe that intensified military action will cause the militant …

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America’s Strategy of Renewal: Rebuilding Leadership for a New World. (Antony J. Blinken)

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Afierce competition is underway to define a new age in international affairs. A small number of countries—principally Russia, with the partnership of Iran and North Korea, as well as China—are determined to alter the foundational principles of the international system. While their forms of governance, ideologies, interests, and capabilities differ, these revisionist powers all want …

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AI, Society, and Democracy: Just Relax (John H. Cochrane)

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The author argues that law and regulation have never diagnosed and prevented social, political, and economic ills of new technology. AI is no different. AI regulation poses a greater threat to democracy than AI, as governments are anxious to use regulation to censor information. Free competition in civil society, media, and academia will address any …

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The Social Contract Theory in a Global Context (Jason Neidleman)

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The social contract was introduced by early modern thinkers—Hugo Grotius, Thomas Hobbes, Samuel Pufendorf, and John Locke the most well-known among them—as an account of two things:  the historical origins of sovereign power and the moral origins of the principles that make sovereign power just and/or legitimate.  It is often associated with the liberal tradition …

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Global Capitalism and Perpetual War (Slavoj Žižek)

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Sudan today has become the exemplary case of how the developed West contributes to the conditions for violent conflict and mass migration in resource-rich parts of the world. Beneath the façade of “primitive” ethnic passions exploding in the African “heart of darkness,” one can discern the unmistakable contours of global capitalism. LJUBLJANA – When one …

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Hugo Grotius (1583—1645) (Andrew Blom)

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Hugo Grotius was a Dutch humanist and jurist whose philosophy of natural law had a major impact on the development of seventeenth century political thought and on the moral theories of the Enlightenment. Valorized by contemporary international theorists as the father of international law, his work on sovereignty, international rights of commerce and the norms …

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Hugo Grotius (Jon Miller)

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Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) [Hugo, Huigh or Hugeianus de Groot] was a towering figure in philosophy, political theory, law and associated fields during the seventeenth century and for hundreds of years afterwards. His work ranged over a wide array of topics, though he is best known to philosophers today for his contributions to the natural law …

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The Role of Social Contract in Kant’s Political Philosophy (Ahmet Emre DEMİRCİ and Hüseyin Fırat ŞENOL)

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The main idea of the social contract tradition is that consent or agreement can justify basic social and political institutions: just societies are based on the consent of the governed, unjust societies are not. It is already known that the tradition of social contract has many forms, especially in the political philosophy of early modern …

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The Myth of Protagoras: A Naturalist Interpretation (Refik Güremen)

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Abstract: Protagoras’ Grand Speech is traditionally considered to articulate a contractualist approach to political existence and morality. There is, however, a newly emerging line of interpretation among scholars, which explores a naturalist layer in Protagoras’ ethical and political thought. This article aims to make a contribution to this new way of reading Protagoras’ speech, by …

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