War Richard Gibson | 15 May 2023 Putin and the Friend-Enemy Distinction Might Carl Schmitt be the key to deciphering Russia's politics?
World Affairs Matthew S.W. Silk | 23 Mar 2023 Ethical Dilemmas in Lunar Mining and Colonization How much longer can the Moon remain without a master?
Torture and Ticking Bombs Walzer's hypothetical scenario is a dangerous fiction that threatens real harm. 11 Nov 2022 | Edward Hall
Real Life Terminators: The Inevitable Rise of Autonomous Weapons Should we entrust robot soldiers with the freedom to search-and-destroy? 11 Aug 2022 | D'Arcy Blaxell
On the Morality of Rewriting History When it comes to education, when might it be permissible to smooth the details for the sake of the narrative? 1 Jul 2022 | T. Parker Haratine
The Philosophical Underpinning of “War Crimes” Statutes At what point do acts of aggression violate the norms of permissible wartime conduct? 12 Apr 2022 | Nicholas Kreuder
Reflections on Communal Annihilation or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb How might the prospect of nuclear war change our bearing in regard to that final hour? 1 Apr 2022 | Daniel Story
Nuclear War and Scope Neglect Cognitive biases make it easy to lose sight of our goal in risk assessment. 31 Mar 2022 | Giles Howdle
Considered Position: Thinking Through Sanctions – Our Own Obligations What responsibilities might individuals have to support these punitive economic measures? 24 Mar 2022 | Marshall Bierson
Considered Position: Thinking Through Sanctions – The Ethics of Targeting Civilians Can the consequences suffered by innocent bystanders be deemed unintended and thus permissible? 23 Mar 2022 | Marshall Bierson
Considered Position: Thinking Through Sanctions – Do Sanctions Work? Assessing the effectiveness of sanctions requires forward-looking metrics. They operate as a deterrent; more for show than for use. 22 Mar 2022 | Marshall Bierson
Can Assassination Ever Be the Right Thing to Do? Why should military action aimed at our enemies' top brass be a stratagem that remains off the table? 18 Mar 2022 | Evan Arnet
The Nuclear Dice How should we evaluate alternative strategies of engagement when the levels of uncertainty and risk remain so high? 14 Mar 2022 | Dustin Crummett
Hypocrisy and Credibility in U.S. Foreign Policy A history of intervention in pro-Soviet regimes in the West undermines the US's claim to the moral high ground. 2 Mar 2022 | Benjamin Rossi
Ukraine, Digital Sanctions, and Double Effect: A Response Should Big Tech intervene even if their actions threaten foreseeable harm to innocent bystanders? 1 Mar 2022 | T. Parker Haratine
Russia, Ukraine, and Digital Sanctions Does Big Tech have a responsibility to get involved? 28 Feb 2022 | Kenneth Boyd
Taking Pleasure at the Ultimate Self-Own? Perhaps our inclination toward this "harmless" bit of fun should inspire self-reflection. 15 Feb 2022 | Cargile Williams
The Heartless Matter of Organ Transplantation and COVID Vaccination What considerations belong in our discussions about distributing such a scarce and valuable resource? 2 Feb 2022 | Richard Gibson
Why Vaccinating the World Is the Best Thing for Australia Global vaccine equity not only serves the least well-off, it also happens to be what's in all of our interests. 3 Dec 2021 | D'Arcy Blaxell
On Booster Shot Boycotts and Participatory Democracy Are boycotts merely a matter of individual conscience, or might they depend on a shared political context to be recognized for what they are? 2 Dec 2021 | A.G. Holdier
Should Clinicians Have Soapboxes? Does the unique position of medical professionals make them the best commentators or the worst? 30 Nov 2021 | Richard Gibson
Fair Shares and COVID-19 Booster Shots What blame do we bear for enjoying the ill-gotten gains secured by our government? 22 Nov 2021 | Daniel Burkett