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The Triumph of Just War Theory (and the Dangers of Success)

Considering the triumph, and questionable uses, of the theory since the Vietnam War

June 10, 2024 • by Michael Walzer
All of us in the antiwar camp suddenly began talking the language of just war—though we did not know that that was what we were doing....

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Middle East & North Africa

Universalism in Dark Times

And why friendship and enlightenment flourish together

April 19, 2024 • by Omri Boehm
In his acceptance speech for the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding, Omri Boehm discusses the challenge of open discussion....

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Universalism in Dark Times
Middle East & North Africa

Wars of De-Civilization

Anti-democratic regimes and the politics of annihilation

February 5, 2024 • by Hamit Bozarslan
Syria, Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh and now Gaza: connecting all recent wars is disregard for national sovereignty as recognised by international law....

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Wars of De-Civilization
War

The Lesson of War We Don’t Learn

Each one is more horrible than the last—and yet, each time, we fall into line. What could persuade us to say no?

March 22, 2023 • by Claire Potter
It’s a horrible irony that those who answer the call for patriotic sacrifice are, in a sense, the best among us....

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The Lesson of War We Don’t Learn
War

Personal Reflections on War and Peace

A response to James Carroll

October 24, 2022 • by Frida Berrigan
The history of nonviolent successes is underreported, understudied, and under-understood. ...

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Personal Reflections on War and Peace
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