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Donald W. Jackson On Who Governs The Globe? Edited By Deborah D. Avant, Martha Finnemore, And Susan K. Sell. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 433pp., Donald W. Jackson
Donald W. Jackson On Who Governs The Globe? Edited By Deborah D. Avant, Martha Finnemore, And Susan K. Sell. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 433pp., Donald W. Jackson
Human Rights & Human Welfare
A review of:
Who Governs the Globe? Edited by Deborah D. Avant, Martha Finnemore, and Susan K. Sell. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 433pp.
Privatization, Efficiency, Gender, Development, And Inequality— Transnational Conflicts Over Access To Water And Sanitation, Srini Sitaraman
Privatization, Efficiency, Gender, Development, And Inequality— Transnational Conflicts Over Access To Water And Sanitation, Srini Sitaraman
Human Rights & Human Welfare
A review of:
Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace by Vandana Shiva. Boston, MA: South End Press, 2005.
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Gender, Water, and Development edited by Anne Coles and Tina Wallace. New York: Berg, 2005.
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Dams and Development: Transnational Struggles for Water and Power by Sanjeev Khagram. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2004.
Mercenaries And Other Ways Of Breaking The Law: Why Our Blood Should Boil, Judith Blau
Mercenaries And Other Ways Of Breaking The Law: Why Our Blood Should Boil, Judith Blau
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Among the many consequences of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the absence of investigative journalism and critical reflection in the U.S. is, perhaps, the most troubling; though we are now seeing a reversal of this trend. Jeremy Scahill has been one of the brightest and best examples of this reversal, relentlessly pursuing a trail of wrongdoing involving the U.S. government and private corporations.
Can The Next American President Switch The Tracks?, Harry Kreisler
Can The Next American President Switch The Tracks?, Harry Kreisler
Human Rights & Human Welfare
For decades the Washington mantra has been privatization. As Secretary of Defense in Bush 41’s administration and as CEO of Haliburton, Dick Cheney was influential in the application of this idea to defense policy. Now as Vice President of the United States, he and his coterie of followers have taken the idea to a new level. According to Jeremy Scahill, the United States has reached a tipping point in waging the Iraq war, with dire consequences for defense policy, democratic accountability, and the global perception of who we are and what we stand for.
July Roundtable: Introduction
Human Rights & Human Welfare
An annotation of:
“Outsourcing the War ” by Jeremy Schaill. The Nation. May 28, 2007.
Private Military Industry And The Laws Of War, Mahmood Monshipouri
Private Military Industry And The Laws Of War, Mahmood Monshipouri
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The “war on terrorism,” according to Jeremy Scahill, has led to the most privatized war in the history of the United States of America: the war in Iraq, waged partially by private security contractors who are, for the most part, accountable to no higher legal-political authority. This brings us to an obvious question: Is this type of warfare an imperative part of counterterrorism?
Rooting The Privatization Of War In A Broader Political Context, Ali Wyne
Rooting The Privatization Of War In A Broader Political Context, Ali Wyne
Human Rights & Human Welfare
On the issue of military outsourcing, I think that it would be valuable to place Jeremy Scahill’s research and critique in a broader context.