Opinion – What a Stronger Japanese Military Posture Means for Okinawa
The more Japan flexes its muscles to protect its citizens and territory, and to prove that it’s a worthy ally to the US, the more it puts Okinawan lives in danger
Opinion – Sturgeon’s Departure and the Conundrum of Scottish Independence
Sturgeon’s successor would be wise to portray independence as an organic outcome from a yet-to-be-defined stage in Scotland’s political development.
Opinion – Nigeria’s Stagnation on Anti-Corruption Links with Growing Insecurity
With Nigeria’s Presidential elections imminent, there is a debate over whether outrage over growing public sector corruption will factor significantly in the results.
Interpreting Indigenous Peacebuilding Civil Society Organisations
Frameworks of ‘problem-solvers’ and ‘autonomous political activists’ underline the contrasting ways in which the impact of indigenous CSOs upon peacebuilding are evaluated.
Forward-Looking Transitional Climate Justice
Those in wealthier countries working in the fossil fuel industry have certain entitlements inasmuch as they will be harmed by more effective climate policy.
Climate Justice from Theory to Practice: The Responsibility and Duties of the Oil Industry
The duty of decarbonisation entails a large-scale transformation that oil companies ought to undergo in order to eventually eliminate carbon emissions from their business model.
The Polluter Pays Principle and the Energy Transition
It is possible to justify the duty of developed countries to finance the transition to low-carbon energy, including adaptation and compensation, in developing countries.
What is Emissions Egalitarianism?
One of the debates in climate ethics concerns the question of how the carbon budget, in terms of emissions permits, should be distributed among people.
Taking Climate Change Seriously: The ‘Values Approach’
Modifying our habits such that we actually reduce our carbon footprint requires that we grasp the situation at hand and commit to making our values explicit.
Libertarianism and Climate Ethics
By applying a Lockean theory of just appropriation, libertarianism allows for climate action by showing that the excessive use of the atmosphere is unjust.
