Is there such a thing as a just war? 🔊

Is there such a thing as a just war? 🔊

Aug 14, 2018 | Politics & Society

When former US President Barack Obama articulated his plan to destroy Islamic State, he was invoking what is known in political philosophy circles as just war theory. However, at the same time, he alluded to the idea that a new conception of just war theory was...
What needs to be done about Guantanamo Bay? 🔊

What needs to be done about Guantanamo Bay? 🔊

Feb 7, 2018 | Politics & Society

Closing Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility was one of former US President Barack Obama’s campaign promises. In 2009 he decreed that Guantanamo Bay would be closed within a year. It never was, and now President Donald Trump intends to keep it open. What are the...