Just War Theory and Autonomous Weapons Systems
When algorithms pull the trigger, who answers for the dead?
Just War Theory in an Age of Asymmetric Conflict
When enemies reject the rules of war, traditional ethics face their most difficult examination.
The Refugee as Political Philosopher: What Displacement Reveals About Citizenship
Displacement exposes what citizenship conceals: that our most fundamental rights depend on political membership we never chose.
Why Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism Need Not Conflict
How thin cosmopolitanism and liberal nationalism can reinforce rather than rival each other
Democratic Peace Theory and Its Philosophical Foundations
Why the claim that democracies don't fight each other may rest on shakier philosophical foundations than we assume
The Moral Standing of Future Generations in Global Governance
Why future generations deserve voice in global decisions—and how political theory might provide it
Why State Consent Cannot Ground International Law
The foundations of international law lie deeper than state agreement, and recognizing this transforms how we understand global obligations.
Why Global Governance Requires New Conceptions of Representation
Traditional electoral democracy cannot govern a world where decisions in one nation reshape lives across borders—new representational principles must emerge.
The Problem of Secession in International Law
How international law navigates the impossible collision between territorial integrity and self-determination when peoples seek their own states
Why Humanitarian Intervention Remains Philosophically Contested
Unpacking the unresolved tensions between sovereignty, consistency, and reconstruction that make humanitarian intervention philosophically unstable despite its apparent moral clarity.
Why Borders Need Justification: The Case for Open Borders
Most political philosophy assumes borders as given—what happens when we ask whether they can be justified at all?
Why International Law Cannot Be Reduced to Power Politics
International law shapes what states can want, not just what they can do—understanding this constitutive power reveals why realist dismissals miss something essential.
The Cosmopolitan Paradox: Why Global Justice Requires Local Loyalties
How local attachments become the unlikely foundation for genuine global justice—and why cosmopolitan theory needs roots to flourish.
Why Westphalian Sovereignty No Longer Explains Global Politics
The 1648 framework that defined statehood for centuries now blinds us to how political authority actually operates in an interdependent world.
Why Global Distributive Justice Differs From Domestic Justice
The domestic analogy debate reveals whether national borders mark moral boundaries or arbitrary lines on a map demanding philosophical justification.