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All items tagged pragmatismOpen Think Tank ArticlesFebruary 10, 2012 | Rapprochement with Iran: Improbable Necessity?Vince A.M. Klösters: Western rapprochement towards Iran is the only rational course of action serving long-term stability and peace in the Middle East. We can use models of past détente with China to plot a course towards a pragmatic and secure status quo in the region. ... MoreFebruary 3, 2009 | The Ethical Implications of Preventive WarfareChristia Flourentzou: The 2003 war in Iraq was rationalized through the doctrine of prevention. Yet, the doctrine is unsustainable because it contradicts the laws of war as found in the ‘Just War Tradition.’ Using Pragmatism as the theoretical framework, the argument is that to use prevention is to contradict the liberal identity. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesDecember 7, 2009 | Obama Needs to InspireOne thing that was regrettably missing in Obama’s address to the nation was the moral dimension of the troop surge. ++ This is part of a larger trend in which the principles of democratic values are too often set aside. ++ By focusing on listening instead of lecturing, this administration is giving the impression that its commitment to spreading democracy has diminished. ++ Although there is no ... MoreJanuary 23, 2009 | Iraq: Test For President Obama's PragmatismUS troops need to withdraw from Iraq, on that the US and Iraq are agreed. ++ The 16-month withdrawal timetable ought, however, to remain modifiable should military experts decide that conditions are likely to deteriorate. ++ In any event, current improvements in Iraq suggest that a quick withdrawal is not as urgent as before. ++ Obama ought therefore to use his much talked about pragmatism to ... MoreJanuary 20, 2009 | ''The End of Ideology''The 1960s were expected to be the period when ideological tensions would ease in the US. ++ However, feminism, the rise of information technology and the Vietnam War challenged social cohesion and introduced ideological politics, which penetrated both the Democrat and Republican fields. ++ Under Obama — and his pronounced pragmatism — America has a new opportunity to end ideological tensions, ... MoreJanuary 19, 2009 | Is Obama the Next Abraham Lincoln?Barack Obama has repeatedly expressed admiration for the man who managed to abolish slavery: Abraham Lincoln. ++ Indeed, the two men seem to have a lot in common given their shared belief in inalienable rights and economic independence, as well as their admiration for the English language. ++ However, what Obama has to learn from the Lincoln Presidency — and in fact from the abolition of ... MoreCommentsSeptember 19, 2009 | The Obama administration is canceling the...May 2, 2009 | Can idealism be wrong? Can we really look at... |
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