On peut prétendre que l’étymologie du mot ‘nihilisme’ est double. Il provient d’une part de ne hilum, « il n’y a pas de fil ». Aucun fil ne relie les choses entre elles. Tout est ce qu’il est; il ne…
My approach to such a daunting challenge seeks to be attentive to the urgings of Professor Shin Chiba that “..our quest for a grand theory of peace should be made in response to the crisis of the present age as…
Unless the emergence of an effective form of global governance is adequately democratized it will not only reproduce existing acute inequities and exploitative patterns of present world order, but will almost certainly intensify these malevolent features. Such forebodings are based on…
Noah Feldman has written an ambitious and learned essay that seems to be asking whether cosmopolitanism as a tradition of political theory can contribute to a humane approach by American government, including courts, to the application of law in the…
It now seems all but certain that John McCain will be the Republican candidate for president of the United States, and will be likely opposed by Barack Obama or possibly by Hilary Clinton. At first glance such a contest poses…
Delivered by Charles Courtney, New York Representative, 16 February 2011 Mr. Chairperson, I have the privilege to address this Commission on behalf of the Triglav Circle, created to promote the core message of the World Summit for Social Development, which is…
Edited by Barbara Sundberg Baudot Forward by Vaclav Havel Cover Art and Drawings by Philippe Dumas Published by University of Washington Press, 2003 Introduction An international compendium of essays offering ideas for a new approach to international relations and public…
Edited by Jacques Baudot, Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Published by University of Washington Press, June 2001 From the Publisher In 1995, Denmark hosted the United Nations World Summit for Social Development. That international meeting attended by world leaders,…
Published by the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey (USA) Visit the Crossing the Divide home page "A Dialogue among Civilizations is a dialogue between those who perceive diversity as a threat and…
By Hideo Shingu Professor Emeritus Kyoto University. Director, Wakasa-wan Energy Research Center, Representative, Kyoto Energy-Environmental Research Association, Member of the Triglav Circle Key phrases: 1. Absolute justice is not definable. 2. Inequality between generations, rather than that among the contemporary…