George E. Edwards (Indiana): Assessing the Effectiveness of Human Rights Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) from the Birth of the United Nations to the 21st Century: Ten Attributes of Highly Successful Human Rights NGOs. From Ethics and International Affairs, Edward C. Luck (IPI): The Responsibility to Protect: Growing Pains or Early Promise?; a review essay on books about the Responsibility to Protect doctrine; a review of Genocide: A Normative Account by Larry May; and a review of The Birthright Lottery: Citizenship and Global Inequality by Ayelet Shachar. Peter Singer on his book The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty. Beware those who sneer at "human rights imperialism": If universal rights are dismissed as "western", where does that leave Iranians, Tunisians and Sudanese battling for them? Martin Lewis on the failure of the Failed State Index. Solutions to social problems and why they work: To beat back poverty, pay the poor (and part 2). Trends in human population that will shape our future: An interview with Robert Kunzig, Senior Environment Editor of National Geographic. Top 10 aspiring nations: Here's a sampling of places vying for independence — some with more legitimate claims for freedom than others. An interview with Branko Milanovic on economic inequality between nations and peoples. The Jasmine Revolution: How did the Tunisian protests and other recent uprisings get such fanciful names?
