What IR means to us…

International Relations is valuable because it is a politically related topic and yet it usually relates to much more global, substantial issues than the paper-pushing tendencies in many capital cities. IR is special among poli-sci classes because it focuses on theoretical and ethical approaches to international issues. IR contains valuable philosophical considerations, such as how different actors-the world, state and individual-would approach [...]

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Public Health and the World Bank

It is interesting to note that the lending policies of the World Bank, one of the world’s largest International Financial Institutions, are intended to do more than improving the economies of developing countries.  A large part of the World Bank’s mission is also to improve health, sanitation, and nutrition in these nations in order to protect the [...]

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The Humanitarian Rule

     One of the most important aspects of humanitarian organizations is that they seek to be impartial in bringing aid to the people who need it most. Most have a publicly declared mission statement which defines just how the organization handles international crises. In this way, many humanitarian agencies primarily exercise rules-based ethics. They are less concerned [...]

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