27 Major Organizations Urge Congress to Include DETERRENT Act in National Defense Authorization Act
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27 Major Organizations Urge Congress to Include DETERRENT Act in National Defense Authorization Act Coalition calls on House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders to strengthen oversight of foreign funding and protect U.S. universities from malign foreign influence WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 5, 2026 a coalition of 27 major organizations announced the submission of a […]
The End of Modesty: Jeff McMahan on Gaza
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For many moral philosophers, Jeff McMahan has been a role model not only for how to do good philosophy, but also for academic virtues such as openness to dissent and the ability to engage constructively with disagreement. In a recent conversation with researchers from the Kyiv Center for Practical Ethics, he reminds us of what […]
Professor Amos N. Guiora
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Amos N. Guiora has a A.B. from Kenyon College, J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and a Ph.D. from Leiden University. He is a Professor (Lecturer) at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah where he directs the Bystander Initiative. Guiora is a Distinguished Fellow and Counselor at the International […]
Omer Bartov: What Went Wrong?
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The Scholar’s Shift: From History to Indictment Omer Bartov is an Israeli Holocaust historian at Brown University, one of the eight Ivy League universities in the United States. In his new book, “Israel: What Went Wrong?”, he claims that Zionism transformed from a movement for Jewish liberation into a racist and exclusivist Jewish supremacism, fueling […]
Gaza and the Limits of Moral Expertise: How Ethical Deliberation Gave Way to Moral Performance in Academic Philosophy
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The Pretensions of Moral Expertise Moral philosophy and professional ethics have long treated war as one of their most challenging concerns. They have given shape to various ways of thinking about the morality of war in abstract ways, while also returning, time and again, to wars as they unfold in the world. Across nearly every […]
Barriers to Neo-Regionalism in the Middle East
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Series Description: This twelve-lecture bilingual seminar (Arabic–English) examines the historical, ideological, and structural barriers that have prevented the Middle East from achieving sustainable peace or security. It introduces the concept of “Neo-Regionalism,” a new analytical framework that investigates the changing networks of rivalry, cooperation, and pragmatism among Arab and non-Arab states, as well as between […]
For Immediate Release: The South African ANC Government’s Dangerous Alliances with Iran, Qatar, and Hamas
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The South African ANC Government’s Dangerous Alliances with Iran, Qatar, and Hamas: Report Reveals How South African ANC ICJ Bid Against Israel is Part of a Broader Strategy to Advance the Interests of Terror-Linked States, Undermining Global Security and Democratic Governments NEW YORK – November 15, 2024 – The Institute for the Study of Global […]
Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour on JBS
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ISGAP is honoured to announce that it has partnered with the Jewish Broadcast Service (JBS) to present “Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour,” an important new series helmed by ISGAP Vice Chair David Harris and ISGAP Executive Director Dr. Charles Asher Small. Join some of the world’s leading experts to explore the origins, processes, and […]
Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour on JBS
https://isgap.org/post/2024/02/fighting-antisemitism-the-isgap-hour-on-jbs/
ISGAP is honoured to announce that it has partnered with the Jewish Broadcast Service (JBS) to present “Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour,” an important new series helmed by ISGAP Vice Chair David Harris and ISGAP Executive Director Dr. Charles Asher Small. Join some of the world’s leading experts to explore the origins, processes, and […]
What Hamas Leaders Actually Want – In Their Own Words
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The time since October 7, 2023, has been a devastating, life-changing time for me and for most Jews around the world: at minimum, we are processing the events of October 7, the deadliest day of murdering Jews since the Holocaust, when six million Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazis. On October 7, approximately 3,000 […]