Just War: Iraq, Terrorism, 9/11, Middle East

The Center offers the following as an attempt to make a constructive contribution to the interpretation of the events of September 11, 2001, and their aftermath. We anticipate adding other items to this site throughout the coming months.

Capital Commentary

• Road Map to Middle East Peace (4/7/03)
• After the War (3/24/03)
• Now, Only Preemption is Containment (3/10/03)
• The Rush to War (2/24/03)
• O Broken Town of Bethlehem (12/16/02)
• Grasping for the Past in Europe? (11/18/02)
• The Growing Instability of International Politics (11/1/02)
• Imperialist Blinders? (8/26/02)
• Seeing Two Sides in the Land of Promise (4/22/02)
• They're not Martyrs, They're Murderers (4/8/02)
• U.S. Defense: A Question of Perspective (3/11/02)
• Tanks at the Manger? (12/31/01)
• Exposing the Roots of Hatred (12/17/01)
• Beyond the Military Campaign (11/5/01)
• Seamless Silliness (10/22/01)
• The Ignominious Pretension of Falwell/Robertson (9/24/01)

Public Justice Report

• American Strategy, Iraq, and the United Nations -- Readers Respond (4/1/03)
• Iraq, Terrorism, and the New American Security Strategy by James Skillen (1/1/03)
• A Call for American Evenhandedness in the Middle East by James Skillen (10/1/02)
• Staring Power in the Face by Jonathan Chaplin (10/1/02)
• Toward a Global Vocation of Justice by Nelson Gonzalez (10/1/02)
• Annan and Bush Agree by James Skillen (10/1/02)
• Review: Afghanistan, Bin Laden and Oil by Alice-Catherine Carls (7/1/02)
• The FBI and National Security by James Skillen and James Ohlson (4/1/02)
• American Statecraft and the Response to Terrorism by James Skillen (1/1/02)
• Views from Abroad on the Response to Terrorism (1/1/02)
• September 11: A Clash of Civilizations? by James Skillen (10/1/01

Audio

• Vengence, Retribution, or Justice?(Download RealAudio player)
  
  "After the terrorist attacks in September (2001) people were demanding justice, retribution, retaliatory strikes, revenge. Are the differences between these words--tossed around so interchangeably in the news--subtle or important? And how does the current situation fall into the guidelines of Just War Theory?"
  Listen in on a conversation between John Hare from the Calvin College philosophy department and James Skillen from the Center for Public Justice. Recorded at Calvin College for Calvin College's Inner Compass radio program.

Articles

• The American War Predicament by James Skillen, 3/1/03.
• American Statecraft, the United Nations, and Iraq. Lecture given by James Skillen at Dordt College (IA), 10/10/02. Download PDF.
• Just War Theory and Terrorism: Applying the Ancient Doctrine to the Current Conundrum, Keith Pavlischek. Delivered as the Witherspoon Fellowship Lecture on 10/26/01.
• CPJ Speakers Discuss Christian Response to Terrorism, The Banner, 1/21/02.
• "A time for reconciliation" by Brian Cox and Daniel Philpott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/11/02. (Daniel Philpott is a visiting professor with the Pew Civitas program directed by the Center.
• Just War Principles and Counterterrorism, by Keith Pavlischek (9/24/01)
• Putting the Focus in Context: Comments on President Bush's September 20 Address, by James Skillen (9/21/01)
• Justice Under Attack, by Keith Pavlischek (9/12/01)

Events

• 2001 Kuyper Lecture: Can Force Be Used Justly? Questions of Retributive and Restorative Justice

Webliography

• Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life--Just War Tradition
• http://www.thejustcause.com/

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