Nir Eisikovits

Nir Eisikovits teaches legal and political philosophy at Suffolk University in Boston. His recent book, published by Brill, is Sympathizing with the Enemy: Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Negotiation. He is currently writing a book on truces.


Commentary

Security

Truces versus Permanent Peace

| 01.11.13

The West tends to regard truces as mere interruptions in war, but taking them seriously could yield a more peaceful planet.

Politics

When Judgment is Sacrificed to Opinion: Israel's Likud Referendum

| 05.05.04

On November 3, 1774, upon his election to represent the city of Bristol in the House of Commons, Edmund Burke decided to clarify a few things to his constituents.

Suicide Killings and Political Power

| 12.25.02

 Political power, wrote John Locke, depends on the ability to inflict serious punishment for disobedience.

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