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Professor Elms’ Surprise

Professor Elms had not believed the email at first because it arrived wrapped in the soft vocabulary of institutional care. The university took wellbeing very seriously. The university valued respectful dialogue. The university recognised the importance of psychological safety, inclusion, collegiality, and shared community standards. Accordingly, concerns had been raised regarding the tone of several […]

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The Responsibility of Political Influence

When private influence operates at (or beyond) the scale of states, responsibility for the consequences of conflict cannot end with the state. Modern law was designed for, and emerged from, a world in which power had visible borders. Governments governed. Armies fought. Diplomats negotiated. When wars occurred or large harms unfolded, responsibility could be traced […]