BA, University of Illinois
MA, University of Chicago
PhD, University of Chicago
Valerie Morkevičius
Associate Professor of Political Science; Director of the International Relations Program
Valerie Morkevičius is the author of , which uses an exploration of the history of the Christian, Islamic, and Hindu traditions to reveal that just war thinking is no stranger to pragmatic politics. Her other work focuses on the intersection between power and ethics, and the applicability of traditional just war thinking to contemporary challenges, including cyberwarfare and information warfare.
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