Aleksandar Jokic is Professor of Philosophy at Portland State University since 1999. He served as the founding Director of the Center for Philosophical Education in Santa Barbara, and is cofounder of the International Law and Ethics Conference Series (ILECS). He has authored and edited several volumes and special journal issues. His main research interests are in philosophy of time, applied ethics, and political philosophy, particularly the ethics of international affairs. He was a fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, as a recipient of a grant in the Program on Global Security and Sustainability for 1999-2002.