Dr. Ilan Zvi Baron is a lecturer of International Political Thought at Durham University. His publications include, ‘Risking One’s Life for the State: The Missing Just War Question?’ in the Review of International Studies. Vol. 36, no. 1 (2010): 215-234; ‘The Problem of Dual Loyalty: Usage, History and Politics’, in the Canadian Journal of Political Science. Vol. 42, no. 4 (2009): 1025-1044; and Justifying The Obligation to Die: War, Ethics and Political Obligation with Illustrations from Zionism. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2009). His current research is on identity, political obligation and security.