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CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/6338935891/">World Economic Forum</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 15, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Multi-stakeholder Governance Seeks to Dislodge Multilateralism

Multi-stakeholder consultations have gained support as a framework for solving global problems, but are they a legitimate stand-in for the multilateral system?

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74821492@N00/7549818256/in/photostream/">Rajesh Pamnani</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 15, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Forging India's New CSR Mandate

India may become the first country to enact compulsory spending on corporate social responsibility, but is it taking the right approach?

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/6841923214/">World Bank</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 12, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Beyond CSR: Doing Good Business

Recalibrating toward sustainable practices can be challenging and risky. Here are six steps for building a business with higher purpose.

OCT 28, 2013 Article

A Letter to Andrew Carnegie on the Eve of the Council's Centennial

From our vantage point 100 years on, Andrew Carnegie got some things right and others wrong; but the core issue remains the same. "Today's Carnegie Council ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/9773429075/">United Nations Photo</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>)

OCT 28, 2013 Article

The UN's Unprecedented Gamble in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Laurie Mincieli: The Forward Intervention Brigade represents an unprecedented use of the Security Council's Chapter VII peacekeeping mandate, and risks undermining peacekeeping's core tenets of ...

CREDIT: Marvel Studios

OCT 21, 2013 Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Iron Man 3"

So what can a blockbuster movie about a superhero tell us about current American attitudes towards U.S. foreign policy, PTSD, racial stereotypes, the War ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lt9vr2d/">UN Women/Marielos Mora</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>) <br>Costa Rican President Chinchilla & former UN Women Director Bachelet

OCT 21, 2013 Article

Chile's Opportunity to Eradicate Violence Against Women—and Set an Example for the Region

If Michelle Bachelet regains the Chilean presidency in the 2013 election, she has the opportunity to create a lasting legacy for women. What's needed is a ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubuntunewsru/6217160759/">Ruslan Rugoals</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 21, 2013 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Lesser-known Species Fall Victim to the Illegal Wildlife Trade

Pangolins, slow lorises, freshwater turtles, and other lesser-known species all face extinction pressures if we fail to curb the illegal wildlife trade.

OCT 16, 2013 Article

A Letter to Andrew Carnegie on the Eve of the Council‘s Centennial

Dear Mr. Carnegie, As the current president of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, it is my privilege to report to you on ...

OCT 15, 2013 Journal Online Exclusive

After the Catastrophe: Ian Buruma on 1945

In his recent visit to Carnegie Council, Ian Buruma gave a fascinating talk about the postwar world, which originated during what he calls "year zero"...