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JUN 13, 2013 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Jeremy Scahill on the World as a Battlefield

In the name of the "war on terror," the U.S. is conducting covert warfare and targeted killings, and it dismisses the resulting deaths of ...

Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era

JUN 11, 2013 Podcast

Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era

Joseph Nye asks: "If the United States starts out the 20th century as a second-tier power and it ends up the 20th century as the ...

Shibley Telhami

JUN 10, 2013 Podcast

The World Through Arab Eyes: Arab Public Opinion and the Reshaping of the Middle East

While domestic injustices and the information revolution were key factors, Dr. Telhami argues it's impossible to understand the Arab uprisings without also referring to foreign ...

JUN 10, 2013 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Are Secret Recordings Ethical?

Secret recordings have been a headache for some high-profile politicians. Many question the morality of the practice, especially when the media gets involved. Do public ...

Richard Haass

JUN 6, 2013 Podcast

Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order

We have been guilty of overreaching abroad and underachieving at home, says Richard Haass, and these sins are really two sides of the national security ...

JUN 3, 2013 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: The Private Sector and Cyber Security

With U.S. companies losing billions of dollars to intellectual property theft, mostly to China, some are suggesting that corporations fight back. Can the government ...

MAY 31, 2013 Podcast

Legal Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of National Security

"In the post-9/11 world, the job of being the senior legal authority for the Department of Defense is the perfect storm collision of law, national ...

Carne Ross

MAY 29, 2013 Podcast

Carnegie New Leaders: A Discussion with Independent Diplomat's Carne Ross

It's not always easy to do the right thing. "Had I had children, had I been 10 years older, I wouldn't have done it." In a ...

MAY 28, 2013 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Why Does the EU Care About Olive Oil?

A proposed EU ban on the use of dipping bowls and refillable glass bottles of olive oil in restaurants has people asking questions. Is this ...

MAY 20, 2013 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Who Does Everest Belong To?

A fight on Mt. Everest between Nepalese Sherpas and European climbers has again raised questions about tourism and the world's tallest mountain. Should the Sherpas, ...