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MAY 17, 2011 Podcast

Beyond Good Intentions: The Promise and Peril of Citizen Engagement with Foreign Policy

What were the accomplishments and failures of the U.S. grassroots movements that responded to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur and how do these lessons ...

MAY 13, 2011 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Political Scientist and Economist Francis Fukuyama

How does Francis Fukuyama view state formation, normative issues, and human behavior? Does he believe (as Andrew Carnegie did) that history moves in an upward ...

MAY 13, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Bin Laden's Death

Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in a mission by U.S. Navy SEALS. Should the U.S. have captured him alive and put ...

Book "The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution" by Francis Fukuyama

MAY 12, 2011 Podcast

The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution

How did human beings succeed in creating the ideal of strong, accountable governments that adhere to the rule of law? Francis Fukuyama provides a sweeping ...

MAY 12, 2011 Podcast

Giving Voice To Values: How To Speak Your Mind When You Know What's Right

Through experiential exercises that act as rehearsals, we can learn to how to act on our values in real-life situations, says Mary Gentile. She shares ...

MAY 11, 2011 Podcast

Cem Ozdemir on German Integration

Germany's identity is in transition due to an influx of immigrants and demographic change. This discussion focuses on the importance of equal rights of potential ...

MAY 10, 2011 Podcast

Alcoa's William O'Rourke: Ethical Business Practices, from Russia to Sustainability

It's all about personal convictions: Bill O'Rourke explains how he grew Alcoa's business in Russia to $1B revenue without giving a single bribe, and how ...

MAY 10, 2011 Podcast

Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal on Global Ethics

"We need to move toward a way of viewing the world that sees that we live in an interconnected world and that our prosperity and ...

MAY 6, 2011 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: When Government Changes the Rules: Taiwan's Feed-in-Tariff

Taiwan requires electric utilities to purchase renewable energy, subsidized by the government. Recently when solar rates went down, the government changed the contract terms, saving ...