Our Podcasts
Listen to the latest insights from Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Tune in to hear from leading experts and thinkers, identifying and addressing the most critical ethical issues of today and tomorrow.
MAY 7, 2010 • Podcast
The Plundered Planet: Why We Must--and How We Can--Manage Nature for Global Prosperity
What, asks Oxford economist Paul Collier, are realistic and sustainable solutions to correcting the mismanagement of the natural world? Can an international standard be established ...
MAY 7, 2010 • Podcast
Sebastian Junger and David Speedie on Afghanistan (NEWSWEEK On Air Interview)
Sebastian Junger recounts some of his experiences while embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Referring to a recent Carnegie Council panel, David Speedie discusses ...
MAY 7, 2010 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: The U.S.: Shedding Hegemony with Grace
Should the U.S. shed some global ambitions and responsibilities? Or, is America's global role simply too important, both to the U.S. and the ...
MAY 7, 2010 • Podcast
China in the 21st Century: Devin Stewart Interviews Jeffrey Wasserstrom
In this lively discussion, topics include China's diversity, its "net nanny" approach to the internet, and why China and the U.S. are more alike ...
APR 30, 2010 • Podcast
How the Economy Works: Confidence, Crashes, and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
We need to synthesize the idea that a free-market economy is a self-correcting mechanism and the Keynesian principle that capitalism needs some guidance, says UCLA ...
APR 30, 2010 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: British Elections: To Represent or to Govern?
Should election results accurately reflect public opinion or should elections promote effective governance?
APR 23, 2010 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Should American Elections be Reformed?
Is it time to reform the U.S. electoral structure? Should more views be represented? Do narrow interests have too much power? What do you ...
APR 19, 2010 • Podcast
The Politics of Happiness: What the Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being
How can governments use the latest research on well-being to improve the quality of life for all their citizens? What role can government policy play ...
APR 16, 2010 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: The Irony of Nuclear Weapons?
This short video on ethics asks: Are nuclear weapons a necessary evil? Is it better to live in a world with nuclear deterrence or one ...
APR 15, 2010 • Podcast
Devin Stewart Interviews Angolan Activist Rafael Marques
With examples ranging from mobile phones to diamonds, Marques tells of his brave fight to expose the rampant corruption that afflicts Angolan society from top ...