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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.

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MAR 24, 2010 Podcast

The Ethics of Exit from Afghanistan

Katherine Brown and Robert Diamond, Truman Fellows with first-hand experience in Afghanistan, discuss just how and when--both ethically and pragmatically--the U.S. can leave that ...

MAR 19, 2010 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: The Ethics and Effectiveness of Basic Income Grants

Can basic income grants work for those living in extreme poverty? Or are grants discouraging people from taking individual responsibility?

Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents

MAR 17, 2010 Podcast

Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents

Focusing on Muslims in Europe, Ian Buruma argues that religions (including Islam) and liberal democracies are compatible, despite many peoples' fears. Democracy allows space for ...

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MAR 17, 2010 Podcast

Rise of the Rest III: Climate Change, Energy, and Global Governance after the Financial Crisis

This panel focuses on global governance since the financial crisis, in particular on climate change, energy security, and issues of consensus, common ethics, and trust. 

MAR 16, 2010 Podcast

Darrel Moellendorf on the Climate Change Negotiations in Copenhagen

Darrel Moellendorf (author of "Treaty Norms and Climate Change Mitigation") discusses what happened in Copenhagen and what it means for future negotiations on climate change.

MAR 12, 2010 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Greece, Goldman, and Financial Transparency?

This short video on ethics asks: Is Goldman Sachs responsible for the current financial crisis in Greece? Or should Greek politicians who knew of Goldman's ...

Book cover image of Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray--and How to Return to Reality

MAR 11, 2010 Podcast

Superpower Illusions: How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray--and How to Return to Reality

Jack Matlock, American ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991, corrects a number of pervasive myths about the Cold War, including the belief that it ...

MAR 10, 2010 Podcast

Michael Doyle on Nonintervention and the Responsibility to Protect

What circumstances justify overriding sovereignty? Michael Doyle discusses the difficult questions surrounding nonintervention and the "unanimous revolution" of 2005, which led to the new norm known ...

MAR 10, 2010 Podcast

Freedom of the Press in the Arab World: Al Jazeera's Contribution

Al Jazeera correspondent Khaled Dawoud reviews the history behind Al Jazeera and discusses some of the issues he has confronted regarding the channel and its ...

MAR 5, 2010 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Televising the Olympics: Where Is the Sport?

Does the quest for high television ratings deter Olympic sportscasters from focusing on strategies and techniques of sports? Should Olympic coverage focus more on the ...