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.

The Idea of Justice

OCT 8, 2009 Podcast

The Idea of Justice

The traditional theory of social justice is out of touch with practical realities, says Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen. Instead he proposes a theory of comparative ...

OCT 7, 2009 Podcast

Hilary Charlesworth on Bills of Rights

What does a country gain by enacting a bill of rights? Do countries that lack bills of rights, like Australia, protect human rights as well ...

OCT 6, 2009 Podcast

Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil

From Ecuador to Nigeria, in most oil-producing countries oil has not brought any benefits to the poor and has often damaged people's health and ruined ...

The Predictioneers Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future

OCT 6, 2009 Podcast

The Predictioneer's Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future

Iran, Iraq, Israel, and North Korea--all are rational players, acting in their own self-interest as they perceive it, and with game theory we can predict ...

OCT 2, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Whose Art Is It?

Should cultural treasures, acquired under dubious circumstances, be returned to their places of origin?

SEP 30, 2009 Podcast

Reform of the International Monetary and Financial System

The spread of the financial crisis from a few developed countries to the entire global economy provides tangible evidence that the international trade and financial ...

SEP 29, 2009 Podcast

Leadership as Practical Ethics

If we accept leadership as goal-driven and compromise-ridden, then we see that ethics should not be a peripheral to any public policy curriculum or program ...

SEP 25, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Oceans, Garbage, and Food

Can we regulate international space like the oceans? Pollution and illegal or unregulated fishing plague international waters. How can the problem be managed to maintain ...

SEP 22, 2009 Podcast

Losing the News: The Future of the News That Feeds Democracy

"Internet culture values speed over accuracy, edge over fairness and balance, and above all, entertainment value above importance and significance. We can be overfed but ...

SEP 18, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Climate Protectionism and Competitiveness

The global circulation of goods is a major source of both prosperity and carbon emissions. This short audio on ethics asks: Can trade be regulated ...