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.
APR 17, 2009 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: International Aid: Does Help Hurt?
According to Dambisa Moyo, large foreign aid flows to Africa disenfranchise Africans and prop up corrupt African leaders. If we follow Moyo's advice and cut ...
APR 16, 2009 • Podcast
The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing
A fat tail is an event that seems unlikely to occur, but when it does, it causes havoc--like the global financial crisis. What will the ...
APR 15, 2009 • Podcast
Winston Churchill's Evolving Views of Russia, 1917-1953, Reconsidered
John Lukacs argues that despite the different attitudes Winston Churchill took towards Russia over a 40-year period, there is an amazing consistency to his view ...
APR 15, 2009 • Podcast
From Tolerance to Integration: The Dutch Experience
Dutch Minister for European Affairs Frans Timmermans argues that tolerance and the attitude of "live and let live" is no longer enough. He notes that ...
APR 10, 2009 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Competition, Culture, and Cheating
Competition magnifies the importance of choices people make, as penalties for failure and rewards for cheating increase. What would you do if faced with a ...
APR 9, 2009 • Podcast
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
In the past 50 years, Africa has received more than $1 trillion in development-related aid. Has it improved Africans' lives? No, says Dambisa Moyo. In fact, aid ...
APR 7, 2009 • Podcast
Barbara Crossette Interviews Nandan Nilekani
Journalist Barbara Crossette talks to Indian software entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani about his book, "Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation." Their topics include politics, ...
APR 7, 2009 • Podcast
Evan O'Neil Interviews Michael Rea and Scott Kaufman of Carbon Trust
Evan O'Neil talks with the COO and the U.S. Project Manager of Carbon Trust, an independent company set up by the U.K. government ...
APR 3, 2009 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: David Singh Grewal on Network Power
To explain how power can be at work in apparently voluntary processes, Grewal introduces the concept of "network power." He argues that this dynamic drives ...
APR 3, 2009 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Ethics and Experts
How should we reward experts and how much? When the experts fail, should populist outrage be directed at those individuals or the system?