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.

NOV 10, 2014 Journal Online Exclusive

EIA Interview with Philip Alston on a World Court for Human Rights

A special EIA interview between Philip Alston, author of "Against a World Court for Human Rights," and John Tessitore, editor of the journal.

CREDIT: Gusta Johnson

NOV 7, 2014 Podcast

A Conversation with General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

In this candid and thoughtful conversation, General Dempsey tackles the difficult questions, from ISIS to Ebola to cyber threats. And throughout, he stresses the importance ...

CREDIT: Gusta Johnson

NOV 7, 2014 Podcast

Global Ethics and the Point of View of the Universe

Sidgwick's concept of looking at issues from "the point of view of the universe"--in other words, giving equal weight to everyone's interests, irrespective of ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-14046070/stock-photo-a-photo-of-the-scales-of-justice-with-a-balance-theme-overlay.html" target="_blank">Shutterstock</a>

NOV 6, 2014 Podcast

Philip Alston on a World Court for Human Rights

"The reason why governments are violating human rights on a grand scale is not because there is an absence of a world court," says Philip ...

2013 Sayada Community Network Building. CREDIT: <a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/113632566131475824062/albums/5965895313641259393/5965897686580208274?pid=5965897686580208274&oid=113632566131475824062">Ryan Gerety</a>

OCT 31, 2014 Podcast

The Bright Side to Big Data: Good Intentions and Ethical Questions

We wrap up our three-part series on data and privacy with a look at some ways big data can improve our communities. Technology and big ...

Image via <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-150496139.html">Shutterstock</a>

OCT 31, 2014 Podcast

From Paris to Moscow: The Rise of New Far-Right Movements Across Europe

What effect has the Ukraine crisis had on the rise of ultra-nationalist forces in Russia and what has been the impact on Russia's neighbors? What ...

OCT 29, 2014 Podcast

If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities

In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time, from terrorism to climate change, nation-states seem paralyzed. Can cities and the mayors who ...

The Shifts and the Shocks: What We

OCT 23, 2014 Podcast

The Shifts and the Shocks: What We've Learned--and Have Still to Learn--From the Financial Crisis

Why did the 2008 financial crisis occur? What should it teach us about modern economies and economics? Martin Wolf does a masterly job of untangling this ...

OCT 21, 2014 Journal Online Exclusive

The Ottoman Road to War: Mustafa Aksakal on the Ottoman Empire and WWI

For Aksakal, World War I informs national identities in the Middle East even today, even though it is itself poorly understood.

OCT 18, 2014 Journal Online Exclusive

The Ethics of Intervention

An overly literal application of just war concepts might eliminate many of the proposed and recently undertaken U.S. interventions; on the other hand, using ...