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 Plundered Planet:  Why We Must — and How We Can — Manage Nature for Global Prosperity

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 ...

image of book cover - The Politics of Happiness: What the Government Can Learn from the  New Research on Well-Being

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 ...