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.

Preventing Genocide: Practical Steps Toward Early Detection and Effective Action

MAR 29, 2010 Podcast

Recent Advances in the Prevention of Mass Violence

How can we prevent mass violence? Drawing on insights from leaders in the field, David Hamburg identifies the clear warnings that always appear long before ...

MAR 26, 2010 Podcast

Eclipse of the Sunnis: Power, Exile, and Upheaval in the Middle East

1.9 million Sunni Muslims have been forced into exile following the Iraq War, says Deborah Amos. What impact is this having on these people's lives, on ...

MAR 26, 2010 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Markets: The Invisible Hand or Fairness?

What do you think maximizes individual benefits in the marketplace? Is it cut throat competition or altruistic norms of fairness and trust? Can you have ...

MAR 26, 2010 Podcast

Obama's Internet Initiative and Social Reform in the U.S. and Japan

In this Japan Society event, a panel of experts explore the evolving role of information and communication technologies in reforming politics, business, and society in ...

MAR 25, 2010 Podcast

Freedom for Sale: Why the World Is Trading Democracy for Security

From Russia and China to the U.S. and the U.K., many seemingly dissimilar countries have an "unwritten pact," under which, consciously or not, ...

Patrol in Afghanistan<br>Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/4378533001" target="_blank">U.S. Army</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>)

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 ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/takver/4178693304/">Takver</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>)

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.