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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 27, 2009 Podcast

America: Example or Moral Champion?

What is the U.S. role in the world? There are two extremes. Being an example, or employing forceful U.S. engagement and being a ...

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NOV 25, 2009 Podcast

Web 2.0 and Corporate Accountability

In July 2009, the Harvard Kennedy School's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative launched a six-month project on Web 2.0 and corporate accountability. This expert panel discusses the project's ...

NOV 24, 2009 Podcast

Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

Political philosopher Michael Sandel turns the Council into a classroom. Using questions such as military service, he engages the audience in a lively debate on ...

NOV 20, 2009 Podcast

Can You Ever Earn Too Much?

Within society there seems to be a general public disdain for excess and a private commitment to excess. Should there be formal or informal standards ...

NOV 17, 2009 Podcast

How Rights Move: Losing and Acquiring Rights in the International Domain

David Rodin explores the logic which governs how rights may be lost, acquired and transferred--how they 'move'--and examines in particular the implications this has for ...

NOV 13, 2009 Podcast

Your Income, Your Liberty, and Your Equality?

Inequality in America has been accelerating rapidly since the 1980s. But capping income levels could put liberty and competitiveness at risk. This short video on ...

NOV 12, 2009 Podcast

Serving on a Nonprofit Board: Opportunities, Qualifications, and Expectations

Joining a nonprofit board of directors is a tremendous opportunity to help an organization advance a mission that is important to you. Learn who nonprofit ...

NOV 10, 2009 Podcast

Emerging Challenges in a Network World

In an increasingly interconnected world, soft power and engagement with all the world's players will become increasingly important--and that includes talking to Hamas and the ...

NOV 6, 2009 Podcast

Paying Others to Fight Our Battles

Private contractors bring important skills to tasks outside the capability or mission of military personnel, but they are not accountable to the government or American ...

Training Afghan soldiers in Kandahar

NOV 6, 2009 Podcast

Afghanistan Briefing

"Afghanistan makes Iraq look easy," says U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) Senior Fellow Dr. McCausland. His comprehensive and evenhanded briefing analyzes the situation on the ...