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.
OCT 29, 2008 • Podcast
God and Race in American Politics: A Short History
Historian Mark A. Noll argues that the reason Barack Obama's candidacy is such an important matter for the American history of race, religion, and politics ...
OCT 28, 2008 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: Larry May on Habeas Corpus
Are habeas corpus petitions, as Barack Obama put it, "the foundation of Anglo-American law"? Or are they just nuisance lawsuits, as John McCain claims?
OCT 24, 2008 • Podcast
Russia and Georgia: How Did We Get There and What's Next?
Georgia and Russia expert Oksana Antonenko discusses the history behind the headlines, and what the future may bring to this troubled region.
OCT 24, 2008 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: McCain and Obama: The Public Diplomacy Dance
The presidential candidates assert that America must renew its global moral authority, but they dance, offering no solutions. Let's take a closer look.
OCT 17, 2008 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: U.S. Elections and World Opinion
Should the opinions of the world be important in American elections? This is a crucial question in applied ethics as we choose a president.
OCT 16, 2008 • Podcast
Green Jobs
A panel including Peter Poschen, International Labour Organization and Michael Renner, Worldwatch Institute, discuss the new report "Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, ...
OCT 14, 2008 • Podcast
The Freedom Agenda: Why America Must Spread Democracy (Just Not the Way George Bush Did)
According to James Traub, although Bush bungled his famous Freedom Agenda—that American liberty is dependent on liberty in other lands—the concept still holds ...
OCT 13, 2008 • Podcast
The Powers to Lead
What qualities make a leader succeed in business or in politics? Joseph Nye contends that modern leadership requires "smart power," which is a judicious situational ...
OCT 7, 2008 • Podcast
Public Ethics Radio: Leif Wenar on the Resource Curse
There is a powerful case that corporations and countries that buy natural resources from bad actors in developing countries are violating the property rights of ...
OCT 1, 2008 • Podcast
Striking First: Preemption and Prevention in International Conflict
Is the Bush Doctrine of aggressive preventive action a justified and legal recourse against threats posed by terrorists and rogue states? Does the United States ...