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.
FEB 5, 2020 • Podcast
Democratic Candidates & Foreign Policy after Iowa, with Nikolas Gvosdev
With the (incomplete) results of the Iowa Caucus putting the spotlight on Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders, what do we know about their foreign policy ...
FEB 4, 2020 • Podcast
Do Morals Matter? Presidents & Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump, with Joseph Nye
How much do morals matter for U.S. presidents when it comes to international affairs? What are the ethics of "America First" or 2003 invasion of ...
JAN 31, 2020 • Podcast
The Crack-Up: The Birth of the Modern Middle East, with Ted Widmer
At the end of World War I, colonial powers carved up the Ottoman Empire and the reverberations are still being felt today. Historian Ted Widmer ...
JAN 28, 2020 • Podcast
Carnegie New Leaders Interview: Moving Foreign Policy Forward, with Elmira Bayrasli
In discussion with Brian Mateo, a member of the Carnegie New Leaders program, Elmira Bayrasli discusses her work as CEO of Foreign Policy Interrupted, an ...
JAN 27, 2020 • Podcast
Just War, Unjust Soldiers, & American Public Opinion, with Scott D. Sagan
Do soldiers fighting for a "just cause" have more rights than soldiers fighting on the other side? In this interview following up on an "Ethics & ...
JAN 14, 2020 • Podcast
Privacy, Surveillance, & the Terrorist Trap, with Tom Parker
How can investigators utilize new technology like facial recognition software while respecting the rights of suspects and the general public? What are the consequences of ...
DEC 18, 2019 • Podcast
Gene Editing, Slow Science, & Public Empowerment, with Françoise Baylis
In the fourth podcast in Carnegie Council's gene editing podcast series, Dalhousie University's Professor Françoise Baylis, author of "Altered Inheritance," explains what "slow science" ...
DEC 11, 2019 • Podcast
The Ethics of Gene Editing & Human Enhancement, with Julian Savulescu
What does "good ethics" means when it comes to gene editing? What types of conversations should we be having about this technology? Julian Savulescu, director ...
DEC 4, 2019 • Podcast
Carnegie New Leaders Podcast: Designing an Ethical Algorithm, with Michael Kearns
How can algorithms be made more "ethical"? How can we design AI to protect against biases when it comes to loan applications or policing? UPenn's ...
DEC 2, 2019 • Podcast
Gene Editing Governance & Dr. He Jiankui, with Jeffrey Kahn
Jeffrey Kahn, director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute for Bioethics, discusses the many governance issues connected to gene editing. Plus, he gives a first-hand ...