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Framing ethical perspectives

Business and commerce are at the heart of capitalist societies, and are becoming increasingly powerful as technologies proliferate and leaders acquire vast amounts of wealth and influence. Carnegie Council’s programs, events, and experts analyze these developments through an ethical lens.

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NOV 15, 2023 Podcast

Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World, with Bethany Allen

MAR 24, 2022 Podcast

The Doorstep: How Cryptocurrencies & NFTs May Change the Global World Order, with David Yermack

NYU Stern's Professor David Yermack discusses NFTs, Ukraine, and the future of crypto with Carnegie Council Senior Fellows Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin.

MAY 6, 2022 Podcast

For Companies, Could China Be the Next Russia? with Perth Tolle

Isaac Stone Fish and finance expert Perth Tolle discuss the global economic backlash to Russia after the Ukraine invasion, China, and much more.

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MAR 4, 2016 Podcast

A Conversation with Sarah Chayes on Corruption and Global Security

Around the world from Afghanistan to Nigeria, systemic corruption is fueling instability, declares Sarah Chayes in this electrifying conversation. And the United States and other ...

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FEB 23, 2016 Article

Better Transportation for a Better City

Did you know that the longest traffic jam ever recorded--192 miles--occurred in São Paulo? "Not only would an expansion of the subway system increase ...

FEB 22, 2016 Podcast

Beyond a New Cold War? International Security and the Need for U.S.-Russia Cooperation

The United States must stop its demonization of President Putin, according to members of this distinguished panel, all with long associations with Russia and all ...

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FEB 22, 2016 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Claire Nouvian, Guardian of the Deep

French environmentalist Claire Nouvian has devoted her life to protecting a resource that is largely a mystery to most of us: the deep sea.

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FEB 11, 2016 Article

The Need for Ethical Grounding in Social Activism: A Banker's Perspective of the Occupy Movement

Why did the Occupy Movement, that should have resonated with 99 percent of the population, lack the support to achieve the changes that it sought?

Coiney founder and CEO Naoko Samata (R) with colleague Shinnosuke Io in Tokyo, November 2015. PHOTO: Devin Stewart

FEB 11, 2016 Article

Tokyo's Ambition Generation

Despite a host of cultural and structural difficulties, Japanese business culture is slowly becoming more welcoming to start-ups, writes Carnegie Council Senior Fellow Devin Stewart ...

JAN 14, 2016 Podcast

Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

"Artificial intelligence" is a misnomer, says computer scientist Jerry Kaplan. Machines are not intelligent; their programmers are. What we're seeing is a huge acceleration of ...

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DEC 14, 2015 Article

Will China Promote Autocracy along its New Silk Road?

China's ambitious "One Belt One Road" project is planned to span across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. It's estimated that it will affect ...

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NOV 18, 2015 Podcast

Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers

Master storyteller, researcher, and traveler Simon Winchester takes us on a fascinating voyage through the Pacific, tying it all together with two ethical questions: Should ...

NOV 16, 2015 Podcast

Addressing Root Causes of Unrest in Arab Countries

What's the best way to create stability in the Middle East and North Africa? Get more young people into the workforce, says Ron Bruder, founder ...