Foreign Policy

Framing ethical perspectives

As countries grapple with global issues, such as climate change and the impact of emerging technology, the way that nations interact has never been more consequential. Our experts, programming, and impact initiatives work to analyze the foreign policy of the United States and other nations with an aim to explore shared values and produce agenda-setting resources.

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MAR 28, 2024 Podcast

The Humanization of Warfare: Ethics, Law, and Civilians in Conflict

APR 9, 2024 Video

Algorithms of War: The Use of AI in Armed Conflict

From Gaza to Ukraine, the military applications of AI are fundamentally reshaping the ethics of war. How should policymakers navigate AI’s inherent trade-offs?

MAR 28, 2024 Video

Unlocking Cooperation: The Global South and Global North

In the inaugural panel of the "Unlocking Cooperation" series, Ramu Damodaran leads a discussion on forging a path forward for Global South/North collaboration.

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President Biden at the White House, March 2021. <br>CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/51033292536/">Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz</a> (<a href="https://www.usa.gov/government-works">U.S. Government Works</a>)

MAR 25, 2021 Article

Grappling with Competing Ethical Demands: The New Biden Administration

Any leader faces competing ethical demands. In particular, policymakers must decide which ethical claims to preference and which to defer. In this blog post from ...

MAR 24, 2021 Podcast

Carnegie New Leaders Podcast: Geopolitical Developments in Latin America, with Paul J. Angelo

Dr. Paul J. Angelo is a fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). His work focuses on U.S.-Latin ...

MAR 24, 2021 Video

Carnegie New Leaders Podcast: Geopolitical Developments in Latin America, with Paul J. Angelo

Dr. Paul J. Angelo is a fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). His work focuses on U.S.-Latin ...

MAR 23, 2021 Podcast

Global Ethics Review: COVID-19 & International Relations, Part Two

In this new podcast series, we'll be connecting Carnegie Council's work and current events with our senior fellows, senior staff, and friends of our organization. ...

MAR 17, 2021 Podcast

Global Ethics Review: COVID-19 & International Relations, Part One

In this new podcast series, we'll be connecting Carnegie Council's work and current events with our senior fellows, senior staff, and friends of our organization. ...

MAR 11, 2021 Podcast

The Doorstep: Climate Statecraft & the Race to Net Zero, with Dr. Carolyn Kissane

Energy expert Dr. Carolyn Kissane joins "The Doorstep" co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin to discuss the new diplomacy of climate statecraft. How are environmental ...

President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Secretary of State Blinken at the White House, February 2021. <br>CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/51013224531/">Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz</a> (<a href="https://www.usa.gov/government-works">U.S. Government Works</a>)

MAR 8, 2021 Article

Deconstructing the Narratives of the Interim National Security Guidance

Carnegie Council's U.S. Global Engagement program has continued to focus on the overarching narratives that explain and situate America's role in the world. In ...

FEB 26, 2021 Podcast

The Doorstep: Generational Change in Government, with YPFP's Aubrey Cox Ottenstein

Aubrey Cox Ottenstein, executive director of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP), joins co-hosts Tatiana Serafin and Nick Gvosdev to discuss how a new cadre ...

Professor Joseph S. Nye, Jr., 2013. CREDIT: <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/chathamhouse/8719518195/">Chatham House</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(CC)</a>

FEB 17, 2021 Article

Measuring Morality in Foreign Policy: Joseph Nye’s Criteria

In this blog post, U.S. Global Engagement Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev reflects on an article in "The American Oxonian" by Joseph S Nye, Jr. ...

FEB 17, 2021 Article

A Human Rights Approach to U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy

"Cybersecurity policies need to take seriously the human rights of individual users by putting people's empowerment and well-being at their center," writes Stonehill College's Anwar ...