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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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Senator Kamala Harris in Las Vegas, April 2019. CREDIT: <a href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/46823600565>Gage Skidmore</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(CC)</a>.

AUG 14, 2020 Article

Senator Kamala Harris & Foreign Policy Narratives

Joe Biden's selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate represents a series of shifts in terms of identity and experience. But her foreign ...

Soldiers returning from Europe. Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, June 28, 2020, CREDIT: <a href=https://www.defense.gov/observe/photo-gallery/igphoto/2002338683/>U.S. Department of Defense</a>.

AUG 5, 2020 Article

Human Security is National Security: After the Event

U.S. Naval War College's Professor Derek S. Reveron took part in a Carnegie Council webinar on human security and national security, moderated by Senior ...

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) at the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands. <br>CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/usembassythehague/41045807391">U.S. Embassy The Hague <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(CC)</a>.

JUL 28, 2020 Article

House Democrats: Ethical Choices and Narratives

With Congressman Eliot Engel having lost his primary election in New York to Jamaal Bowman, the Democrats will need to find a new chair for ...

PPE & COVID-19 testing kits arrive in the Philippines from China, March 2020. <br>CREDIT: <a href=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:China_COVID19_test_kit_PH_donation_10.jpg>Philippines Presidential Communications Operations Office/Wikimedia (CC)</a>.

JUL 28, 2020 Article

Ethical Dilemmas in Ensuring Human Security

In this blog post, Carnegie Council Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev reflects on his recent "Human Security is National Security in a Time of Pandemic" webinar ...

JUL 27, 2020 Podcast

Human Security is National Security in a Time of Pandemic, with Derek Reveron

Professor Derek Reveron, chair of the U.S. Naval War College's National Security Affairs Department, discusses how subnational and transnational forces--namely, the COVID-19 pandemic--intersect with ...

Aerial view of the Washington Monument. CREDIT: <a href=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_030926-F-2828D-307_Aerial_view_of_the_Washington_Monument.jpg>United States Navy/Wikimedia (CC)</a>.

JUL 16, 2020 Article

Bill Burns and Narratives About U.S. Foreign Policy

Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev compares diplomat Bill Burns' recent article in "The Atlantic" with his own report on U.S. Global Engagement, "The Search for ...

White House press conference, July 14, 2020. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/50115849402/">The White House/Tia Dufour/Public Domain</a>.

JUL 15, 2020 Article

The Persistence of the Trump Narrative

Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev reiterates the point that U.S. foreign policy will not snap back to its pre-Trump state, no matter who is in ...

Hong Kong, July 1, 2020. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_july_2020_implementation_Hong_Kong_Law_streets_in_Causeway_Bay.jpg">Voice of America, Cantonese Service, Iris Tong/Public Domain</a>

JUL 7, 2020 Article

Difficult Ethical Choices on China

Responding to a dramatic Andrew Sullivan column for "New York" magazine, Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev breaks down the difficult ethical choices when it comes to ...

Black Lives Matter protest in Columbus, Ohio, May 30, 2020. CREDIT: <A href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/21426642@N07/49954069361>Becker1999</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(CC)</a>.

JUL 1, 2020 Article

Where Do Human Rights Fit In? Policy Narratives Re-examined

Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev discusses Nahal Toosi's recent "Politico" article about a subtle but major shift in the international landscape: human rights groups focusing on ...

U.S./Mexico border at Border Field State Park/Imperial Beach, San Diego, California, 2014. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diversey/15999598736">Tony Webster</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(CC)</a>

JUN 24, 2020 Podcast

"Remain in Mexico" & Immigration Policy in 2020, with Molly O'Toole

Molly O'Toole, immigration and security reporter at the "Los Angeles Times," discusses Trump's "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy and its many ethical and legal issues. ...