Foreign Policy

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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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Every Nation For Itself

MAR 13, 2012 Article

In A G-Zero World, It's Every Nation For Itself

The new book by Carnegie Council Trustee Ian Bremmer provides a fresh perspective on world politics, writes reviewer Devin Stewart. Some of his conclusions are ...

MAR 13, 2012 Podcast

The Responsibility to Protect: A New International Norm?

What is Responsibility to Protect exactly? Dutch Ambassador Herman Schaper gives an expert talk on how it developed, how it is defined, how it was ...

Vladimir Putin. CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/3488070937/" target=_blank">World Economic Forum, 2009</a>

MAR 9, 2012 Article

Russia Bulletin (2012): Russia Bulletin, Issue 4

What's the real deal on the elections? What of Kremlin attacks on election monitors and protestors? How will the United States and the West best ...

The Emergency State

MAR 2, 2012 Podcast

The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute National Security at All Costs

David Unger argues that because of national security fears, the U.S. has bypassed its Constitution, creating an "emergency state." The result is excessive military ...

Image of the book cover Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America

FEB 29, 2012 Podcast

Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America

Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Gabriel Marcia Marquez, Octavio Paz, and many more: Krauze discusses Latin America's intellectual, literary, and political figures who were inspired by ...

Anne-Marie Slaughter

FEB 22, 2012 Podcast

Ethics Matter: Policymaker and Scholar Anne-Marie Slaughter

Anne-Marie Slaughter on the responsibility to protect: "I believe in a values-based foreign policy and looking to cooperate as often as I can. I also ...

A member of the Free Syria Army, January 2012.<br>CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/syriafreedom/6731474915/" target=_blank">Freedom House</a>

FEB 22, 2012 Article

Russia Bulletin (2012): Russia Bulletin, Issue 3

What lies behind Russia's veto and its opposition to the U.S.-led hard line on Damascus? Whether or not we agree with them, Russia ...

FEB 22, 2012 Podcast

Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China

Deng Xiaoping was one of the most important leaders of the 20th century. Scholar Ezra Vogel discusses Deng's life, focusing on his work in opening ...

FEB 17, 2012 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Should the International Community Intervene in Syria?

It's been almost a year since demonstrations started in Syria and the government crackdown gets bloodier every day. With sanctions not producing results, is it ...

FEB 13, 2012 Article

Why Are We Surprised at Egypt's Backlash against Foreign NGOs?

The outrage over Egypt's arrest of 43 NGO workers, at least 16 of whom are American, is understandable and well deserved. But it also speaks to a ...