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.
Foreign Policy Resources
International affairs, global governance, and more
DEC 15, 2025 • Video
The Ethics of Decision-Making in National Security
APR 9, 2026 • Article
Realism vs. Pragmatism: Understanding America’s New Rhetorical Landscape
Amid Trump's fiery rhetoric and debates over "realism," Professor Jason Ralph writes that "pragmatism" may offer a better alternative for the American public.
AUG 14, 2025 • Podcast
Values, Realism, and U.S. Foreign Policy, with Alexander Vindman
Alexander Vindman joins "Values & Interests" to discuss the critical interplay between morality and power in the practice of geopolitics.
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Ethics & International Affairs Journal
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MAR 2, 2011 • Podcast
WAMC Radio's Alan Chartock Interviews Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal
Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal discusses Andrew Carnegie's vision for world peace and the mission and work of today's Carnegie Council, along with issues such ...
FEB 28, 2011 • Podcast
The End of Arrogance: America in the Global Competition of Ideas
Free market capitalism, Western culture, democracy—the ideas that shaped 20th century world politics and underpinned U.S. foreign policy—have lost a good deal ...
FEB 18, 2011 • Podcast
The Future of Power
"In the information age, the mark of a great power is not just whose army wins, but also whose story wins," says Joseph Nye. This ...
FEB 3, 2011 • Podcast
The Next Decade: Where We've Been...and Where We're Going
The challenge of the next decade is not American power, says George Friedman. It is the preservation of the republic through a management of the ...
FEB 1, 2011 • Article
China: The Romance of Realpolitik (September/October 1989)
This article (written soon after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre) confronts the failure of the "China experts" in academe to penetrate the reality of ...
JAN 31, 2011 • Podcast
How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle
Pax Americana is a good thing, declares Gideon Rose. The problem is that even when the U.S. wins militarily, it often botches dealing with ...
JAN 7, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Diplomats and Commercial Sales
Wikileaks cables reveal that U.S. diplomats are "a big part of the sales force." Is diplomacy diminished or conflicts harder to resolve if diplomats ...
DEC 17, 2010 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: International Humanitarian Law and Non-State Actors
Should non-state armed groups be excluded from the formal realm of international humanitarian law? Should they be held to the same standards as states during ...
NOV 15, 2010 • Podcast
The U.S. Navy's New Energy Revolution
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus is working to chart a new course for the Navy and Marine Corps, that by 2020 will dramatically reduce the ...
NOV 8, 2010 • Podcast
Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
Robert D. Kaplan declares that the Indian Ocean area will be the true nexus of world power and conflict in the coming years and it ...