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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DEC 3, 2009 Podcast

Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade

George Packer discusses some of his essays from the period of September 11, 2001 to November 4, 2008; the luxury of being able to write long, in-depth articles for "...

NOV 27, 2009 Podcast

America: Example or Moral Champion?

What is the U.S. role in the world? There are two extremes. Being an example, or employing forceful U.S. engagement and being a ...

NOV 2, 2009 Podcast

Future Challenges: The UN and the UNA. David Speedie Interviews Ambassador Thomas Miller

President and CEO of the UN Association of the USA, Ambassador Miller discusses the U.S. role in the world and the power of grass ...

OCT 28, 2009 Podcast

Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia

After spending years in the Kingdom talking to people in all walks of life, Robert Lacey gives us a modern history of the Saudis in ...

OCT 20, 2009 Podcast

David Speedie Interviews Baroness Shirley Williams: A View from the United Kingdom on Transatlantic Relations

In a wide-ranging conversation, Baroness Williams discusses the Obama administration's foreign policy; the situation in Afghanistan and in Iran; U.S. and British politics, including ...

Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy

OCT 16, 2009 Podcast

Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy

How can America build partnerships and coalitions to solve today's global problems? Will the nation continue to dominate world affairs, or are we fast approaching ...

SEP 9, 2009 Transcript

Afghanistan and Japan: Joel Rosenthal on Public Television

What impact will the recent elections in Afghanistan and Japan have on U.S. interests? Joel Rosenthal is interviewed on Worldfocus, along with Carol Giacomo ...

SEP 9, 2009 Podcast

Afghanistan and Japan: Joel Rosenthal on Public Television

What impact will the recent elections in Afghanistan and Japan have on U.S. interests? Joel Rosenthal is interviewed on Worldfocus, along with Carol Giacomo ...

SEP 2, 2009 Podcast

Joel Rosenthal Interviews Thomas Griffith: When Is Military Outsourcing Appropriate?

When is outsourcing appropriate? asks Griffith. We need to be thinking more deeply about what using military contractors means for the U.S. in terms ...

SEP 2, 2009 Podcast

Jeffrey McCausland Interviews Eric "Rick" Olson: The Role of Military Contractors

"I just couldn't conceive of a battlefield now without contractors," says Olson, former Major General in the U.S. army and now an independent defense ...