Multilateralism

Framing ethical perspectives

Multilateralism refers to a group of nations working together for a common goal. It is at the heart of international relations as nation-states form alliances with like-minded countries to take on global issues, such as climate, emerging technology, inequality, and collective security. Carnegie Council sees multilateralism as essential to generating solutions to global problems and a critical component of an ethical present and future.

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FEB 27, 2024 Video

A Carnegie Council Conversation with the UK Home Secretary

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.

OCT 18, 2023 Video

Unlocking Cooperation: A Global Ethics Day Special Event

In this keynote event for Global Ethics Day 2023, Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal led a conversation on the psychology behind cooperation; ways that states, institutions, ...

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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 ...

Black Lives Matter protest near the White House in Washington, DC on June 7, 2020. CREDIT: <a href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/vpickering/49982193058/in/photolist-2j9KNDh-2j8HLyo-2j8gfRF-2j8ceNs-28YCXBs-3PNWg-2j8ePpz-236VNse-7hjLfs-2j7gCdJ-p2QT8D-2j7pFRB-RCwDLE-nus8id-2j9Az2D-27tUqSG-pGdhqe-wnLiC2-HXvuL3-pGf7X5-2j7pEtg-212G4s3-21AUXJs-2s8J8-2ja5YFy-2sa57-2sa55-cDaREG-bHHavT-2sa53-2jajtQJ-4rPzz-2ia58JD-2j7tH61-bnLsYN-2j9NtRp-2j7tHWK-29ZBoXo-292fBVk-RZKY7Q-p294TD-8eK6DN-DseXHT-Rkwjok-4X5y1A-2a1hihY-SkGTp1-Szz6i6-69vein-2j7tGCs/>Victoria Pickering (CC)</a>.

JUN 10, 2020 Article

The Breonna Taylor/George Floyd Narrative? Impacts on U.S. Foreign Policy and International Standing

In this blog post, U.S. Global Engagement Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev asks: With the COVID-19 pandemic already calling America's leadership role into question, how ...