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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Inclusivity, AI & climate governance, and more

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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Great Hall of the People, Beijing, March, 2011. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/remkotanis/5499666908/">Remko Tanis</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(CC)</a>

AUG 1, 2018 Podcast

China's Influence Operations, with Peter Mattis

What's the difference between "influence" and "interference" when it comes to China's propaganda operations? How are these efforts structured? War on the Rocks contributing editor ...

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at the 2017 G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 2017. CREDIT: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin_and_Donald_Trump_at_the_2017_G-20_Hamburg_Summit_(3).jpg">Kremlin.ru (CC)</a>

JUL 24, 2018 Article

The Assault on Ethics

"A year and a half into the Trump presidency, its most consequential feature thus far is its assault on ethics," writes Carnegie Council President Joel ...

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JUL 23, 2018 Article

Is a Democratic "Blue Wave" Really Coming?

Grass-roots frustration within the Democratic Party could lead to the Left's own version of a Trump phenomenon, writes Nikolas Gvosdev in "The National Interest." What ...

JUL 19, 2018 Article

The Montenegro Test

In an interview with Tucker Carlson, President Donald Trump seemed to agree with his host's assessment that it would not be worth American blood or ...

JUL 18, 2018 Podcast

China's "Opinion Deterrence" with Isaac Stone Fish

"I think it's important to contrast what China is doing with what Russia is doing," says Asia Society's Isaac Stone Fish. "Russia influence operations and ...

JUL 16, 2018 Podcast

American vs. Chinese Propaganda, with Robert Daly

As China's middle class grows, Hollywood is making films with this audience in mind, says the Wilson Center's Robert Daly, previously a producer for the ...

JUL 11, 2018 Podcast

Asia's "Opinion Wars" with Historian Alexis Dudden

As part of our new Information Warfare podcast series, University of Connecticut historian Alexis Dudden looks at the propaganda efforts coming out of Northeast Asia, ...

On this anti-Communist map, the dark red of the USSR fills the space, while the U.S. is barely visible over the horizon. Time Magazine. Source: Cornell University – <a href="https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:3293969">PJ Mode Collection of Persuasive Cartography</a>

JUL 11, 2018 Article

Politics and Cartography: The Power of Deception through Distortion

"Cartography is a powerful instrument of national policy, one that governments can use to influence peoples' beliefs and affect international affairs. With the simple stroke ...

JUL 11, 2018 Article

Stamford Grapples with American Engagement

At the World Affairs Forum in Stamford on July 10, participants discussed the topic of American engagement in global affairs. Can the United States still advance ...

JUL 6, 2018 Article

Trump the Disrupter

Lawrence Freedman has authored a fascinating essay, "Authentic Trump versus the Trump Administration: Donald Trump as Foreign Policy Disrupter." It raises questions that have been ...