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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FEB 8, 2017 Podcast

Trump in Asia: Back to the Future?

In many ways, we're back to the future of reassuring every friend and ally--and adversary--that U.S. constancy is there, says Chris Nelson. In some ...

FEB 7, 2017 Podcast

Sensible Advice for Trump's Asia Policy

"Hopefully, 'America First' really means peace through strength; it means putting our economy and our economic policy at the forefront of our strategy; it means ...

FEB 6, 2017 Podcast

The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics

How exactly should we define populism?  What led to its current resurgence in Europe and the United States, on both the right and the left?  ...

JAN 27, 2017 Podcast

Europe's Last Chance: Why the European States Must Form a More Perfect Union

To avoid disaster, the EU needs to become a real federation, argues Guy Verhofstadt. "That means a small, real European government controlled by two bodies, ...

Protest against now-impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul, October 2016. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tkazec/30021968224/">Teddy Cross</a><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/"> (CC)</a>

JAN 25, 2017 Podcast

Instability on the Korean Peninsula and the Trump Administration

North Korea is one of the most serious security risks facing the new U.S. administration and South Korea has a political vacuum at the ...

A military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/uwebrodrecht/22963490912">Uwe Brodrecht</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">(CC)</a>

JAN 23, 2017 Podcast

Will Trump be a "Madman" in Asia?

Are there advantages to Trump being seen as an unpredictable "madman" when dealing with Asia, as Nixon was once described in relation to Vietnam? Or ...

Ian Bremmer. CREDIT: Amanda Ghanooni

JAN 10, 2017 Podcast

Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2017

The world is entering a geopolitical recession, i.e. an unwinding of the old global order, says political scientist Ian Bremmer, in his grimmest forecast ...

Andreas Hatzigeorgiou in Stockholm, Sweden. CREDIT: Christian Gustavsson

DEC 22, 2016 Podcast

Andreas Hatzigeorgiou on Global Cities, Migration, and Stockholm's Economy

Stockholm is now the fastest growing capital in Europe, and Andreas Hatzigeorgiou brings a useful international perspective to his position as chief economist at the ...

L to R: María Antonieta Alcalde and Terry McGovern. CREDIT: Amanda Ghanooni

DEC 21, 2016 Podcast

Women's Rights are Human Rights: Global Challenges to Reproductive Health

How will the Trump presidency affect women's rights, not only in the U.S. but around the world? Will the Sustainable Development Goals really succeed ...

Xi and Putin at the Moscow Victory Day Parade, May 2015. CREDIT: <a href="http://bit.ly/2gC1XiE">kremlin.ru</a>

DEC 15, 2016 Podcast

Risks to U.S.-China Relations Under Trump

Where are U.S.-China relations right now and where are they headed? "I don't think we should give up hope in some way forward. ...