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.

Featured Multilateralism Resources

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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Sectarian Politics in the Gulf: From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings

JUN 1, 2014 Podcast

Sectarian Politics in the Gulf: From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings

It's tempting to see today's Middle East conflicts as the continuation of centuries-old sectarian divisions, but Frederick Wehrey cautions against it. "Sectarianism is really a ...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/134562672@N08/27544317025">Julia Berezovska/Press office NBU</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(CC)</a>

MAY 30, 2014 Podcast

Ukraine Update: The Presidential Elections and Beyond

David Speedie discusses the election of new Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko with University of Rhode Island's Nicolai Petro and University of Kent's Richard Sakwa, both ...

Joel Rosenthal headshot. CREDIT: Anadolu Agency

MAY 28, 2014 Article

Sarajevo is a Symbol: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Assassination

In this interview with the Turkish news organization Andalou Agency, Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal explains the reasons behind the Council's upcoming visit to Sarajevo ...

Age Of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China

MAY 19, 2014 Podcast

Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China

In Chinese, the word for ambition is "wild heart" and for millennia individual aspirations were looked down on, as the group always came first. How ...

MAY 19, 2014 Article

The Long Shadow: David Reynolds on World War I

David Reynolds discusses the different ways the carnage of World War I is memorialized in Europe and its different long-term effects on Western and Eastern ...

MAY 13, 2014 Podcast

The Rise of the New Far Right in Europe and Implications for European Parliament Elections

This panel gives an excellent overview of the complexities of the rise of right-wing populism across Europe, focusing in particular on France, the UK, and ...

<a href="http://shutr.bz/1fRHuEW">Odessa's opera house</a> and the <a href="http://shutr.bz/QidLsI">May 2 riots</a> via Shutterstock

MAY 9, 2014 Podcast

Ukraine Update: Report from Odessa

With the deadly conflict in Ukraine spreading to this hitherto calm southern city, David Speedie speaks again with Dr. Nicolai Petro, professor of international relations ...

<a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-179838182/stock-photo-ukraine-united-states-america-russia-flag-grunge-vintage-retro-style.html">Russian, Ukrainian, American flags</a> via Shutterstock

APR 24, 2014 Podcast

Ukraine and U.S.-Russian Relations

With balance and objectivity, seasoned Russian policy expert Tom Graham tackles the thorny question of Ukraine and the wider scope of U.S.-Russia relations ...

<a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-165783677/stock-photo-kharkiv-ukraine-december-constitution-square-in-the-city-center-after-a-recent-overhaul-on.html">Constitution Square</a> in Kharkiv, Ukraine via Shutterstock

APR 23, 2014 Podcast

Report from Ukraine: The Crisis Moves East

David Speedie discusses with Dr. Nicolai Petro, currently a Fulbright Fellow in Odessa, the recent outbreaks of violence in pro-Russia majority regions of Eastern Ukraine, ...

Huang Yu-fen & Wei Yang of the Sunflower Movement

APR 23, 2014 Podcast

Taiwan's Student Sunflower Movement: Interview with Two of its Leaders

In an unprecedented event this Spring, the Sunflower Student Movement occupied Taiwan's Legislative Yuan for over three weeks. The students finally withdrew after the government ...