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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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JAN 18, 2013 • Podcast
Ethics Matter: Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2013 with Ian Bremmer
"There are three big things happening right now in the world: China rising, Middle East exploding, Europe muddling through. Those are the things that truly ...
JAN 17, 2013 • Podcast
A Fragile New Burma
Back from a recent fact-finding trip to Burma, veteran Asia correspondent Barbara Crossette reports on the complex situation there. People have high hopes for more ...
JAN 2, 2013 • Article
Will 2013 Launch the Asian Century? Don’t Count on It
If an Asian Century means one in which Asian culture and politics dominate the globe, it won't be coming any time soon. Instead, for many ...
DEC 17, 2012 • Article
Israel and Hamas: Time to Talk?
Hamas is unlikely to ever become a partner for peace with Israel, but it can be a partner for coexistence, albeit a limited and uneasy ...
DEC 14, 2012 • Podcast
The Second Nuclear Age: Strategy, Danger, and the New Power Politics
In the Cold War, the path to nuclear war always led through Moscow and Washington. In the second nuclear age the triggers to nuclear war ...
DEC 12, 2012 • Podcast
Talibanistan: Negotiating the Borders Between Terror, Politics, and Religion
"Talibanistan" is the nickname for the embattled territory from Kandahar in Afghanistan to Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Two experts explode ...
DEC 3, 2012 • Article
Hard Questions for Humanitarians
Do international laws intended to constrain war and uphold human rights unwittingly legitimate violence? Zach Dorfman of Carnegie Council reviews Eyal Weizman's book, "The Least ...
NOV 30, 2012 • Podcast
On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines--and Future
Drawing on over 30 years of experience of reporting on Saudi Arabia, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Karen Elliott House takes us behind the scenes in this secretive ...
NOV 29, 2012 • Podcast
Human Rights Watch: Promoting Ethical Behavior When It's Contested
It's the job of Human Rights Watch to shine a spotlight on human rights abuses worldwide, including in the U.S., says its executive director ...