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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 17, 2012 • Podcast
Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2012 with Ian Bremmer
What are the biggest political risks in 2012, and the associated ethical decisions? Political risk guru Ian Bremmer discusses his annual list, and his conclusions may ...
JAN 6, 2012 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: North Korea: Engage, Ignore, or Confront?
With the recent death of Kim Jong-il, the United States is once again wondering what to do about North Korea. Is engagement with the nation's ...
DEC 5, 2011 • Podcast
Ethics Matter: Economist and Development Expert Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs discusses America's economic and moral crisis; development aid; the Occupy Wall Street movement; and the mobilization of youth around the world, fighting for ...
NOV 28, 2011 • Podcast
Ian Hurd on International Law and Security
"I would disagree with those who suggest international law doesn't really matter. If we look at what states do, they work very hard to marshal ...
NOV 22, 2011 • Podcast
George F. Kennan: An American Life
George Kennan was one of the great men of the 20th century, says John Lewis Gaddis. And he was great in multiple dimensions: as the ...
NOV 21, 2011 • Podcast
Re-Imagining a Global Ethic
"A global ethic makes it possible for us to agree to disagree about ultimate questions, provided we have the philosophical clarity that comes from that ...
OCT 25, 2011 • Podcast
Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order
The U.S. may no longer be a unipolar power, but the world order it helped create is alive and well. The rise of other ...
SEP 23, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: China's Aircraft Carrier: Who Rules the Waves?
Is a far-reaching Chinese navy a threat to American naval superiority or to the West? Is China simply a major power, peacefully rising and pursuing ...
AUG 26, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Libya After Qaddafi: Redefining our Responsibilities
As Libya prepares for its future, do NATO member states have a moral responsibility to protect peace and stability? Or should Libya's future be of ...
AUG 24, 2011 • Transcript
The Current Status and Prospects for the U.S.-Russia Relationship
The U.S.-Russia relationship is never linear and never always smooth sailing, says Stent. What are the achievements of the reset policy and what ...