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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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AUG 8, 2008 • Article
The New MAD World
The current system may be Cold War Lite in which noncooperation is the new mutual assured destruction (MAD). Yet if we fail to cooperate, our ...
JUL 11, 2008 • Podcast
The Rise of the Rest II: How the Ascent of Russia and China Affects Global Business and Security
From economic growth to cultural exports, the global distribution of power is shifting from "the West" to the rest of the world. This panel addresses ...
JUN 17, 2008 • Podcast
Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia
"There's no one to talk to since Mahatma Gandhi died," sighs Putin. In a funny and frightening talk, Marshall Goldman unravels the tangled links between ...
APR 28, 2008 • Podcast
The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order
Americans ask, "Why do they hate us? Is this country pro or anti-American?" But what Khanna finds as he travels the world is that increasingly, ...
OCT 2, 2007 • Article
Book Review: Charm Offensive
Kurlantzick sees a need for the U.S. to counter China's soft power, but avoids making any ethical judgment on its questionable elements, specifically China's ...
FEB 7, 2006 • Podcast
Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and Europe in a New Century
According to Chris Patten, Europe wants to be a partner to the United States rather than a rival. Meanwhile, America and Europe both need to ...
APR 13, 2005 • Transcript
The United States and the Muslim World Today
Karabell examines some of the most pervasive myths about the Middle East, including those surrounding the U.S. quest for oil, the Israel connection, and ...
APR 13, 2005 • Podcast
The United States and the Muslim World Today
Karabell examines some of the most pervasive myths about the Middle East, including those surrounding the U.S. quest for oil, the Israel connection, and ...
MAR 2, 2005 • Podcast
Beyond the Age of Innocence: Rebuilding Trust Between America and the World
Mahbubani observes that much of the world is disappointed with America's leadership, and yet would like it to take the lead in creating a stable ...
DEC 8, 2004 • Podcast
The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy
T. R. Reid discusses the state of European integration and argues that Americans are not aware of the extent to which the EU has turned ...