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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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SEP 22, 2004 • Transcript
The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West
Kepel argues that Americans have committed a fundamental error in assuming that the followers of Osama bin Laden are waging a war on the American ...
AUG 31, 2004 • Article
Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): Ask the Candidates--and Ourselves
Election seasons are a time of easy claims of moral clarity and virtue. Yet elections can also heighten our awareness of important issues, encouraging sharp ...
JUN 2, 2004 • Podcast
Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia
Veteran Middle East correspondent Thomas Lippman traces the history of the U.S.-Saudi relationship and discusses its current state post 9/11.
MAY 6, 2004 • Article
Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): From the Margins to the Mainstream: A Blueprint for Ethics and International Affairs
"For me, the way into the study of ethics and international affairs begins with the concept of choice", says Rosenthal. "Ethics is a reflection on ...
MAR 4, 2004 • Article
Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): Response to "Promoting Democracy in a Divided World"
Omar Noman takes issue with several of Andrew Kuper's ideas on promoting democracy.
MAR 4, 2004 • Article
Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): From Andrew Carnegie to Hans Morgenthau
Carnegie and Morgenthau make an instructive pair, explains Council President Joel Rosenthal. Carnegie, an idealist, stood for "never again war," while Morgenthau stood for "never ...
FEB 19, 2004 • Transcript
Challenges to the UN
Sir Kieran Prendergast gives a progress report on the panel appointed by Kofi Annan to recommend changes that would enable the UN to respond more ...
FEB 4, 2004 • Transcript
Of Paradise and Power: America vs. Europe in the New World Order (With a New Afterword)
The widening military gap between Europe and the United States has an unavoidable effect, says Robert Kagan. "It is a natural human phenomenon that if ...
FEB 4, 2003 • Transcript
Of Paradise and Power: America vs. Europe in the New World Order
The widening military gap between Europe and the United States has an unavoidable effect, says Robert Kagan. "It is a natural human phenomenon that if ...
DEC 12, 2001 • Transcript
The Secret Strength of American Foreign Policy
Many have accused the United States of being negligent in the area of foreign policy, yet, according to Walter Russell Mead, almost no other country ...