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JUL 31, 2014 • Article
Carnegie’s Vision for Peace: WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Interviews Joel Rosenthal
Transcript of an interview on The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC. “A little over 100 years ago, in February of 1914, the industrialist Andrew Carnegie started an organization ...
JUN 26, 2014 • Article
We Have a Plan: From Sarajevo to Baghdad
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA, AND HERZEGOVINA – How should we mark the 100th anniversary of the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, the ...
OCT 16, 2013 • Article
A Letter to Andrew Carnegie on the Eve of the Council‘s Centennial
Dear Mr. Carnegie, As the current president of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, it is my privilege to report to you on ...
SEP 24, 2013 • Article
Ethics Primer Part II: Concepts and Methodologies
The core of ethics and international affairs can be accessed through three normative concepts: pluralism; rights and responsibilities; and fairness. A standard method of inquiry ...
SEP 24, 2013 • Article
Ethics Primer Part I: Background and Theories
The discipline of ethics begins with Socrates’ question: How should one live? Ethics is about choice. What values guide us? What standards do we use? ...