Kevin Maloney is chief public affairs officer at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. As a member of the Council’s senior leadership team, he oversees the planning and execution of the institution’s community engagement, content development, and public programming strategies across key issue areas at the intersection of ethics and international relations.
Maloney also hosts the Values & Interests podcast, which examines ethical tensions and tradeoffs at the heart of decision-making in geopolitics and is co-lead of the Council’s Illiberal Narratives & Shifting Values project. He first joined the Council in 2021 as director of communications after spending a decade at public affairs consultancies, where he advised clients in the policy, professional services, higher education, and nonprofit sectors.
Maloney holds a BA in political science from Fordham University and an MA, with distinction, in global security from King's College London. In concert with his role at the Council, he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Governance and Global Affairs at Leiden University in The Hague, where his research aims to map and compare the values systems and related foreign policy narratives of post-Cold War U.S. presidents.
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Featured Work
NOV 20, 2025 • Podcast
The Principle of Pragmatic Idealism, with Björn Holmberg
Björn Holmberg, executive director of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, joins "Values & Interests" to discuss the power of pragmatic idealism across international relations.
OCT 30, 2025 • Podcast
Misinformation and the Global Manosphere, with Odanga Madung
Kenyan journalist and researcher Odanga Madung discusses the corrosive effects of misinformation, the global rise of the manosphere, and the power of collective narratives.
OCT 1, 2025 • Podcast
The Cost of Military Primacy, with Peter Harris
Colorado State's Peter Harris discusses what a less militarized future might look like for the U.S. and the Trump administration's impact on foreign policy.
SEP 11, 2025 • Video
Post-Liberal American Power
In the first event in our "Values & Interests" series, an expert panel examines the question: Has Trump 2.0 ushered in an era of post-liberal American power?
AUG 26, 2025 • Podcast
The Ethical Abyss: A Tech Ecosystem Reliant on Conflict, with Professor Elke Schwarz
Elke Schwarz joins "Values & Interests" to discuss the new highly militarized tech ecosystem and the resulting dehumanization of civilians in conflict zones around the world.
AUG 14, 2025 • Podcast
Values, Realism, and U.S. Foreign Policy, with Alexander Vindman
Alexander Vindman joins "Values & Interests" to discuss the critical interplay between morality and power in the practice of geopolitics.
AUG 6, 2025 • Podcast
Living a Moral Life in a Catastrophic World, with Philosopher Travis Rieder
Moral philosopher Travis Rieder joins "Values & Interests" to explore how we might pursue ethical lives in an era of global crisis.
AUG 5, 2025 • Report
Illiberal Narratives and Shifting Values: Examining Competing Visions of the U.S. and its Role in the World
This report examines the rise of illiberal narratives in U.S foreign policy and the recent dismantling of American soft power institutions.
JUL 15, 2025 • Podcast
Investing in Your Ethical Infrastructure, with Simon Longstaff
The Ethics Centre's Simon Longstaff discusses the power of moral inquiry, performative vs. good-faith engagement, and how ethics can help to address global challenges.
JUN 17, 2025 • Podcast
Empowerment, Ownership, & Agency: Building an Inclusive AI Future, with Jimena Viveros
Lawyer and AI expert Jimena Viveros explores why bridging the digital divide between the Global South and North is both a moral and economic imperative.