MAR 5, 2013 • Article
Drones: Legal, Ethical, and Wise?
The white paper released in February 2013 detailing the Obama administration’s policy on the use of drones for targeted killings has stirred plenty of controversy. ...
MAR 4, 2013 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Is it Time to Arm the Syrian Rebels?
With the Syrian civil war about to turn two years old and the death toll approaching 70,000, some are saying it is time for the U....
FEB 28, 2013 • News
Vagaries Across the Potomac
"The Financial Times" featured a letter to the editor by U.S. David Speedie, Carnegie Council program director and senior fellow, about the legislative vagaries ...
FEB 25, 2013 • Podcast
Behind the Headlines--After the Israeli Elections: A New Chapter or More of the Same?
Why were the recent Israeli elections results so different from expectations? Why were the main issues domestic ones, with little attention paid to Iran or ...
FEB 25, 2013 • Article
Scotland, Independence, and Internationalism
The debate over Scotland's future is one that not only has ramifications for Scotland and Britain, but for the rest of the world as well.
FEB 25, 2013 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Is Multilateralism Dead?
For years, large global organizations, like the G-20 or the UN, have failed to cooperate on major international challenges, like climate change. Is "mini-lateralism," in ...
FEB 22, 2013 • News
Winners of the 2012 International Student/Teacher Essay Contest, "Ethics for a Connected World"
Carnegie Council announces the results of its annual International Student/Teacher Essay Contest. Winners are from Finland, India, Japan, Nigeria, the Philippines, Sweden, and the ...
FEB 21, 2013 • Article
"The Greatest Ethical Challenge: To Speak" by Joshua Thomas
"...What have I learned? That silence is the greatest ethical challenge; that it is so much easier to stay silent, to say nothing, to fly ...