![Photo of H.E. Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland at the Carnegie Council](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/import/studio/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/OlafurRagnarGrimsson.jpg?v=1721239369)
APR 7, 2008 • Podcast
Climate Change and New Security Issues
H.E. Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, discusses how Iceland has successfully reduced its use of oil and coal, and how the fate ...
![Image of Book cover - Torture and Democracy](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/import/studio/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/Torture-Democracy.jpg?v=1721239370)
APR 4, 2008 • Podcast
Torture and Democracy
In his exhaustive study, Rejali traces the history of torture through the ages. "It's not so much that torture never works," he says. "The point ...
![Life on the Mekong, Cambodia, by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tharum/135866909/" target=_blank">Tharum Bun</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en" target=_blank">(CC)</a>](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/Mekong-River_2023-04-10-054111_ndga.jpg?v=1721237462)
APR 4, 2008 • Article
Damming Public Opinion: The Risks of China's Economic Diplomacy in Cambodia
From Africa to Southeast Asia, China's economic diplomacy carries risks. A case in point is Cambodia, where many believe that China's projects are harming the ...
!["One World One Dream" is the official <br>slogan for the 2008 Olympic Games in <br>Beijing. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/xiaming/207664986/">Ming Xia</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/one_dream_2023-04-10-054114_gnrm.jpg?v=1721237463)
APR 4, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: One World, Many Slogans
Just as China is using the Olympic Games to improve its image, some companies are using the Games to improve their corporate responsibility profiles.
![Tibetan painting is believed to incorporate Chinese traditions. CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/simeon_barkas/2353252311/">Akbar Simonse</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/tibet_thangka_2023-04-10-054116_hhdk.jpg?v=1721237464)
APR 3, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: A Wolf in Monk's Clothing?
He has reverent followers around the world, but inside China the Dalai Lama is not universally loved. I sat down recently with a number of ...
![CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/kgradinger/2210575059/">Kyle Gradinger</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/tabletennis_2023-04-10-054119_xkpg.jpg?v=1721237464)
APR 2, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Beijing Serves Up Sports Etiquette
Sports fans train in cheering and manners to help China shine during the Summer Olympics.
APR 1, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Moral Medals
With violence in Darfur and Tibet, competition at the Olympics this summer will be political as well as athletic.
APR 1, 2008 • News
Carnegie Council Receives Funding for the Foreign Policy Roundtable
The Council announces grants from Smith Richardson Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation, and Stony Brook University to co-fund the long-running Foreign Policy Roundtable. They complement support ...