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Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1914, the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is an independent, nonprofit, educational 501(c)3 institution serving international affairs professionals, teachers and students, and the attentive public. Since its inception, the Council has focused on the enduring importance of ethical values in international relations. Then, as now, the Council aspires to be a worldwide "voice for ethics." It provides a nonpartisan, open forum for discussions that go beyond the political efficacy and economic efficiency of policies to questions of values, principles, and moral argument--discussions which might not otherwise take place.

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  • Francis Fukuyama: The Origins of Political Order

    Fri, Apr 29, 2011
    How does Francis Fukuyama view state formation, normative issues, and human behavior? Does he believe (as Andrew Carnegie did) that history moves in an upward direction and we can eventually put an end to war? This fascinating interview explores these questions and more.
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  • Philip Howard on Civility in Everyday Life

    Mon, May 23, 2011
    Philip Howard argues that an excess of government regulations and laws have corroded the institutions of authority in society. He claims that today's legal system has deprived teachers and employers with the authority that they need to create and enforce codes of ethics. Furthermore, Howard states that the higher the level of civility in a society, the higher the level of trust, which also fosters economic well-being. How can ethics and civility be brought back into our everyday lives?
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  • Giving Voice To Values: How To Speak Your Mind When You Know What's Right

    Tue, Apr 26, 2011
    How can professionals respond to ethical challenges in the workplace? Through experiential exercises that act as rehearsals, Mary Gentile demonstrates how we can learn to act on our values in real-life situations. In her book *Giving Voice To Values: How To Speak Your Mind When You Know What's Right* she shares a new approach taught in in over one hundred schools and organizations, including MIT Sloan School of Management. Her practical exercises are designed to help professionals navigate a range of ethical dilemmas.
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  • A Conversation with Microfinance Pioneer Susan Davis

    Wed, Jun 22, 2011
    Microfinance started as a movement for social justice and women's equality and gave birth to an industry, says Susan Davis. This gave rise to scale, efficiency, and large numbers of people being served -- over 150 million of the world's poorest households. However, as with any industry, ethical concerns do arise in the encounters between microfinance organizations and those that they serve. Davis is the founding president and CEO of BRAC USA, an affiliate of the international development organization BRA, founded in Bangladesh in 1972.
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  • The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe

    Tue, Apr 26, 2011
    "Author and journalist Peter Godwin was born and raised in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia). In this talk he untangles the country's complex and tragic history, and discusses his book *The Fear*, which follows the arc of President Mugabe's brutal career. In mid 2008, after nearly three decades of tyrannical rule of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe lost an election. Instead of conceding power, he launched a campaign of terror against his own citizens. Peter Godwin returned to his home country to document this terrifying period that Zimbabweans refer to as ""The Fear,"" and here, shares his story."
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  • Beyond Good Intentions: The Promise & Peril of Citizen Engagement with Foreign Policy

    Thu, May 5, 2011
    What were the accomplishments and failures of the U.S. grassroots movements that responded to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur and how do these lessons apply to grassroots movements in general?
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  • The Ethics of Power: Interview with Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

    Mon, Jan 10, 2011
    Joseph Nye discusses the sources of his ideas, his major concepts such as soft power, the impact of these concepts, and his thoughts on the information revolution.
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  • The Plundered Planet: How to Manage Nature for Global Prosperity

    Thu, Apr 29, 2010
    In this Carnegie Council lecture, development economist Paul Collier calls *The Plundered Planet* his "most important book." Governments, he says, are largely to blame for degradation of the environment. Collier addresses how the public sector can tap into natural assets and repair natural liabilities. Collier also addresses the following questions: What are realistic and sustainable solutions to correcting the mismanagement of the natural world? Can an international standard be established to resolve the complex issues of unchecked profiteering on the one hand and environmental romanticism on the other?
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  • Water: Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization

    Wed, Mar 31, 2010
    Veteran journalist Steven Solomon addresses the crisis of global freshwater. In writing a book on the subject, Solomon discovered access to freshwater is trickling away in many communities. Everything hinges on water; it is essential to life and to civilization. Will there be enough fresh water for 9 billion of us by 2050?
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  • The United Nations and the United States in the 21st Century

    Wed, Sep 8, 2010
    Gillian Martin Sorensen, senior advisor at the United Nations Foundation, addresses the Carnegie Council about recent developments in the relationship between the United Nations and the United States. She examines the relationship from the grassroots level--how individual Americans view the UN and how schools teach about it--to the public policy level. "The UN can do better and it can do more, and when the U.S. is fully committed the chance of success is always greater," says Sorensen.
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