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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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The Future of Power

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

Joseph Nye says, "In the information age, the mark of a great power is not just whose army wins, but also whose story wins." This talk includes his thoughts on China, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iran, and more.

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How to Build Sustainable Societies

Tue, Oct 5, 2010

To explain what it will take to build sustainable societies, Sartaz Ahmed of Booz discusses building sustainable cities; Larry Burns (formerly of GM) discusses clean vehicles; and architect Joan Krevlin discusses green buildings.

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Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power

Mon, Nov 1, 2010

Robert Kaplan declares the Indian Ocean area will be the true nexus of world power and conflict in the coming years, and that U.S. foreign policy must concentrate there if America is to remain dominant in an ever-changing world. Robert D. Kaplan is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He is the best-selling author of 12 books on international affairs and travel, translated into many languages.

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Atlantic: Vast Ocean of a Million Stories

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Simon Winchester, master raconteur, tells a series of gripping and little-known tales of the Atlantic, the ocean he calls "the inland sea of modern civilization." Simon Winchester is a bestselling author, journalist and broadcaster. Prior to writing, he studied and worked in the field of geology.

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The BP Oil Spill and the U.S. Navy's New Energy Revolution

Tue, Nov 9, 2010

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus is working to chart a new course for the Navy and Marine Corps, that by 2020 will dramatically reduce the Navy's consumption of fossil fuels. He also prepared the long-term recovery plan for the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of the oil spill.

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Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia

Tue, Nov 30, 2010

Michael Korda reveals the man behind the myth of Lawrence of Arabia. He discusses T. E. Lawrence's contradictory nature, a born leader who was utterly fearless but remained shy and modest; and a scholar who also invented guerrilla warfare. Michael Korda is a novelist and the former editor-in-chief at Simon & Schuster. He has published numerous works by high-profile writers and personalities such as William L. Shirer, Will and Ariel Durant, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.

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Putting Middle East Youth to Work

Thu, Dec 9, 2010

Founder and CEO Ron Bruder and VP Jasmine Nahhas di Florio introduce Education for Employment Foundation, an NGO that creates employment opportunities for youth in the Middle East and North Africa. Five programs are underway: Egypt, Jordan, West Bank/Gaza, Morocco, and Yemen.

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The Caucasus: An Introduction

Tue, Dec 14, 2010

Thomas de Waal brings viewers to "the lands in between." The Caucasus has long been an arena of great-power contact and conflict. The region is often seen as intractable, yet we should discard misleading cliches such as "ancient hatreds" and "frozen conflicts," de Waal says. Thomas de Waal is a senior associate in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment, specializing primarily in the South Caucasus region comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia and their breakaway territories, as well as the wider Black Sea region.

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One Nation Under Contract: Outsourcing American Power

Fri, Oct 15, 2010

Political scientist Allison Stanger shows how contractors became an integral part of U.S. foreign policy, often in scandalous ways, but maintains that the problem is not contractors, but the absence of good government. Outsourcing done right is, in fact, indispensable to U.S. interests today. Allison Stanger is the Russell Leng '60 Professor of International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College and director of the Rohatyn Center for International Affairs.

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Kevin Kelly: What Technology Wants

Mon, Oct 18, 2010

In a brand-new view of technology, co-founder of *Wired* magazine Kevin Kelly suggests that it is not just a jumble of wires and metal. He argues that technology is actually a living, evolving organism that has its own unconscious needs and tendencies. Kevin Kelly is editor-at-large for *Wired* magazine which he helped to launch in 1993. During his tenure, *Wired* won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence.

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