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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 Lost Peace: Leadership from 1945-1953

    Wed, Oct 20, 2010
    In a striking reinterpretation of the postwar years, historian Robert Dallek examines what drove leaders around the globe—Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Mao, de Gaulle, and Truman—to rely on traditional power politics, and points out the lessons we can draw from their mistakes. Robert Dallek is a historian specializing in U.S. presidents and was a history professor at Boston University.
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    A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance

    Thu, Oct 21, 2010
    Amar Bhide takes apart the so-called advances in modern finance, showing how backward-looking, top-down models were used to mass-produce toxic products. He offers tough, simple rules: limit banks and all deposit taking institutions to basic lending and nothing else. Amar Bhidé is a visiting scholar at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and is the former Lawrence D. Glaubinger Professor of Business at Columbia University.
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  • EU: Political Writing from a Decade Without a Name

    Thu, Oct 14, 2010
    Looking back over the last decade, Timothy Garton Ash catalogues the challenges facing the EU--the economy, a united foreign policy, the integration of Muslims--and concludes that despite its problems the union has taken important steps forward. Timothy Garton Ash is professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford.
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  • Can Obama Please Both Arabs and Israelis?

    Wed, Oct 6, 2010
    Despite President Barack Obama's rhetoric, most Arabs still see America through the prism of pain of the Arab-Israeli conflict, says Shibley Telhami, and a majority of Arabs and Israelis no longer believe peace is possible. Both the Arabs and the Israelis need to put public opinion aside and build an agreement. Shibley Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, College Park, and non-resident senior fellow at the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution.
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    Negotiating with Evil: When to Talk to Terrorists

    Tue, Dec 7, 2010
    When, how, and under what conditions should governments talk to terrorists? Can opening a dialogue bring conflicts to a faster resolution? Mitchell B. Reiss is internationally recognized for his negotiation efforts to forge peace in Northern Ireland and to stem the nuclear crisis in North Korea.
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  • Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War

    Fri, Sep 24, 2010
    Andrew Bacevich, international relations professor at Boston University, says now is the time to examine the Washington consensus on national security. He argues national priorities must shift from fixing Afghanistan to fixing Detroit.
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  • The Evolution of God

    Thu, May 13, 2010
    Journalist and Author Richard Wright explains his analysis of the "evolution of God", for which he uses game theory. According to Wright, a religion that sees itself in a zero-sum relationship with outsiders will prove exclusionist and violent, while a religion that sees itself in a non-zero-sum relationship will adjust its theology accordingly.
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  • Faith and Power: Mideast Religion and Politics

    Thu, May 6, 2010
    Princeton faculty member Bernard Lewis, one of the world's foremost Western scholars on Islam, explains how the different world views held by Christians and Muslims can lead to misunderstanding.
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    The Frugal Superpower: U.S. Leadership in a Cash-Strapped Era

    Thu, Sep 30, 2010
    Scholar Michael Manelbaum says the era marked by an expansive U.S. foreign policy is coming to an end. He attributes the end to soaring deficits and recommends a new policy, centered on a reduction in the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
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  • Tenth Parallel: Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam

    Mon, Sep 20, 2010
    Journalist and poet Eliza Griswold speaks about Muslims and Christians along the tenth parallel in Africa and Asia. Griswold has spent the past seven years traveling between the equator and the tenth parallel in Nigeria, the Sudan, and Somalia, and in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
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