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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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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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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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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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How Wars End

Thu, Jan 20, 2011

Pax Americana is a good thing, declares Gideon Rose. The problem is that even when the U.S. wins militarily, it often botches dealing with war's aftermath because it fails to define its political objectives.

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Net Delusion: Dark Side of Internet Freedom

Tue, Jan 25, 2011

Amid the euphoria about the power of the Internet and social media, **Evgeny Morozov** sounds a note of caution. He reminds us that these tools can also entrench dictators, threaten dissidents, and make it harder—not easier—to promote democracy.

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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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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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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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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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