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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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  • 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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    Eco Innovations: Small Sparks, Big Impact

    Mon, Sep 13, 2010
    This Carnegie Council panel asks: How do sustainable innovations make it to market? Three very different inventors talk about their creative process, how their inventions have had a social impact, and what a more sustainable society might look like. Panelists include energy entrepreneur Shakeel Avadhany of Levant Power, sustainable architect Rick Cook of Cook+Fox Architects, and technology innovator Peter Hartwell of HP. Niko Canner of Booz & Company is the moderator.
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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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    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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  • 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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    Exorbitant Privilege: Rise, Fall and Future of the Dollar

    Thu, Jan 13, 2011
    Barry Eichengreen argues that while the dollar is bound to lose its singular status, the coming changes will be neither sudden nor dire. Barry Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.
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