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America's post–World War II calculus guiding the relationship between power and principle has shifted dramatically. The result is a moment i...

The adoption of AI agents is expanding rapidly, particularly within multilateral and diplomatic spaces. Such integration presents a myriad o...

In a fracturing world awash with belligerent rhetoric, where are the real geopolitical pressure points and what forces are driving them? Aar...

What is fueling the post-truth era in American politics, and why is it working? Professor Mathias Risse of the Harvard Kennedy School argues...

In this "Ethical Article," Alex Woodson reviews Paul Thomas Anderson's Oscar-winning film "One Battle After Another." He discusses gender ro...

For decades, America couched its foreign policy not only in the language of interests, but in universal values such as freedom and human rig...

Since the establishment of the Outer Space Treaty in 1967, space has been understood to be a "global commons" in which no country has sovere...

Realism—the international relations theory centered on power, national interests, and anarchy—is having a political moment. From the halls o...

As moral relativists try to sanitize Trump's transgressive policies, Canada's Prime Minister Carney warns, "We are in the midst of a rupture...

Are power and empathy incompatible? Dr. Claire Yorke joins the " Values & Interests " podcast to discuss her new book, "Empathy in Politics...

Avril D. Haines, former director of national intelligence, visited Carnegie Council in October to deliver the Second Charles W. Kegley, Jr....

For decades, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs has rigorously explored the tension between perpetual conflict and the val...

The international system of the past 80 years was constructed around the principles of sovereignty and self-determination. These pillars of...

What are the political and human risks of a world increasingly defined by transactional politics and national interests? Björn Holmberg, exe...

Rising global temperatures and a shift in climate patterns have rapidly increased the number of climate migrants. As the world faces these n...

How is the information landscape contributing to democratic backsliding around the world? Kenyan journalist and researcher Odanga Madung joi...

In this "Ethical Article" Kathleen Egan reviews the new Netflix film "A House of Dynamite." She discusses the many ethical decisions facing...

For those dedicated to humanitarianism, 2025 marks an inflection point, one that requires us to grapple with the question: How might we re-e...

What is the cost of America pursuing a strategy of military primacy post-WWII? Peter Harris, associate professor at Colorado State Universit...

The defunding of U.S. soft power institutions, significant cuts to foreign aid, and the embrace of an aggressive transactional style of dipl...

Seven months into Trump's second term, liberal principles hang in the balance. Bringing these norms back to life will require courage and th...

The race to develop the latest AI-enabled military technology is often justified as essential to preserving democracy. Yet, this "virtuous"...

How can the U.S. pursue a realist foreign policy without abandoning its core values? Alexander Vindman, retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel...

Moral philosopher Travis Rieder joins "Values & Interests" to explore how we might pursue ethical lives in an era of global crisis. From cli...

For the latest episode of "Values & Interests," Dr. Simon Longstaff, executive director of The Ethics Centre, visits Carnegie Council for a...

In this "Ethical Article" Alex Woodson reviews HBO's "Mountainhead," discussing ethical issues around emerging tech and the power and influe...

What will it take to build an inclusive technological future? International lawyer and AI expert Jimena Viveros joins Values & Interests to...

In this "Ethical Article" Alex Woodson reviews the 2024 Oscar-winning Braziilian film "I'm Still Here," discussing ethical issues surroundin...

In this "Ethical Article" Susie Han says that the time for a crisis-driven approach to migration has passed. A pragmatic global response is...

We're living in a world where transactional leadership is being prioritized over transformational leadership. Dr. Edward Brooks, executive d...

Global health requires a multilateral approach for research, knowledge sharing, and the distribution of life-saving services. What lessons c...

Today's shifting global order is increasingly restrictive, and even hostile, toward human mobility. Meanwhile, geopolitical volatility conti...

University of Minnesota's Professor Tanisha Fazal joins the Values & Interests podcast to discuss shifting geopolitical norms in a moment of...

U.S. Army Lieutenant General (Ret.) Mark Hertling joins the Values & Interests podcast to discuss lessons in leadership, the power of embrac...

The world has entered a new space age. This moment presents a myriad of novel ethical questions and governance challenges that require colla...

In this "Ethical Article" Oxford's Corneliu Bjola reads his essay examining five core breaches of diplomatic norms during the Trump–Zelensky...

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, large states are acting with increased hostility toward the principle of international cooperation, chall...

United Nations peacekeeping operations present unique ethical challenges for both multilateral actors and local communities. Today, these mo...

The Trump administration's attempted dismantling of USAID has ignited a debate around whether humanitarian aid advances or stifles America's...

For the inaugural episode of the Values & Interests podcast, scholar and Carnegie Council president Joel Rosenthal unpacks the complex and o...

Values & Interests is a new podcast from Carnegie Council, which takes a deep dive into the ethical tensions and tradeoffs at the heart of d...

Democracies faced significant headwinds in 2024 as illiberal leaders and autocrats increasingly collaborated to suppress dissent and undermi...

On the heels of a new international order, Carnegie Council will continue to champion the vision of peace and cooperation that remains our m...

In this "Ethical Article" Alex Woodson explores ethical issues around nuclear weapons and non-proliferation, the military-industrial complex...

In this "Ethical Article" Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, head of anticipatory action and innovation at the United Nations University Centre for Po...

In this special episode of "Ethical Articles," Carnegie Ethics Fellow Christine Jakobson reads the article "Artifical Intelligence and Elect...

More than half of the world's population is under 30 years old, yet young people are significantly underrepresented in key policymaking spac...

In this "Ethical Article" Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal argues that a recommitment to nuclear arms control is nothing short of a...

Directly following the release of a final report from the UN Secretary-General's High-level Advisory Body on AI and on the eve of the Summit...

In the latest edition of "Ethical Articles" Dr. Brianna Rosen, strategy and policy fellow at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Governm...