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Listen to events at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Speakers include distinguished authors, government and UN officials, economists, and policymakers. Also featured are in-depth interviews conducted by CBS journalist Jere Van Dyk. Topics range from the ethics of war and peace, to the place of religion in politics, to issues at the forefront of global social justice. To learn more about our work and to explore a wealth of related resources, please visit our website at http://www.carnegiecouncil.org.
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"Hikikomori" and Japan's Role in the World
info@cceia.org (Michael Zielenziger, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Michael Zielenziger, Devin T. Stewart]
Wed, Jul 02, 2008
Michael Zielenziger discusses Japan's hikikomori, bright young people who opt to live as shut-ins because they don't fit in a society of high conformity and low entrepreneurship.
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Torture, Rights, and Values: Why the Prohibition of Torture is Absolute
info@cceia.org (David Rodin, David Luban, Joel H. Rosenthal)
Author: David Rodin, David Luban, Joel H. Rosenthal]
Mon, Jun 30, 2008
"Understanding the relationship between values and authority helps us to understand the prohibition of torture and why it can and should be upheld as absolute," says David Rodin. Â
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The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation
info@cceia.org (Marwan Muasher)
Author: Marwan Muasher]
Fri, Jun 20, 2008
"To be a moderate in the Arab world today," says Jordanian diplomat Marwan Muasher, "is to be a very, very tiny minority." The reason is that all the Arab Center's energies have been focused on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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Access, the Environment, and the Future of the Automobile
info@cceia.org (Larry Burns, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Larry Burns, Devin T. Stewart]
Wed, Jun 18, 2008
General Motors' Larry Burns envisions the future: Electric cars that will deliver today's freedoms at more reasonable prices, and without today's environmental, safety, and congestion problems.
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The Economic and Strategic Rise of China and India: Asian Realignments after the 1997 Financial Crisis
info@cceia.org (David Denoon)
Author: David Denoon]
Tue, Jun 17, 2008
Although China's rise has received much attention, says NYU's David Denoon, much less has been given to the relative decline of the Pacific Rim states or the rapid rise of India's economic and strategic position.
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Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia
info@cceia.org (Marshall I. Goldman)
Author: Marshall I. Goldman]
Mon, Jun 09, 2008
"'What is good for Gazprom is good for the world!' This emphatic claim by a prominent Russian energy official lies at the core of Marshall Goldman's timely and sobering new study of Moscow's petroleum industry." - Norman M. Naimark, Stanford University
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Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
info@cceia.org (Ahmed Rashid)
Author: Ahmed Rashid]
Thu, Jun 05, 2008
"Almost every single important extremist leader is living on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan," says Ahmed Rashid. Compared to this threat, Iraq is a sideshow.
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When Principles Pay: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line
info@cceia.org (Geoffrey Heal)
Author: Geoffrey Heal]
Mon, Jun 02, 2008
Geoffrey Heal examines how social and environmental performance affects a corporation's profitability and how the stock market reacts to a firm's behavior in these areas.
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Olympic Mettle: Business, Civil Society, and Politics During the Beijing Games
info@cceia.org (Ian Buruma, Robert L. Corcoran, Thomas Crampton, Qi Qianjin, Minky Worden, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Ian Buruma, Robert L. Corcoran, Thomas Crampton, Qi Qianjin, Minky Worden, Devin T. Stewart]
Tue, May 27, 2008
This expert panel focuses on the ethics of engagement with China in the context of the Olympics. What lasting positive or negative effects, if any, will the games have on China?
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A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East
info@cceia.org (Sir Lawrence Freedman)
Author: Sir Lawrence Freedman]
Tue, May 20, 2008
Looking back over the last 30 years, historian Sir Lawrence Freedman analyzes the complex politics of the Middle East. He shows how America's policy choices in previous crises have led to the current dilemmas.
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Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy
info@cceia.org (Michael T. Klare)
Author: Michael T. Klare]
Mon, May 19, 2008
Michael Klare, an expert on the politics of energy and resources, discusses how the world's diminishing sources of energy are radically changing the international balance of power.
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Breathing the Fire
info@cceia.org (Kimberly Dozier)
Author: Kimberly Dozier]
Wed, May 14, 2008
Kimberly Dozier, a veteran Middle East journalist who was critically wounded in a Baghdad bomb blast, talks about the difficulties of reporting from Iraq. It's dangerous, it's expensive, and people don't want to hear it.
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The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State
info@cceia.org (Noah Feldman)
Author: Noah Feldman]
Tue, May 13, 2008
In the West the idea of governance by Sharia law is radioactive, says Noah Feldman, yet for many in the Muslim world it represents their aspirations for rule of law. Can Islamic States succeed?
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Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World
info@cceia.org (Ashraf Ghani)
Author: Ashraf Ghani]
Wed, Apr 30, 2008
Drawing on his background at the World Bank and as the first post-Taliban finance minister of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani (and co-author Clare Lockhart) develops a comprehensive framework for understanding the problem of state-building.
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Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East
info@cceia.org (Quil Lawrence)
Author: Quil Lawrence]
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
Quil Lawrence tells the story of the Kurds, the only Iraqi ethnic group that want the Americans to stay. Divided among Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria and numbering 25 million, the Kurds are the largest ethnic group without their own nation.
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The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order
info@cceia.org (Parag Khanna)
Author: Parag Khanna]
Fri, Apr 18, 2008
Americans ask, "Why do they hate us? Is this country pro or anti-American?" But what Khanna finds as he travels the world is that increasingly, many just don't care about the United States. Countries are going their own way and making multiple alliances.
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Empire of Lies: The Truth About China in the Twenty-First Century
info@cceia.org (Guy Sorman)
Author: Guy Sorman]
Sun, Apr 13, 2008
"There are not six million Tibetans in China," says Sorman. "There are one billion." If the many Chinese who are not beneficiaries of economic development could express themselves, they would say the same things as the Tibetans.
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Cyberethics: The Emerging Codes of Online Conduct
info@cceia.org (Steven C. Clemons, Michael Getler, Rita J. King, Jay Rosen, Alex Koppelman, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Steven C. Clemons, Michael Getler, Rita J. King, Jay Rosen, Alex Koppelman, Devin T. Stewart]
Thu, Apr 10, 2008
A panel of experts on old and new media, ranging from newspapers to blogs and Second Life, explore the codes of online conduct that are emerging as new media gains more influence in political and business affairs.
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The Conscience of a Liberal
info@cceia.org (Paul Krugman)
Author: Paul Krugman]
Tue, Apr 08, 2008
How can we reclaim the relationship between America's government and its citizens? What will it take to achieve a "new" New Deal?
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Climate Change and New Security Issues
info@cceia.org (H.E. Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland)
Author: H.E. Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland]
Wed, Apr 02, 2008
H.E. Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, discusses how Iceland has successfully reduced its use of oil and coal, and how the fate of nations large and small is being affected by climate change.
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Dealing Fairly with Developing Country Debt
info@cceia.org (Barry Herman, Lydia Tomitova, Jonathan Shafter)
Author: Barry Herman, Lydia Tomitova, Jonathan Shafter]
Mon, Mar 31, 2008
Barry Herman, Lydia Tomitova, and Jonathan Shafter of the joint Carnegie Council–New School Ethics and Debt Project present the new book, Dealing Fairly with Developing Country Debt.
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Islam in Saudi Arabia's Politics
info@cceia.org (Bernard Haykel)
Author: Bernard Haykel]
Fri, Mar 28, 2008
Bernard Haykel sheds light on the inner workings of Saudi Arabia, from the relationship between the government and various Islamic groups, to the position of women and the Kingdom's relationship with the U.S.
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The International Judge: An Introduction to the Men and Women Who Decide the World's Cases
info@cceia.org (Cesare P. R. Romano, Stephen M. Schwebel, Daniel Terris)
Author: Cesare P. R. Romano, Stephen M. Schwebel, Daniel Terris]
Tue, Mar 25, 2008
Who are the judges that sit on the International Court of Justice; what are the issues and challenges they face; and what is their approach to international law?
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Torture and Democracy
info@cceia.org (Darius Rejali)
Author: Darius Rejali]
Thu, Mar 20, 2008
In his exhaustive study, Darius Rejali traces the history of torture through the ages. He concludes that most "clean" tortures that leave no marks were actually born in democracies, especially imperial Britain and France.
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Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East
info@cceia.org (Robin Wright)
Author: Robin Wright]
Tue, Mar 18, 2008
What are the ideas and movements driving change in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, the Gulf States and the Palestinian territories, and what are the obstacles they confront?
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A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity
info@cceia.org (Jan Egeland)
Author: Jan Egeland]
Wed, Mar 12, 2008
From the tsunami to Darfur, Jan Egeland has been at the frontline of many humanitarian crises, and he calls on rich nations to do more to help.
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Uniting Against Terror: Cooperative Nonmilitary Responses to the Global Terrorist Threat
info@cceia.org (George A. Lopez, Thomas E. McNamara)
Author: George A. Lopez, Thomas E. McNamara]
Wed, Mar 12, 2008
George Lopez gives an overview of effective, multilateral counter-terrorism measures, and as an illustration, Ambassador McNamara analyzes how Libya went from rogue state to member of the Security Council.
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Winners without Losers: Why Americans Should Care More about Global Economic Policy
info@cceia.org (Edward J. Lincoln, Sam Natapoff, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Edward J. Lincoln, Sam Natapoff, Devin T. Stewart]
Fri, Mar 07, 2008
Foreign trade policy can be an agent for political change and stronger international economic ties increase global stability, says Edward Lincoln.
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The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East
info@cceia.org (Kishore Mahbubani)
Author: Kishore Mahbubani]
Fri, Feb 29, 2008
Western dominance is waning, says Kishore Mahbubani, and it's high time that the West gives up its domination of global institutions, from the IMF to the UN Security Council.
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Algeria: Anger of the Dispossessed
info@cceia.org (Martin Evans)
Author: Martin Evans]
Tue, Feb 19, 2008
Nearly 50 years after its bloody and protracted war of independence, why has Algeria become a breeding ground for instability, violence, and Islamic terrorism?
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Freedom in Retreat
info@cceia.org (Peter Ackerman, Larry Diamond, Arch Puddington, Jennifer L. Windsor)
Author: Peter Ackerman, Larry Diamond, Arch Puddington, Jennifer L. Windsor]
Tue, Feb 12, 2008
Freedom House representatives and Larry Diamond discuss the findings of the FH annual survey, "Freedom in the World 2008," which shines a light on the decline in freedom around the world.
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Reverse Brain Drain for the Middle East
info@cceia.org (Marcus Noland, Michele Wucker, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Marcus Noland, Michele Wucker, Devin T. Stewart]
Tue, Feb 05, 2008
One strategy to improve the economies of the Middle East would be to reverse the brain drain, a development that contributed to the blossoming of the high tech sector in economies such as Taiwan and India. Can public policies contribute to this process?
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Perspectives on National Reconciliation in Iraq
info@cceia.org (Mokhtar Lamani)
Author: Mokhtar Lamani]
Mon, Feb 04, 2008
Appointed by the Arab League as Special Envoy to Iraq, Mohktar Lamani spent a year in Baghdad's dangerous Red Zone trying to bring about peace between Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, and Christians.
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The New American Story
info@cceia.org (Bill Bradley)
Author: Bill Bradley]
Wed, Jan 23, 2008
What will it take to make America a better and stronger country? Politicians need to begin by telling the American people some hard truths, says Bill Bradley.
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Challenges in UN Peacekeeping Operations
info@cceia.org (Jean-Marie Guehenno)
Author: Jean-Marie Guehenno]
Fri, Jan 18, 2008
The demand for UN peacekeeping troops has risen at an unprecedented rate, says
Guehenno, Under-Secretary General for UN Peacekeeping Operations. This presents
enormous challenges, such as mobilizing troops and resources.
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Return to Greatness: How America Lost Its Sense of Purpose and What It Needs to Do to Recover It
info@cceia.org (Alan Wolfe)
Author: Alan Wolfe]
Wed, Jan 16, 2008
In 2000, why did both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party turn inwards, rejecting candidates Bradley and McCain who each represented ideals of national greatness? Wolfe explores American history to find out.
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
info@cceia.org (Paul Collier)
Author: Paul Collier]
Tue, Jan 08,
10:14:00 2008, -0500
The plight of the bottom billion is often viewed by ordinary citizens in the West as an issue too remote--and too intractable--to be solved. In reality, however, this is far from the truth. What can and should we do to improve the situation?
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Towards a New Culture of International Relations: Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual in Multilateral Decision-Making
info@cceia.org (Srgjan Kerim)
Author: Srgjan Kerim]
Thu, Jan 03, 2008
What are the immediate challenges being addressed by the 62nd Session of the General Assembly? And how can the UN transform shared values into individual commitment and collective action?
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The Enclave Economy: Foreign Investment and Sustainable Development in Mexico's Silicon Valley
info@cceia.org (Kevin Gallagher)
Author: Kevin Gallagher]
Thu, Dec 20, 2007
Kevin Gallagher finds that Mexico's post-NAFTA experience of foreign direct investment in its information technology sector, particularly in the Guadalajara region, did not result in the expected benefits.
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Fighting Corruption: Perspectives from the World Bank
info@cceia.org (Brian Levy)
Author: Brian Levy]
Wed, Dec 19, 2007
Brian Levy discusses the dilemmas of addressing corruption in the context of development work, since the World Bank's primary mission is poverty reduction. New community-driven funding projects produce quality infrastructure and put developing countries more in the driver's seat.
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Responsible Profit: Perspectives from Deutsche Asset Management
info@cceia.org (Mark Fulton)
Author: Mark Fulton]
Mon, Dec 17, 2007
Bringing capital into play is the pragmatic and profitable response to climate change, says Fulton. Governments are creating a price for carbon, explicitly through emissions trading and implicitly through taxes, subsidies, and standards.
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