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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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Global Ethics Corner: Can You Ever Earn Too Much?
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
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Should there be formal or informal standards for compensation? Can you ever earn too much?
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Web 2.0 and Corporate Accountability
info@cceia.org (Bill Baue, Marcy Murninghan, Jane Nelson)
Author: Bill Baue, Marcy Murninghan, Jane Nelson]
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
In July 2009, the Harvard Kennedy School's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative launched a 6-month project on web 2.0 and corporate accountability. This expert panel discusses the project's preliminary findings and which avenues look most promising for the future.
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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
info@cceia.org (Michael J. Sandel, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Michael J. Sandel, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Political philosopher Michael Sandel turns the Council into a classroom. Using questions such as military service, he engages the audience in a lively debate on what individuals owe society.
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Global Ethics Corner: Your Income, Your Liberty, and Your Equality?
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
Inequality in America has been accelerating rapidly since the 1980s. But capping income levels could put liberty and competitiveness at risk. Regarding income, what is the right balance between liberty and equality?
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How Rights Move: Losing and Acquiring Rights in the International Domain
info@cceia.org (David Rodin, Joel H. Rosenthal)
Author: David Rodin, Joel H. Rosenthal]
Thu, Nov 12, 2009
David Rodin explores the logic which governs how rights may be lost, acquired and transferred--how they 'move'--and examines in particular the implications this has for the way we justify and prosecute war.
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Serving on a Nonprofit Board: Opportunities, Qualifications, and Expectations
info@cceia.org (Alice Korngold, Karthik Krishnan, Cheryl Rosario, Mitchell G. Taylor, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Alice Korngold, Karthik Krishnan, Cheryl Rosario, Mitchell G. Taylor, Devin T. Stewart]
Mon, Nov 09, 2009
Joining a nonprofit board of directors is a tremendous opportunity to help an organization advance a mission that is important to you. Alice Korngold leads this session of nonprofit board experts.
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Global Ethics Corner: Paying Others to Fight Our Battles
Fri, Nov 06, 2009
Private contractors bring important skills to tasks outside the capability or mission of military personnel, but they are not accountable to the government or American people. Is this political cover valuable? What about the hidden costs?
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Emerging Challenges in a Network World
info@cceia.org (Michael Ancram, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Michael Ancram, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Nov 04, 2009
In an increasingly interconnected world, soft power and engagement with all the world's players will become increasingly important--and that includes talking to Hamas and the Taliban, says Ancram.
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The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
info@cceia.org (Caroline Alexander, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Caroline Alexander, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Nov 03, 2009
The "Iliad" is usually seen as a martial epic glorifying war.  Yet in fact, says Alexander, Homer was at pains to depict the Trojan war--and war in general--as a pointless catastrophe that blighted all it touched.
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Public Ethics Radio: Christopher Heath Wellman on Immigration and Citizenship
info@cceia.org (Christopher Heath Wellman, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: Christopher Heath Wellman, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Tue, Nov 03, 2009
From education and health care, to access to credit and the rule of law, a host of factors that influence quality of life depend simply on which side of a border a person is born on. Yet what could be more arbitrary, morally speaking, than where a person happens to be born?
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Briefing on Afghanistan
info@cceia.org (Jeffrey D. McCausland, Joel H. Rosenthal, David C. Speedie)
Author: Jeffrey D. McCausland, Joel H. Rosenthal, David C. Speedie]
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
"Afghanistan makes Iraq look easy," says U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) Dr. McCausland. His comprehensive and evenhanded briefing analyzes the situation on the ground and the possible consequences of sending more troops.
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Global Ethics Corner: When You Cross a Line
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
When balancing life's complex tensions, how do you know when you've crossed a line?
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Future Challenges: The UN and the UNA. David Speedie Interviews Ambassador Thomas Miller
info@cceia.org (Thomas J. Miller, David C. Speedie)
Author: Thomas J. Miller, David C. Speedie]
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
President and CEO of the UN Association of the USA, Ambassador Miller discusses the U.S. role in the world and the power of grass roots commitment. Citizens can change policy by reminding leaders of their obligations on issues such as climate change.
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Five to Rule Them All : The UN Security Council and the Making of the Modern World
info@cceia.org (David L. Bosco, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: David L. Bosco, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Oct 27, 2009
What has been, is, and should be the role of the UN Security Council? Bosco chronicles its history—its successes and its failures—and concludes with some positive suggestions for the future.
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This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
info@cceia.org (Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth S. Rogoff, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth S. Rogoff, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Oct 26, 2009
Financial crises are not random events, say Reinhart and Rogoff. Looking at the the data on boom and bust cycles that have occurred over the past 800 years, a clear pattern emerges. Why can't we learn from history?   Â
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Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia
info@cceia.org (Robert Lacey, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Robert Lacey, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Oct 23, 2009
After spending years in the Kingdom talking to people in all walks of life, Robert Lacey gives us a modern history of the Saudis in their own words, revealing a people attempting to reconcile life under religious law with the demands of a rapidly changing world.
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Global Ethics Corner: Troops in Afghanistan and Fighting Foreign Wars
Fri, Oct 23, 2009
When war is a foreign insurgency, balancing human risks and possibility of success is a fundamental ethical dilemma for leaders. What do you think should happen in Afghanistan?
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Smallpox--the Death of a Disease: The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer
info@cceia.org (D.A. Henderson)
Author: D.A. Henderson]
Fri, Oct 23, 2009
Real-life hero D.A. Henderson reveals how a small but fiercely dedicated team under his direction succeeded in eliminating smallpox, a disease which had killed over half a billion people in the preceding 100 years.
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Global Ethics Corner: Award Achievement or Encourage Potential: The Nobel's Purpose?
Fri, Oct 16, 2009
When choosing Nobel Peace Prize winners, should the Nobel Committee think of the future, using the Nobel's prestige to encourage
peace-making? Or should they identify achievements over time, rewarding
those shown worthy?
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David Speedie Interviews Baroness Shirley Williams
info@cceia.org (Shirley Williams, David C. Speedie)
Author: Shirley Williams, David C. Speedie]
Fri, Oct 16, 2009
In a wide-ranging conversation, Baroness Williams discusses the Obama administration's foreign policy; the situation in Afghanistan and in Iran; U.S. and British politics, including voter representation and corruption; and her work on nuclear disarmament.
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Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy
info@cceia.org (Leslie Gelb)
Author: Leslie Gelb]
Wed, Oct 14, 2009
How can America build partnerships and coalitions to solve today's global problems? Will the nation continue to dominate world affairs, or are we fast approaching a "post-America" era?
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Global Ethics Corner: When Your Island Sinks
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
By 2050 some estimate that climate change will displace 150 million people, but the displaced won't qualify as refugees under international law. What should be done about relocation?
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The Science of War: Defense Budgeting, Military Technology, Logistics, and Combat Outcomes
info@cceia.org (Michael E. O'Hanlon, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Michael E. O'Hanlon, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
Michael O'Hanlon explains how military modeling and planning are done, taking as examples Desert Storm, the Iraq War, and the decisions to be made now about Afghanistan.
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Worse Than War: Genocide, Eliminationism, and the Ongoing Assault on Humanity
info@cceia.org (Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
Rwanda, Bosnia, Cambodia, Darfur, Congo, and more--since World War II, genocide has caused more deaths than all wars put together. Goldhagen analyzes how and why genocides start and proposes steps the international community can take to stop them. Â
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Public Ethics Radio: Hilary Charlesworth on Bills of Rights
info@cceia.org (Hilary Charlesworth, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: Hilary Charlesworth, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Wed, Oct 07, 2009
What does a country gain by enacting a bill of rights? Do countries that lack bills of rights, like Australia, protect human rights as well as those, like the United States and Canada, that have them?
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The Idea of Justice
info@cceia.org (Amartya Sen, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Amartya Sen, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Oct 05, 2009
The traditional theory of social justice is out of touch with practical realities, says Amartya Sen. Instead he proposes a theory of comparative justice that is applicable to the real world. Â
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Global Ethics Corner: Whose Art Is It?
Fri, Oct 02, 2009
Should cultural treasures, acquired under dubious circumstances, be returned to their places of origin?
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The Predictioneer's Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future
info@cceia.org (Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Oct 02, 2009
Iran, Iraq, Israel, and North Korea--all are rational players, acting in their own self-interest as they perceive it, and with game theory we can predict what they and other players will do next.
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Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil
info@cceia.org (Peter Maass, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Peter Maass, JoAuthor: anne J. Myers]
Fri, Oct 02, 2009
From Ecuador to Nigeria, in most oil-producing countries oil has not brought any benefits to the poor and has often damaged people's health and ruined the environment, says Peter Maass. As for Iraq, although the war was not "all about oil," oil certainly played an important role.
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Losing the News: The Future of the News That Feeds Democracy
info@cceia.org (Alex S. Jones, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Alex S. Jones, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Oct 01, 2009
"Internet culture values speed over accuracy, edge over fairness and balance, and above all, entertainment value above importance and significance. We can be overfed but undernourished in terms of news, and that's what's happening as newspapers scramble to stay in business."
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Global Ethics Corner: Oceans, Garbage, and Food
Fri, Sep 25, 2009
Can we regulate international space like the oceans? Pollution and illegal or unregulated fishing plague international waters. How can the problem be managed to maintain the health and beauty of our seas?
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Reform of the International Monetary and Financial System
info@cceia.org (Joseph E. Stiglitz, Bert Koenders, Jose Antonio Ocampo)
Author: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Bert Koenders, Jose Antonio Ocampo]
Thu, Sep 24, 2009
The spread of the financial crisis from a few developed countries to the entire global economy provides tangible evidence that the international trade and financial system needs to be profoundly reformed, says Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz.
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Global Ethics Corner: Climate Protectionism and Competitiveness
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
The global circulation of goods is a major source of both prosperity and carbon emissions. Can trade be regulated to maximize development and reduce environmental harm?
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Global Ethics Corner: Who Pays for Global Warming?
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
Who pays to stop global warming? How to allocate emissions allowances? If people are entitled to an equal share of the world's resources, should national allowances be allocated on a per capita basis? How about the billionaire in India who pollutes more than a poor person in urban Paris?
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Realism as Pragmatic Cooperation
info@cceia.org (Joel H. Rosenthal)
Author: Joel H. Rosenthal]
Wed, Sep 09, 2009
Remedies to global challenges are less about romantic dreams to improve the world and more about pragmatism and sustainability. The pragmatic and ethical thing to do is to recognize that our interests are tied up with those of others in new and potentially creative ways.
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Richard Kauffman, CEO, Good Energies
info@cceia.org (Richard L. Kauffman, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Richard L. Kauffman, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Sep 08, 2009
"There is really nothing quite as essential, both in the developed and the developing world, as energy. You literally cannot have economic development without energy."
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Global Ethics Corner: Forest Preservation
Fri, Sep 04, 2009
How do we put value on the forests as an indispensable element of our survival? Can we balance market mechanisms with regulations and consumption with sustainability?
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Julius Walls, Jr., CEO, Greyston Bakery
info@cceia.org (Julius Walls, Jr., Julia Kennedy)
Author: Julius Walls, Jr., Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Sep 01, 2009
Greyston Bakery was started on the premise of bringing the unemployed into the workforce. In fact the company's motto is, "We don't hire people to bake brownies, we bake brownies to hire people."
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Global Ethics Corner: Ecological Intervention
Fri, Aug 28, 2009
Do states have a responsibility to protect the planet? If so, who would decide when environmental protection is a legitimate reason to interfere in the affairs of another state?
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Jeffrey McCausland Interviews Eric "Rick" Olson: The Role of Military Contractors
info@cceia.org (Eric T. Olson, Jeffrey D. McCausland)
Author: Eric T. Olson, Jeffrey D. McCausland]
Thu, Aug 27, 2009
"I just couldn't conceive of a battlefield now without contractors," says Olson, former Major General in the U.S. army and now an independent defense contractor. He discusses the effect of contractors on the military profession, accountability issues, and the roles contractors play.
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Joel Rosenthal Interviews Colonel Thomas X. Hammes: Unexplored Issues Regarding Military Contractors
info@cceia.org (Thomas X. Hammes, Joel H. Rosenthal)
Author: Thomas X. Hammes, Joel H. Rosenthal]
Thu, Aug 27, 2009
Military contractors bring up many issues which have not been fully explored, says Hammes; loyalty, for example. While we can expect great loyalty from U.S. citizens when U.S. soldiers are in danger, what can we really expect from a Bangladeshi truck driver or a local Iraqi contractor?
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Joel Rosenthal Interviews Thomas Griffith: When Is Military Outsourcing Appropriate?
info@cceia.org (Thomas E. Griffith, Joel H. Rosenthal)
Author: Thomas E. Griffith, Joel H. Rosenthal]
Thu, Aug 27, 2009
When is outsourcing appropriate? asks Griffith. We need to be thinking more deeply about what using military contractors means for the U.S. in terms of who we are and who we want representing us in the the world.
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Robert S. Harrison, CEO, Clinton Global Initiative
info@cceia.org (Robert S. Harrison, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Robert S. Harrison, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Aug 25, 2009
"I hope that CGI is able to serve as the catalyst for action, the group that is essentially creating a market between companies and governments and NGOs to create the difference that moves the ball on each of these great global challenges."
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Public Ethics Radio: Michael Selgelid on Infectious Diseases
info@cceia.org (Michael Selgelid, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: Michael Selgelid, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Fri, Aug 21, 2009
Can we infringe individual rights to promote public health? Should, say, individuals be allowed to determine for themselves when they are too infectious to get on a plane?
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Global Ethics Corner: Global Migration: Open the Doors or Build the Walls?
Fri, Aug 21, 2009
Do immigrants help or hurt America? Closed borders cut off the world's best and brightest, while open borders may invite the world's desperate, criminal, and crazy. Should we err on the side of opening doors or building walls?
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Seth Merrin of Liquidnet Holdings
info@cceia.org (Seth Merrin, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Seth MAuthor: errin, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Aug 18, 2009
Seth Merrin is the CEO and founder of Liquidnet, a successful investment firm which gives 1 percent of its pretax income to philanthropic initiatives. Here Merrin discusses Liquidnet's key role in a Youth Village for orphans in Rwanda, modeled on similar ones in Israel.
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Jeffrey McCausland Interviews James Carafano: The Role of Contractors in Combat
info@cceia.org (James Jay Carafano, Jeffrey D. McCausland)
Author: James Jay Carafano, Jeffrey D. McCausland]
Fri, Aug 14, 2009
Using contractors on the battlefield is not new for the U.S. What's more, it's a good option and it's here to stay, says Carafano. "For the U.S. it is a way of leveraging the capabilities of the modern world efficiently."
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Global Ethics Corner: Dealing with Dictators: North Korea
Fri, Aug 14, 2009
Should you ever deal with dictators? Two American journalists held hostage in North Korea were released as a result of Bill Clinton's recent meeting with Kim Jong-il. Did the positive outcome justify lending credibility to one of the world's worst regimes?
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Michele Wucker
info@cceia.org (Michele Wucker, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Michele Wucker, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Aug 11, 2009
"People should be able to pursue whatever helps them to fulfill their greatest potential, and that's what migration is about," says World Policy Institute's Michel Wucker.
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Global Ethics Corner: The Garden, Veggies, and Ethics
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
If you don't know the roots under a farmers' market or a colleague's produce, should you trust the food you get from them? How does the joy of growing and giving fresh vegetables weigh against potential soil hazards? Does even a carrot require an ethical choice?
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Joseph Cahalan
info@cceia.org (Joseph M. Cahalan, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Joseph M. Cahalan, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Aug 04, 2009
"The more Xerox found out about the value of inclusion--" says Joseph Cahalan of Xerox, "that good talent comes in all colors, genders, religions, and sexual orientation, that the company became stronger and stronger because of it--the more we consider diversity a competitive strategy."
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Global Ethics Corner: Markets or Regulations, Is That the Question?
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
Should government supplement markets to increase the public good? Should it regulate markets to protect the public good? How much is too much regulation?
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Brian Trelstad
info@cceia.org (Brian Trelstad, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Brian Trelstad, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Jul 28, 2009
"Where we are fiercely critical of grants-based approaches is the design of services that ignore the end recipient," says Acumen Fund chief investment officer Brian Trelstad. In this interview he shares ideas on how to use entrepreneurs in the developing world to combat poverty.
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Global Ethics Corner: The Missing Ingredient: Applied Ethics
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
Policies are often debated along three dimensions: effectiveness, efficiency, and expediency. In place of a fourth dimension—applied ethics—we usually find sensationalism and polarization. Can public discourse rise above shouting?
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Alice Korngold
info@cceia.org (Alice Korngold, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Alice Korngold, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Jul 21, 2009
Consultant, author, and blogger Alice Korngold talks about her work connecting corporate executives with nonprofit boards, and the transformation that takes place, person after person, as executives come up with new ways to help.
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Global Ethics Corner: Self-determination and Ethnic Cleansing
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
Modern self-determination and the concept of nationality are closely linked, and have frequently led to instances of ethnic cleansing. Can nationalism and multi-ethnic societies co-exist? Must self-determination imply ethnic cleansing?
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Sarah Greenberg
info@cceia.org (Sarah Greenberg, Devin T. Stewart, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Sarah Greenberg, Devin T. Stewart, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Jul 14, 2009
Sarah Greenberg of RiskMetrics discusses the social and environmental risks that companies sometimes take and how these can affect the bottom line. Tobacco is a prime example. In the long run, a product that kills its consumers is not as viable as one that is sustainable.
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Global Ethics Corner: Military Intervention and Democracy?
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
Is it ever ethical to violate a democratic constitution? If the rationale for military intervention is to save democracy, does that make it legitimate?
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The Practical Idealism Project: Stories from the Field
info@cceia.org (Alissa Wilson)
Author: Alissa Wilson]
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
How can you help change the world, and get paid for doing it? Alissa Wilson shares what she learned from interviewing scores of practical idealists, including international development workers, lawyers, business people, computer techs, artists, and more.
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Russia and U.S.-Russia Relations: David Speedie Interviews Ambassador Thomas Pickering
info@cceia.org (Thomas R. Pickering, David C. Speedie)
Author: Thomas R. Pickering, David C. Speedie]
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
Ambassador Thomas Pickering discusses Russia's role in the unfolding events in Iran and other potential areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, including missile defense and NATO enlargement.
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Hans Decker
info@cceia.org (Hans W. Decker, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Hans W. Decker, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
"Money-making is the base for good business," says Columbia University's Hans Decker, "but we all intuitively know that there's more to it." Julia Kennedy talks to the former Siemens president about stakeholder value.
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Global Ethics Corner: Why Is Health Care So Difficult?
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
Why can't the U.S. negotiate a domestic solution to health care? Individuals are certainly responsible for their health. A wealthy society can also be responsible for its members. Is health care a primary right, or a personal responsibility?
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U.S.-Iran Relations After the Iranian Election
info@cceia.org (Thomas R. Pickering, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Thomas R. Pickering, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
How should the United States proceed in its relations with Iran during this turbulent time—and beyond? Should we launch direct, high-level talks between a U.S. envoy and a significant player, or continue on the same course?
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Ethics in Business: Interview with George Pohle
info@cceia.org (George Pohle, Julia Kennedy)
Author: George Pohle, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
"When companies go above and beyond with regard to the corporate responsibility that customers expect, they frequently can charge higher prices, get better market share, and better customer loyalty," says George Pohle, CEO of MediaBound.
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Global Ethics Corner: France and Burqas
Fri, Jun 26, 2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently declared that burqas are not welcome in France. To some, the burqa represents the suppression of women. Yet many Muslim women embrace it. Should states have control over what people wear?
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Economics Does Not Lie: A Defense of the Free Market in a Time of Crisis
info@cceia.org (Guy Sorman, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Guy Sorman, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
In the 20th century, privatization and market capitalism have reconstructed Eastern Europe and lifted 800 million people out of poverty. What can be understood by this increasing embrace of a "free market" around the globe?
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The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today
info@cceia.org (Kevin Bales, Ron Soodalter)
Author: Kevin Bales, Ron Soodalter]
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Slaves are all around us, from the dishwasher in your local restaurant, to kids on the corner selling cheap trinkets. Bales and Soodalter provide a blueprint on how to recognize slavery and how to finally put an end to this horrific practice, which still flourishes here in "The Home of the Free."
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Sujeesh Krishnan and Euan Murray
info@cceia.org (Sujeesh Krishnan, Euan Murray, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Sujeesh Krishnan, Euan Murray, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Jun 23, 2009
Julia Kennedy talks to Carbon Trust staff about the journey to discover the biggest sources of emissions for businesses, and finds that sometimes the answers are not what you might expect.
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Global Ethics Corner: When Are Elections Legitimate?
Fri, Jun 19, 2009
When are elections legitimate? What about Iran? Elections assume that losers accept results. Because many disagree, can they overturn an election? Should we believe authorities that declare elections valid?
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Christine Bader
info@cceia.org (Christine Bader, Julia Kennedy)
Author: Christine Bader, Julia Kennedy]
Tue, Jun 16, 2009
"Increasingly, human rights is the lens through which people view how business impacts them," says Christine Bader, formerly of BP and now Advisor to the UN Special Representative on business and human rights. Â
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Global Ethics Corner: Pillars of Choice: Fairness
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
Fairness is a universal concept, but its application depends on time and place. The three pillars of ethical choice—pluralism, rights and responsibilities, and fairness—are thus codependent, and balancing them demands dialogue among people.
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Global Ethics Corner: Pillars of Choice: Rights and Responsibilities
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Balancing rights and responsibilities is one of the pillars supporting ethical choice. How far do our rights extend? Do responsibilities diminish our entitlements?
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North Korea: What Next?
info@cceia.org (Victor D. Cha, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Victor D. Cha, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Jun 04, 2009
There are no good options in negotiations with North Korea, says Bush's top advisor on North Korean affairs, Victor Cha. It's always a choice between a bad option and a worse option.
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Global Ethics Corner: Pillars of Choice: Pluralism
Fri, May 29, 2009
How do we celebrate differences without falling into the trap of cultural relativism?
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Ethical Policy Dilemmas in the Promotion of U.S. Human Rights Values
info@cceia.org (Richard H. Solomon)
Author: Richard H. Solomon]
Thu, May 28, 2009
What are realistic processes of social change that should inform effective human rights policy and its implementation? Should human rights issues be pressed even if their primary effect is to assure domestic American constituencies that an administration's "heart is in the right place?"
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The American Future: A History
info@cceia.org (Simon Schama, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Simon Schama, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, May 28, 2009
In a dazzling display of learning and verbal virtuosity, Simon Schama takes us from Arlington Cemetery to the contrasts between the Jeffersonian and Hamiltonian worldview; to China and Afghanistan; and to many points in between.
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Global Ethics Corner: How Do We Know When We've Been Bad?
Fri, May 22, 2009
To become ethical, must behavior be grounded in a religious faith or other system of belief? How do we judge the behavior of states and people?
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The Afghan Challenge
info@cceia.org (William J. Fallon, Rory Stewart, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: William J. Fallon, Rory Stewart, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, May 20, 2009
Rebuilding Afghanistan will be a long process, says Stewart, and so our presence there needs to be much lighter. It's inconceivable that for the next 30-40 years we can sustain annual investments of $85 billion and up and maintain 90,000 troops.
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The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World
info@cceia.org (Michelle Goldberg)
Author: Michelle Goldberg]
Tue, May 19, 2009
Michelle Goldberg exposes the global war on women's reproductive rights and its disastrous and unreported consequences for the future of global development.
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Forced to Labor: The Cost of Coercion
info@cceia.org (Robert Moossy, Roger Plant, Maria Suarez)
Author: Robert Moossy, Roger Plant, Maria Suarez]
Mon, May 18, 2009
The Carnegie Council and the International Labour Organization (ILO) present a unique look at modern slavery from the personal, policy, and enforcement perspectives, to shed light on an insidious practice that has become part of today's labor markets.
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George Kennan, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War Reconsidered
info@cceia.org (John Lukacs)
Author: John Lukacs]
Fri, May 15, 2009
Historian John Lukacs discusses his close friend George Kennan. Kennan was an architect of the Cold War, but after 1950 he became one of its critics and recommended a dialogue with the Russians. Why the seeming contradiction?
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Global Ethics Corner: Is the Free Market Central to America's Future?
Fri, May 15, 2009
New York is no longer viewed as the financial capital of the world, or even of the United States. Given the recent government intervention in states' economies, will the free-market model be able to compete?
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The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday: Unexpected Encounters in the Changing Middle East
info@cceia.org (Neil MacFarquhar, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Neil MacFarquhar, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, May 14, 2009
Despite all the bloodshed in its recent history, the Middle East is still a place of warmth, humanity, and generous eccentricity. Within the turmoil there are those still pioneering political and social change. Will they continue wrestling with their region's future--on their own terms?
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The Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
info@cceia.org (Dominique Moisi, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Dominique Moisi, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, May 14, 2009
What are the driving emotions behind our cultural differences? How do these varying emotions influence the political, social, and cultural conflicts that roil our world?
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The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
info@cceia.org (David Kilcullen, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: David Kilcullen, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, May 08, 2009
Have U.S. actions in the "war on terror" blurred the distinction between local and global struggles? How can the U.S. develop strategies that deal with global threats, avoid local conflicts where possible, and win them where necessary?
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Global Ethics Corner: The Health Legacy of Nuclear Test Veterans
Fri, May 08, 2009
Participants in Britain's nuclear weapons testing program argued recently that health was damaged by radiation. Who is responsible? Should compensation be a legal matter or a moral one?
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After President Obama's Visit to Europe: U.S. Relations with the EU, NATO, and Russia
info@cceia.org (Karsten Voigt)
Author: Karsten Voigt]
Fri, May 08, 2009
Karsten Voigt discusses the German political mindset, which grew out of its situation after World War II; Obama's popularity in Germany; and U.S.-German relations in the context of the EU, NATO, and Russia.
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The Global Deal: Climate Change and the Creation of a New Era of Progress and Prosperity
info@cceia.org (Nicholas Stern, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Nicholas Stern, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, May 07, 2009
Renowned economist Lord Nicholas Stern estimates that it will cost only about 2 percent of global GDP to control climate change at manageable levels by 2050. But we cannot delay. The cost of inaction is far greater and more perilous.
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Global Ethics Corner: Jumping Parties: Principles or Pragmatism?
Fri, May 01, 2009
Senator Specter is now a Democrat. Was his decision to switch parties principled, pragmatic, or just expedient?
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The Crisis of Islamic Civilization
info@cceia.org (Ali A. Allawi, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Ali A. Allawi, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
What caused the decline of Islamic civilization and how can it be revived? Ali A. Allawi lays out key principles that could make it flourish in this age of globalization.
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Global Ethics Corner: For Torture, Who Should We Prosecute?
Fri, Apr 24, 2009
Torture is wrong. So who is culpable? The point people? The memo writers? The overseers? No one? Everyone?
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Economic Crisis: A National and International Perspective
info@cceia.org (Randy Charles Epping, Steven Greenhouse, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Randy Charles Epping, Steven Greenhouse, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Apr 24, 2009
How is globalization affecting the economies of developed and developing nations? What should government, business, and labor do to alleviate the global economic crunch?
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Devin Stewart Interviews Kazumasa Iwata
info@cceia.org (Kazumasa Iwata, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Kazumasa Iwata, Devin T. Stewart]
Fri, Apr 24, 2009
Kazumasa Iwata, head of the Japanese Cabinet Office's Economic and Social Research Institute, discusses moving towards a low-carbon society, Japan's response to the financial crisis, and in terms of the U.S.-Japan relationship, the growing threat of trade protectionism.
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Prospects for U.S.-Russia Relations
info@cceia.org (H.E. Mr. Sergey Kislyak)
Author: H.E. Mr. Sergey Kislyak]
Thu, Apr 23, 2009
Russian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Kislyak's comprehensive talk includes his thoughts on U.S.-Russia relations, nuclear proliferation, and Russia today. He also gives us the Russian perspective on the conflict with Georgia.
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Global Ethics Corner: International Aid: Does Help Hurt?
Fri, Apr 17, 2009
According to Dambisa Moyo, large foreign aid flows to Africa disenfranchise Africans and prop up corrupt African leaders. If we follow Moyo's advice and cut off aid, what happens to the millions whose survival depends on it?
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Restoring Trust in the Global Financial System
info@cceia.org (Thomas Donaldson, Neal Flieger, Stephen Jordan, Seamus McMahon, Christian Menegatti)
Author: Thomas Donaldson, Neal Flieger, Stephen Jordan, Seamus McMahon, Christian Menegatti]
Thu, Apr 16, 2009
This Workshop for Ethics in Business panel analyzes the growing lack of trust in the financial system and how it threatens to keep the global economy in the doldrums. What are the ways to best restore that trust?
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Global Ethics Corner: Competition, Culture, and Cheating
Fri, Apr 10, 2009
Competition magnifies the importance of choices people make, as penalties for failure and rewards for cheating increase. What would you do if faced with a high pressure choice in an environment which tolerates cheating?
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From Tolerance to Integration: The Dutch Experience
info@cceia.org (Frans Timmermans, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Frans Timmermans, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Apr 09, 2009
The Netherlands is well known for its tolerance, its attitude of "live and let live." But tolerance is no longer enough. Our goal must be integration, which means increasing the interactiveness between communities, says Minister Frans Timmermans.
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The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing
info@cceia.org (Ian Bremmer)
Author: Ian Bremmer]
Thu, Apr 09, 2009
A fat tail is an event that seems unlikely to occur, but when it does, it causes havoc--like the global financial crisis. What will the next fat tail be? Will it come from Iran? Russia? China? The U.S.?
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God Is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World
info@cceia.org (John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Apr 09, 2009
On the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging worldwide. Can religion and modernity thrive together? What impact will the world's rise of faith have in this century?
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Winston Churchill's Evolving views of Russia, 1917-1953, Reconsidered
info@cceia.org (John Lukacs)
Author: John Lukacs]
Wed, Apr 08, 2009
John Lukacs argues that despite the different attitudes Winston Churchill took towards Russia over a 40-year period, there is an amazing consistency to his view of that nation, whether it was Tsarist or Soviet.
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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
info@cceia.org (Dambisa Moyo, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Dambisa Moyo, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Apr 06, 2009
In the past 50 years, Africa has received more than $1 trillion in development-related aid. Has it improved Africans' lives? No, says Dambisa Moyo. In fact, aid has made the situation much worse.
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Public Ethics Radio: David Singh Grewal on Network Power
info@cceia.org (David Singh Grewal, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: David Singh Grewal, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Fri, Apr 03, 2009
To explain how power can be at work in apparently voluntary processes, Grewal introduces the concept of "network power." He argues that this dynamic drives many key aspects of globalization.
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Global Ethics Corner: Ethics and Experts
Fri, Apr 03, 2009
How should we reward experts and how much? When the experts fail, should populist outrage be directed at those individuals or the system?
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Evan O'Neil Interviews Michael Rea and Scott Kaufman of Carbon Trust
info@cceia.org (Michael Rea, Scott Kaufman, Evan O'Neil)
Author: Michael Rea, Scott Kaufman, Evan O'Neil]
Thu, Apr 02, 2009
Evan O'Neil talks with the COO and the U.S. Project Manager of Carbon Trust, an independent company set up by the U.K. government that works with organisations to reduce carbon emissions and develop commercial low carbon technologies.
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Barbara Crossette Interviews Nandan Nilekani
info@cceia.org (Nandan Nilekani, Barbara Crossette)
Author: Nandan Nilekani, Barbara Crossette]
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Journalist Barbara Crossette talks to Indian software entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani about his book, "Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation." Their topics include politics, philanthropy, and India's role in the world.
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Global Ethics Corner: Obama and Ethics
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Can public discussion of issues acknowledge gray areas despite being polarized by the media and single issue groups?
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Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation
info@cceia.org (Nandan Nilekani, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Nandan Nilekani, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Mar 26, 2009
India's recent economic boom has triggered tremendous social, political, and cultural change. Nilekani discusses the challenges this nation faces, and its new role as a global citizen and emerging economic giant.
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Global Ethics Corner: Baseball and Global Sports Development
Mon, Mar 23, 2009
What are the ethics of global sports development? Now that America's favorite pastime has gone global, is baseball watched and played for the love of the game? Or is it just business?
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The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty
info@cceia.org (Peter Singer, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Peter Singer, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Mar 19, 2009
It wouldn't take much to rescue those living in extreme poverty, says Peter Singer. If the top 90 percent of Americans gave at least 1 percent of their income we could reach the Millennium Development Goals.
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Great Powers: America and the World After Bush
info@cceia.org (Thomas P. M. Barnett, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Thomas P. M. Barnett, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Mar 13, 2009
The 21st century will see the rise of a global middle class for the first time, which is in the U.S. national interest. Therefore although we will have to make compromises, we should work to hasten this globalization process.
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Global Ethics Corner: Budgets, Cuban Policy, and Ethics?
Fri, Mar 13, 2009
Do we respect the wishes of anti-Castro Americans, to restrict trade, or the wishes of agriculture and medical sales interests, to open Cuban markets? If we relax restrictions, do we reward repression? What do you think?
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A Conversation with David Hamburg: The Commitment to Prevention
info@cceia.org (David A. Hamburg, David C. Speedie)
Author: David A. Hamburg, David C. Speedie]
Thu, Mar 12, 2009
David Speedie interviews David Hamburg on the prevention agenda of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and its legacy of preventing interstate conflict, genocide, and threats to global health.
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A Necessary Engagement: Reinventing America's Relations with the Muslim World
info@cceia.org (Emile A. Nakhleh, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Emile A. Nakhleh, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Mar 06, 2009
In an informed assessment of the past, present, and future of America's relations with the Muslim world, the CIA's point person on Islam, Emile A. Nakhleh, makes a vigorous case for a renewal of American public diplomacy.
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Global Ethics Corner: Who Cares What You Wear on your Head?
Fri, Mar 06, 2009
Banning headscarves may violate an individual's right of religious expression and choice. Allowing headscarves may violate a state's commitment to secularism. How do we marry public goods and religious imperatives?
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Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
info@cceia.org (Jeffrey D. Sachs, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Jeffrey D. Sachs, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
Economist Jeffrey Sachs focuses on the financial crisis, both in the U.S. and worldwide. He concludes that we should look at it as a wakeup call that we were not on a sustainable path, and as an opportunity to invest in the future.
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Great Powers: America and the World After Bush
info@cceia.org (Thomas P. M. Barnett, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Thomas P. M. Barnett, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
In what has become the most profound reordering of the globe since the end of World War II, how does America become a leader again? Do we have the power to shape and redefine what comes next?
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EIA Interview: Ann Florini on Global Governance
info@cceia.org (Ann Florini, John Tessitore)
Author: Ann Florini, John Tessitore]
Tue, Mar 03, 2009
Ann Florini discusses the difference between "global government" and "global governance," intergovernmental organizations such as the UN, and the role and achievements of civil society and transnational networks, particularly on environmental issues.
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Global Ethics Corner: Immigrants and Jobs
Tue, Mar 03, 2009
A Colombian immigrant was recently denied her investor's visa, forcing her to shut down her U.S. company and fire her six employees. Does immigration help or hurt American workers?
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Global Ethics Corner: The Great Firewall of China
Tue, Mar 03, 2009
Should foreign companies fudge a commitment to free speech to gain early market access? Is some information better than none, or is censorship a black and white issue?
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The United Nations and Gender: Has Anything Gone Right?
info@cceia.org (Stephen Lewis, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Stephen Lewis, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Feb 27, 2009
The UN's response to women's issues has been abysmal, declares Lewis, particularly in dealing with HIV/AIDS. In order to give 52 percent of the world's population the representation they deserve, it's time to create a special UN Women's Agency.
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Turkey Decoded
info@cceia.org (Ann Dismorr, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Ann Dismorr, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
Ambassador Ann Dismorr examines Turkey's troubled relations with the EU, its role in the Middle East, its complex relationship with the U.S., and the reforms initiated by the Justice and Development Party.
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EIA Interview: Alex Bellamy on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
info@cceia.org (Alex J. Bellamy, John Tessitore)
Author: Alex J. Bellamy, John Tessitore]
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
"This is just the beginning of the road for R2P," says Bellamy. "There are a lot of skeptics...but it is a principle that has commanded the support of 192 governments, and that creates a tremendous political impetus."
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EIA Interview: Fiona Robinson on the Ethics of Care
info@cceia.org (Fiona Robinson, John Tessitore)
Author: Fiona Robinson, John Tessitore]
Wed, Feb 25, 2009
Care is not only a moral issue, but also a feminist one, says Robinson, noting that two-thirds of care around the world is done by women, for little or no pay. She also discusses the evolving concept of human security.
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The Dictator's Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet
info@cceia.org (H.E. Mr. Heraldo Muñoz, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: H.E. Mr. Heraldo Muñoz, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Feb 24, 2009
In his first-hand account of the brutal Pinochet years and their aftermath, H.E. Mr. Heraldo Muñoz asks, "The agonizing question is: Was Pinochet necessary? Could Chile have reached its present prosperity without him?"
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EIA Interview: Simon Dalby on Environmental Security
info@cceia.org (Simon Dalby, John Tessitore)
Author: Simon Dalby, John Tessitore]
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
"Peace-building is literally about building now," says Dalby. "It's about constructing buildings that don't need large quantities of energy, both because of climate change and so that they are not dependent on supplies from the other side of the planet."
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Global Ethics Corner: Has Water Become a Right?
Fri, Feb 13, 2009
Less than one percent of the earth's water is consumable, and many parts of the world may be heading toward water bankruptcy. Should private ownership of water rights and delivery systems be encouraged, rejected, or better managed?
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Jeffrey McCausland Interviews Thomas Ricks
info@cceia.org (Jeffrey D. McCausland, Thomas E. Ricks)
Author: Jeffrey D. McCausland, Thomas E. Ricks]
Fri, Feb 13, 2009
Carnegie Council Senior Fellow Jeffrey McCausland talks to Thomas Ricks about his latest book, "The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008."
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Muslims of Metropolis: The Stories of Three Immigrant Families in the West
info@cceia.org (Kavitha Rajagopalan)
Author: Kavitha Rajagopalan]
Fri, Feb 13, 2009
How do Muslim immigrants to the West adjust to their new lives? Kavitha Rajagopalan follows three families on their journey: a Palestinian family from Jerusalem to London, a Kurdish family from Turkey to Berlin, and a Bangladeshi family to New York City.
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Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East
info@cceia.org (Martin Indyk, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Martin Indyk, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Feb 13, 2009
What can the mistakes and missed opportunities of the past teach the new Obama administration about how to go forward with the Arab-Israeli peace process?
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The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008
info@cceia.org (Thomas E. Ricks, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Thomas E. Ricks, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Feb 12, 2009
Thomas Ricks predicts that the U.S. military presence in Iraq will continue for at least another five to ten years, and that Iraq will change Obama more than Obama will change Iraq.
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Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century
info@cceia.org (P. W. Singer, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: P. W. Singer, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Feb 06, 2009
Science fiction is fast becoming reality on the battlefield and robotics are already changing the way wars are being fought. How will they affect the politics, economics, laws, and ethics of warfare? Â
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Global Ethics Corner: Buy American? Is There a Choice?
Fri, Feb 06, 2009
While saving jobs is an urgent task in today's economy, promoting "Buy American" policies may hurt our chances of recovering from the recession. How can we apply the Golden Rule to our trade and consumption patterns?
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The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution
info@cceia.org (Daniel P. Erikson)
Author: Daniel P. Erikson]
Tue, Feb 03, 2009
As Castro finally leaves the stage and a new president arrives in Washington, both the Cuban system and U.S.-Cuba relations could be on the brink of a new era. What will happen next?
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Understanding Islam through Virtual Worlds
info@cceia.org (Joshua S. Fouts, Rita J. King)
Author: Joshua S. Fouts, Rita J. King]
Mon, Feb 02, 2009
After a year of exploring digital Islamic communities, Senior Fellows Joshua S. Fouts and Rita J. King present their findings, along with video of their virtual explorations on the diplomatic frontier and a performance by Iranian hip hop artist Yas.Â
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The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
info@cceia.org (George Friedman, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: George Friedman, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Jan 30, 2009
What's in store during this new century? Which nations will gain and lose power? How will new technologies alter the way we live? George Friedman, founder and CEO of Strategic Forecasting, Inc., has some predictions that may surprise you.
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Global Ethics Corner: How Real Is Virtual?
Fri, Jan 30, 2009
Virtual reality can be entertaining and educational, but at what point does too much virtual become a vice?
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Political Futures Jan 09
info@cceia.org (Ian Bremmer, Joel H. Rosenthal)
Author: Ian Bremmer, Joel H. Rosenthal]
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Ian Bremmer and Joel Rosenthal discuss the possible risks they see on the horizon for 2009, including the financial crisis, "black swans," security, and Russia, Iran, and Turkey.
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Public Ethics Radio: Jeff McMahan on Proportionality
info@cceia.org (Jeff McMahan, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: Jeff McMahan, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Wed, Jan 28, 2009
Israeli officials insist that their attacks on Gaza were judiciously planned so as to minimize harm to civilians. What role do civilian casualties play in assessing the justice of war?
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Global Ethics Corner: Top Risks and Ethical Decisions
Fri, Jan 23, 2009
What is true for the individual may not be true for the group, the state, or the international system, and vice versa. Does this suggest that ethics is personal, not institutional or governmental? For you, at what levels does ethical choice live?
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The Crisis of American Foreign Policy: Wilsonianism in the Twenty-First Century
info@cceia.org (Anne-Marie Slaughter)
Author: Anne-Marie Slaughter]
Thu, Jan 22, 2009
Was George W. Bush the true heir of Woodrow Wilson, the architect of liberal internationalism? Was the Iraq War a result of liberal ideas about America's right to promote democracy abroad?
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Global Ethics Corner: Choosing between Markets, Regulation, and Rewards
Fri, Jan 16, 2009
How can we resolve the financial melt-down and prevent another? Solutions focus on free markets, regulation, or rewards. Perhaps we should balance all three? But how?
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Lessons in Leadership from JFK and LBJ for America's Next Commander-in-Chief
info@cceia.org (Gordon M. Goldstein)
Author: Gordon M. Goldstein]
Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Based on his recently published book "Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam", Gordon Goldstein tells us how important it is for us to understand why and how American presidents take our country to war.
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Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2009
info@cceia.org (Ian Bremmer, Art Kleiner, Michele Wucker, Thomas Stewart)
Author: Ian Bremmer, Art Kleiner, Michele Wucker, Thomas Stewart]
Thu, Jan 15, 2009
What dangers are lurking for 2009? Taking Eurasia Group's list of Top Risks as a starting point, this lively discussion examines the ethical aspects of these issues.
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Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery
info@cceia.org (Siddharth Kara)
Author: Siddharth Kara]
Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Drawing on his background in finance and economics, Siddharth Kara investigates the mechanics of the global sex trafficking business and takes stock of its devastating human toll.
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Public Ethics Radio: Discretionary Time
info@cceia.org (Robert E. Goodin, Lina Eriksson, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: Robert E. Goodin, Lina Eriksson, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Fri, Jan 09, 2009
What does it mean to live well? Robert Goodin and Lina Eriksson discover that income figures don’t tell the whole story. Missing from this picture is the degree of control an individual has over how her time is spent.
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Global Ethics Corner: Is my Country Doing Right by Me?
Fri, Jan 09, 2009
What criteria do you emphasize when deciding "How is my country doing?" Are you proud of how your country compares with the world?
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Global Ethics Corner: Morgenthau and the New Administration
Fri, Jan 02, 2009
Should we observe Morgenthau's principles--avoid the crusading spirit and heed others' perspectives--or is promoting democracy and taking a forceful stand indispensable to U.S. foreign policy?
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Global Ethics Corner: Robots, the Battlefield, and Ethics
Fri, Dec 12, 2008
Can intelligent robot soldiers be designed to be more ethical in battle than human soldiers? Would you prefer a robot or a human deciding about the possibility of civilian casualties, about collateral damage?
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A Conversation on NATO
info@cceia.org (Robert Hunter, David C. Speedie)
Author: Robert Hunter, David C. Speedie]
Wed, Dec 10, 2008
The post-Cold War NATO has expanded, both in mission and membership. In each instance, problems have arisen with Russia. What are the lessons to be learned from these stresses, and what are NATO's prospects?
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The Measure of America
info@cceia.org (Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis)
Author: Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis]
Mon, Dec 08, 2008
Following the UNDP model, this report uses a Human Development Index that provides a single measure of well-being for all Americans. The disturbing results reveal huge disparities in the health, education, and living standards of different groups across the nation.
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Global Ethics Corner: Fear and the Financial Implosion
Fri, Dec 05, 2008
Will our responses to the financial crisis be constructive, or will panic cloud our judgments? How do you face fear in a time of crisis?
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Global Ethics Corner: Market Capitalism Questioned
Fri, Dec 05, 2008
Will people associate U.S. power with "global misery" or with the opportunity and pluralism that Obama's victory represents? There is clearly a need to reflect on the future of market capitalism.
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Network Power: The Social Dynamics of Globalization
info@cceia.org (David Singh Grewal)
Author: David Singh Grewal]
Fri, Dec 05, 2008
How can we understand the dynamics of globalization? The idea of network power supplies a coherent set of terms and concepts, which are applicable to individuals, businesses, and countries alike.
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Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Other Economic Leaders
info@cceia.org (Michael Kinsley, William Easterly, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Michael Kinsley, William Easterly, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Dec 05, 2008
Kinsley and Easterly discuss Bill Gates's controversial idea he calls "creative capitalism," in which big corporations integrate doing good into their way of doing business.
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Health as a Human Right: Rights, Roles, and Responsibilities
info@cceia.org (Christian Barry, Meg Boulware, Laura Herman, Maggie M. Kohn, Rohit Malpani, Lisa Oldring)
Author: Christian Barry, Meg Boulware, Laura Herman, Maggie M. Kohn, Rohit Malpani, Lisa Oldring]
Thu, Dec 04, 2008
The international community has begun to consider the "highest attainable standard of health" as a fundamental component of the human rights agenda, alongside related issues of poverty and adequate access to water and sanitation.
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Public Ethics Radio: Larry Temkin on Extending Human Lifespans
info@cceia.org (Larry S. Temkin, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: Larry S. Temkin, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Wed, Dec 03, 20
08 -0500 14:39:00,
What would a world in which everyone lived beyond 100 be like? Would it really be worth it for us? Temkin believes that we need to take a good hard look at all sides of the question of aging, rather than just blindly hoping for the best.
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Beyond Terror and Martyrdom: The Future of the Middle East
info@cceia.org (Gilles Kepel, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Gilles Kepel, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Dec 01, 2008
The neocons and al-Qaeda have both failed to reach their objectives, says Kepel. We are now facing one big power in the Middle East: Iran.
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Devin Stewart Interviews Seth Kaplan on "Fixing Fragile States"
info@cceia.org (Seth Kaplan, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Seth Kaplan, Devin T. Stewart]
Sun, Nov 30, 2008
Seth Kaplan gives an in-depth look at how weak states can promote and leverage "social cohesion" to help build development from the bottom up.
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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
info@cceia.org (Niall Ferguson)
Author: NialAuthor: l Ferguson]
Mon, Nov 24, 2008
Does the symbiotic relationship between China and America--"Chimerica" as Niall Ferguson calls it--give reason to hope that America's present economic situation will turn out to be not a crash, but a correction?
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Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
info@cceia.org (Lawrence Lessig)
Author: Lawrence Lessig]
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
We are harming our children--and almost anyone who creates, enjoys, or sells any art form--with a restrictive copyright system driven by corporate interests. Lessig reveals the solutions to this impasse offered by a collaborative yet profitable "hybrid economy."
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Global Ethics Corner: Can Effective Leaders be Ethical Leaders?
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Are ethics primary questions that precede and surround practical leadership?
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Devin Stewart Interviews Chong-Pin Lin
info@cceia.org (Chong-Pin Lin, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Chong-Pin Lin, Devin T. Stewart]
Wed, Nov 19, 2008
Dr. Lin discusses Taiwan's current political crisis; relations with China; climate change; the future of democracy in East Asia;  what Obama's presidency may mean for the region; and the surprising "detente" between China and Japan.
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Global Ethics Corner--Obama: Hope and Change, but for Whom?
Mon, Nov 17, 2008
How will President Obama deal with the hopes and fears of people abroad? Will his priority be the interests of the United States or will the welfare of those beyond America’s borders also count?
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Global Ethics Corner: Disaster Relief and Ethics
Mon, Nov 17, 2008
We enter a slippery ethical slope when we begin to make distinctions between victims. When can an individual's rights be set aside?
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The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity
info@cceia.org (Robert Kuttner, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Robert Kuttner, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Nov 14, 2008
For 30 years, the economic condition of most Americans has become ever more precarious, even as the overall output of the economy has doubled. To change this requires a cogent ideology and politics of a managed, rather than laissez-faire, brand of capitalism. Â
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Iran and the United States: David Speedie Interviews Gary Sick
info@cceia.org (Gary Sick, David C. Speedie)
Author: Gary Sick, David C. SpAuthor: eedie]
Wed, Nov 12, 2008
The Bush administration has been toying with the idea of talking to Iran for the last two years. With the arrival of Obama, now the question is not "should we," but how do we go about doing it?
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How East Asians View Democracy
info@cceia.org (Andrew J. Nathan, Yun-han Chu, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Andrew J. Nathan, Yun-han Chu, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Nov 11, 2008
Nathan and Chu report on surveys in five new democracies (Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Mongolia), one established one (Japan), and two nondemocracies (China and Hong Kong).
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Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations
info@cceia.org (Raymond Fisman)
Author: Raymond Fisman]
Fri, Nov 07, 2008
From the scapegoating of "witches" in Africa, to the pitfalls of speed-dating, to the cultures that foster corruption, Raymond Fisman explores the economics and pyschology behind the choices we make.
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David Speedie Interviews Ted Sorensen
info@cceia.org (Ted Sorensen, David C. Speedie)
Author: Ted Sorensen, David C. Speedie]
Fri, Nov 07, 2008
"A president who doesn't go to war may show more courage than one who does," said JFK. In a wide-ranging conversation, Sorensen discusses JFK, Cuba, and Vietnam; the 2008 Russia/Georgia conflict; McCain's idea of a League of Nations; and the promise of Obama.
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The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
info@cceia.org (Andrew J. Bacevich, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Andrew J. Bacevich, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Nov 04, 2008
"As the American appetite for freedom has grown, so too has our penchant for empire," writes expert in history and international relations and former U.S. Army Colonel Andrew Bacevich. Â
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Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East
info@cceia.org (Karl E. Meyer, Shareen Blair Brysac, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Karl E. Meyer, Shareen Blair Brysac, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Nov 03, 2008
How did the modern Middle East come about? Who were the British and Americans who shaped this region from the 1882 British invasion of Egypt to today's Iraq War?
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Global Ethics Corner: Slow Versus Fast Food
Mon, Nov 03, 2008
Is fast food an ethical as well as a dietary issue? Yes, says the slow-food movement whose motto is: good, clean, fair food. Let's look at this claim more closely.
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The Shape of the World to Come
info@cceia.org (Laurent Cohen-Tanugi)
Author: Laurent Cohen-Tanugi]
Mon, Nov 03, 2008
French intellectual Laurent Cohen-Tanugi argues that economic globalization exists in a complex dialectic with the traditional geopolitics that it has, ironically, helped to revive.
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Business and Human Rights: Achievements and Prospects
info@cceia.org (John Ruggie)
Author: John Ruggie]
Thu, Oct 30, 2008
UN Special Representative John Ruggie presents his conceptual framework for business and human rights, and his plan to develop practical recommendations for all relevant stakeholders.
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Russia and Georgia: How Did We Get There and What's Next? David Speedie Interviews Oksana Antonenko
info@cceia.org (Oksana Antonenko, David C. Speedie)
Author: Oksana Antonenko, David C. Speedie]
Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Russia and Georgia expert Oksana Antonenko discusses the August 2008 conflict in Georgia, the history of the region, and what the future may bring.
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Public Ethics Radio: Larry May on Habeas Corpus
info@cceia.org (Larry May, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: Larry May, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Are habeas corpus petitions, as Barack Obama put it, "the foundation of Anglo-American law"? Or are they just nuisance lawsuits, as John McCain claims?
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Ark of the Liberties: America and the World
info@cceia.org (Ted Widmer)
Author: Ted Widmer]
Mon, Oct 27, 2008
Ted Widmer shows that from its beginnings, the United States, for all its shortfalls, has been by far the world’s greatest advocate for freedom.Â
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Global Ethics Corner: McCain and Obama: The Public Diplomacy Dance
Mon, Oct 27, 2008
The presidential candidates assert that America must renew its global moral authority, but they dance, offering no solutions. Let's take a closer look.
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Global Ethics Corner: U.S. Elections and World Opinion
Mon, Oct 27, 2008
Should the opinions of the world be important in American elections? This is a crucial question in applied ethics as we choose a President.
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Can Web 2.0 Revolutionize Corporate Responsibility?
info@cceia.org (James Farrar, Gerhard Pohl, Emily Polk, Steve A. Rochlin, Devin T. Stewart, Andrew Zolli)
Author: James Farrar, Gerhard Pohl, Emily Polk, Steve A. Rochlin, Devin T. Stewart, Andrew Zolli]
Mon, Oct 27, 2008
This lively panel examines the intersection of Web 2.0 technologies and the effort to hold corporations to account for both the harms and benefits they create.
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God and Race in American Politics: A Short History
info@cceia.org (Mark A. Noll, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Mark A. Noll, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Oct 20, 2008
Religion has been a powerful political force throughout American history. When race enters the mix, the results have been some of our greatest triumphs as a nation—and some of our most shameful failures. What have been the political effects of religion intermingling with race?
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Russia and Georgia: How Did We Get There and What's Next?
info@cceia.org (Oksana Antonenko, David C. Speedie)
Author: Oksana Antonenko, David C. Speedie]
Thu, Oct 16, 2008
Georgia and Russia expert Oksana Antonenko and Carnegie Council Senior Fellow David Speedie discuss the history behind the headlines and what the future may bring to this troubled region.
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The Freedom Agenda: Why America Must Spread Democracy (Just Not the Way George Bush Did)
info@cceia.org (James Traub, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: James Traub, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Oct 08, 2008
According to James Traub, although Bush bungled his famous Freedom Agenda—that American liberty is dependent on liberty in other lands—the concept still holds true.
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Public Ethics Radio: Leif Wenar on the Resource Curse
info@cceia.org (Leif Wenar, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: Leif Wenar, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Tue, Oct 07, 2008
There is a powerful case that corporations and countries that buy natural resources from bad actors in developing countries are violating the property rights of the people of those countries.
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The Powers to Lead
info@cceia.org (Joseph S. Nye, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Joseph S. Nye, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Oct 06, 2008
In an era when mistrust of leaders are on the rise, our ideas about leadership are clearly due for redefinition. What qualities make a leader succeed in business or in politics? To what standards should we hold our leaders?
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Green Jobs
info@cceia.org (Heather Grady, Norine Kennedy, Jill Kubit, Peter Poschen, Michael Renner, Devin T. Stewart, Sean Sweeney)
Author: Heather Grady, Norine Kennedy, Jill Kubit, Peter Poschen, Michael Renner, Devin T. Stewart, Sean Sweeney]
Mon, Oct 06, 2008
A panel including Peter Poschen, International Labour Organization and Michael Renner, Worldwatch Institute, discuss the new report "Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World."
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Striking First: Preemption and Prevention in International Conflict
info@cceia.org (Michael W. Doyle, Harold H. Koh, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Michael W. Doyle, Harold H. Koh, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
Is the Bush Doctrine of aggressive preventive action a justified and legal recourse against threats posed by terrorists and rogue states? Does the United States have the right to defend itself by striking first, or must it wait until an attack is in progress?
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Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century
info@cceia.org (Philip Bobbitt, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Philip Bobbitt, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Sep 19, 2008
The world is in the midst of a great transition from nation states to "market states", says Philip Bobbitt, and consequently almost every widely-held idea we currently have about 21st century terrorism is wrong.
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Public Ethics Radio: Jessica Wolfendale on Torture Lite
info@cceia.org (Jessica Wolfendale, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: Jessica Wolfendale, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Mon, Sep 15, 2008
We now know that the U.S. officially sanctions and regularly employs interrogation tactics that push legal and moral boundaries. In this episode, Jessica Wolfendale sits down with Christian Barry to determine where those boundaries lie.
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The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq
info@cceia.org (Bing West, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Bing West, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Sep 12, 2008
There has been a fundamental disconnect between the Bush Administration and the reality in Iraq, says Bing West, but nevertheless, the U.S. army has managed to turn things around.
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Power, Terror, Peace, and War
info@cceia.org (Walter Russell Mead)
Author: Walter Russell Mead]
Wed, Sep 03, 2008
In this 2004 talk, Mead discusses America’s future role in the world, explaining why he believes things have gone so terribly wrong and suggesting what needs to be done to get U.S. foreign policy back on track.
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Public Ethics Radio: Thomas Pogge on Pharmaceutical Innovation
info@cceia.org (Thomas Pogge, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson)
Author: Thomas Pogge, Christian Barry, Matt Peterson]
Wed, Aug 27, 2008
Thomas Pogge explains his proposal for dealing with the thorny intersection of public health, property rights, and poverty. As he sees it, the patent system doesn't work as well for medicines as it does for, say, consumer electronics.
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State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century
info@cceia.org (Francis Fukuyama, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Francis Fukuyama, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Aug 14, 2008
According to Fukuyama in this 2004 talk, we know less than we think we do about building political institutions, designing constitutions, and bolstering civil society in failed or weak states.
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David Speedie Interviews Jack Matlock on Russia
info@cceia.org (Jack F. Matlock, David C. Speedie)
Author: Jack F. Matlock, David C. Speedie]
Tue, Aug 12, 2008
Senior Fellow David Speedie interviews former U.S. ambassador Jack Matlock on U.S. relations with Russia: how they evolved, current policy problems, and what is needed to get back on the right track.
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The End of the American Era: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of the Twenty-first Century
info@cceia.org (Charles Kupchan, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Charles Kupchan, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Aug 11, 2008
In a 2003 talk, international relations authority Charles Kupchan argues that America ignores Europe at its own peril.
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David Speedie Interviews Susan Eisenhower
info@cceia.org (Susan Eisenhower, David C. Speedie)
Author: Susan Eisenhower, David C. Speedie]
Wed, Aug 06, 2008
Senior Fellow David Speedie interviews Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of President Eisenhower and USSR and Russian specialist, about Russia's current place in the world and its relations with other countries.
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Devin Stewart Interviews Jeff Hittner of IBM
info@cceia.org (Jeffrey Hittner, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Jeffrey Hittner, Devin T. Stewart]
Tue, Jul 22, 2008
Jeff Hittner, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Leader for the IBM Global Business Services, gives examples of how CSR is not a company expense or philanthropic effort, but an investment that can yield returns.
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1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft, and Debs: The Election that Changed the Country
info@cceia.org (James Chace)
Author: James Chace]
Fri, Jul 18, 2008
In this 2004 talk, historian James Chace (1931-2004) looks back at the 1912 presidential elections and their effect on U.S. foreign policy.
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The Rise of the Rest: How the Ascent of Russia and China Affects Global Business and Security
info@cceia.org (Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Harry Harding, Flynt Leverett, David C. Speedie, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Harry Harding, Flynt Leverett, David C. Speedie, Devin T. Stewart]
Tue, Jul 08, 2008
From economic growth to cultural exports, the global distribution of power is shifting from "the West" to the rest of the world. This panel addresses the effects of this emerging new reality, many of which are already underway.  Â
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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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Marwan Muasher, Joanne J. Myers]
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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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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Marshall I. Goldman, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Ahmed Rashid, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Sir Lawrence Freedman, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Noah Feldman, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Ashraf Ghani, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Quil Lawrence, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Parag Khanna, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Guy Sorman, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Paul Krugman, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: H.E. Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Bernard Haykel, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Cesare P. R. Romano, Stephen M. Schwebel, Daniel Terris, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Darius Rejali, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Robin Wright, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Jan Egeland, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: George A. Lopez, Thomas E. McNamara, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Kishore Mahbubani, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Martin Evans, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Peter Ackerman, Larry Diamond, Arch Puddington, Jennifer L. Windsor, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Mokhtar Lamani, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Bill Bradley, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Jean-Marie Guehenno, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Alan Wolfe, Joanne J. Myers]
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Paul Collier, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Jan 08, 2008
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, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Srgjan Kerim, Joanne J. Myers]
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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A Megacommunity at Work on Great Barrier Reef
info@cceia.org (Christopher Kelly)
Author: Christopher Kelly]
Mon, Dec 17, 2007
Christopher Kelly explains how business leaders launched the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to coordinate scientific research and protect the ecosystem. Gradually a megacommunity formed around the foundation, uniting government,
industry, and civil society.
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Responsible Profit: Crafting a Fair Climate Agreement
info@cceia.org (Nikhil Chandavarkar)
Author: Nikhil Chandavarkar]
Mon, Dec 17, 2007
Developed countries focus on mitigation and absolute emissions levels, whereas developing countries cite their low per capita emissions and their need for adaptation, technology, and finance. Negotiators must reconcile these concerns to craft a fair successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol.
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Pakistan: The Struggle Between Politics and Extremism
info@cceia.org (Ahmed Rashid, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Ahmed Rashid, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Dec 14, 2007
Created as a Muslim state 60 years ago this August, Pakistan is in crisis, wrestling with Draconian laws, the conflict between secularism and Islam, and an increasing terrorist threat. Ahmed Rashid, author of "Taliban," analyses the situation.
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Trade Imbalance: The Struggle to Weigh Human Rights Concerns in Trade Policymaking
info@cceia.org (Susan Aaronson)
Author: Susan Aaronson]
Wed, Dec 12, 2007
Is trade the best tool to achieve human rights objectives? Which human rights and for whom? Do trade agreements enhance or undermine the process? Susan Aaronson explores these questions and offers recommendations.
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Branded! How the Certification Revolution is Transforming Global Corporations
info@cceia.org (Michael E. Conroy)
Author: Michael E. Conroy]
Fri, Dec 07, 2007
Michael Conroy discusses how certification systems, market campaigns, and champions within corporations are driving a major shift in global corporate accountability on social and environmental issues.
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The First Campaign: Globalization, the Web, and the Race for the White House
info@cceia.org (Garrett M. Graff, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Garrett M. Graff, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Dec 07, 2007
The Web has shaken up campaigning, says Garrett Graff. Will candidates seize the moment and run the first campaign of the new era, or will they run the last one all over again?
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Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy
info@cceia.org (Daniel Altman)
Author: Daniel Altman]
Tue, Dec 04, 2007
Altman stayed awake for 24 hours tuned to the wire services
to study the global economy. He discusses the growing clout of
emerging economies, the business advantages and liabilities of China's looser
ethical standards, and the dwindling national allegiances of global
corporations.
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Finance as a Tool of National Security: Update on the Effort to Combat Terror Financing
info@cceia.org (Matthew Levitt)
Author: Matthew Levitt]
Fri, Nov 30, 2007
Levitt discusses the behind-the-scenes work that Treasury is doing to cut off funds for terrorism, with particular focus on Iran.
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Why Cooperate? The Incentive to Supply Global Public Goods
info@cceia.org (Scott Barrett)
Author: Scott Barrett]
Thu, Nov 29, 2007
Deflecting asteroids, eradicating polio, coordinating international time, mitigating climate change--Scott Barrett explains the different incentives and actors needed to supply these global public goods, where everyone benefits and none can be excluded.
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The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone: Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power
info@cceia.org (Shashi Tharoor, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Shashi Tharoor, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Nov 07, 2007
Diversity, says Tharoor, is the very essence and strength of India, the world's largest democracy. Rather than a melting pot, it is more like an Indian "thali," with each dish separate but combining in the mouth to make a harmonious whole.
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Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
info@cceia.org (Richard Rhodes)
Author: Richard Rhodes]
Thu, Nov 01, 2007
It's time to finish the work that Reagan and Gorbachev began and get rid of all the nuclear weapons in the world, says Rhodes. And led by George Shultz, a group of Reagan-era hawks have a step-by-step proposal on how to do it.
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God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World
info@cceia.org (Walter Russell Mead, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Walter Russell Mead, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Oct 31, 2007
Walter Russell Mead wittily explains how the individualistic faiths of Britain and America lent themselves so well to the creation of the modern economic and political order.
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Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy
info@cceia.org (John Bowe, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: John Bowe, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Oct 17, 2007
Do labor abuse and outright slavery still exist in the United States? John Bowe travels from Florida to U.S.-owned Saipan to investigate modern global slave labor.
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Head and Heart: American Christianities
info@cceia.org (Garry Wills, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Garry Wills, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Oct 11, 2007
The U.S. separation of church and state both unleashed evangelical feelings and tempered them with reason and rationality, says Wills. "Putting together the head and the heart is not easy, but we have been most successful as a country when that has happened."
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Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
info@cceia.org (Robert B. Reich, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Robert B. Reich, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Oct 10, 2007
While supercapitalism is working well to enlarge the economy, why, asks Robert
Reich, is its influence making democracy less and less effective?
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Sons of the Conquerors: The Rise of the Turkic World
info@cceia.org (Hugh Pope, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Hugh Pope, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Oct 02, 2007
Pope discusses the past, present, and future of the Turkic world, which stretches from Central Asia to Turkey. His topics include oil, trade, and the question of Turkey and the EU.
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The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West
info@cceia.org (Mark Lilla, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Mark Lilla, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Sep 28, 2007
It's not contemporary Islam that's the exception," says Mark Lilla. "We are the exception. We live on the other shore from those who see political theology as the only way of life, and we need to drop the illusion that we share a common vocabulary."
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Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite
info@cceia.org (D. Michael Lindsay, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: D. Michael Lindsay, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Sep 20, 2007
Evangelicals have become the new internationalists, says Lindsay, working at both policy and grassroot levels for more American engagement abroad. How does this affect America and the rest of the world?
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Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground
info@cceia.org (Robert D. Kaplan, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Robert D. Kaplan, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Sep 19, 2007
As a nation's economic power increases it naturally steps up its military power, says Kaplan, since it has more interests to protect. So it is not surprising that we are seeing the military rise of
China and to a lesser extent, India. Inevitably, we are moving towards a multipolar world.
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What We Owe Iraq: War and the Ethics of Nation Building
info@cceia.org (Noah Feldman, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Noah Feldman, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Sep 13, 2007
Feldman, a constitutional expert and Arabic-speaker sent to Iraq by the Bush administration, argues that U.S. intervention in Iraq amounts to a moral promise, and unless asked to leave, we are morally bound to stay until a legitimately elected government can govern effectively.
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Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them
info@cceia.org (Philippe Legrain, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Philippe Legrain, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Sep 12, 2007
It's inevitable that more and more people will move across borders, says Philippe Legrain, and rather than put obstacles in their way, we should welcome them. They do the jobs we can't or won't do and their diversity enriches us all.
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Republic.com 2.0
info@cceia.org (Cass R. Sunstein)
Author: Cass R. Sunstein]
Fri, Sep 07, 2007
The internet offers us unprecedented access to information. Yet it also allows us to block out diverse ideas, selecting only articles and blogs that reinforce our existing opinions. What does this mean for democracy?
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Can Rules Make Us Safer? International Security and the Dilemma of Rules
info@cceia.org (Anthony F. Lang, Jr.)
Author: Anthony F. Lang, Jr.]
Wed, Sep 05, 2007
Anthony F. Lang, Jr. explores what rules can and cannot do in the war on
terrorism, pointing toward a possible world order that emphasizes
constitutionalism as a way to reorder international security.
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Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
info@cceia.org (Lt. Gen. Romeo A. Dallaire, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Lt. Gen. Romeo A. Dallaire, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Aug 31, 2007
Dallaire recalls the agony of not being able to take action to halt the Rwandan genocide because he lacked the requisite authority as well as manpower and equipment. In essence, he lacked the support of the international community.
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The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
info@cceia.org (Sebastian Mallaby, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Sebastian Mallaby, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Mallaby says he is somewhat pessimistic about the World Bank's chances of survival, pointing out that its loan portfolio has been declining in response to NGO pressures.
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Children at War
info@cceia.org (P. W. Singer, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: P. W. Singer, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Aug 27, 2007
The ever-growing number of child soldiers across the globe is one of the world's most under-reported stories. "There are an estimated 300,000 child soldiers right now serving as active combatants and another half-million who are serving in armed forces not at war," says Singer.
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Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia
info@cceia.org (Thomas W. Lippman, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Thomas W. Lippman, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Aug 23, 2007
Veteran Middle East correspondent Thomas Lippman traces the history of the U.S.-Saudi relationship and discusses its current state post 9/11.
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Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
info@cceia.org (Joseph S. Nye)
Author: Joseph S. Nye]
Mon, Aug 20, 2007
Hard power alone cannot deal with terrorism successfully, says Nye. We must use a combination of hard and soft power.
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Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment
info@cceia.org (James Gustave Speth, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: James Gustave Speth, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Aug 16, 2007
Speth's recommended steps towards sustainability range from creating a world
environmental organization with the power to make treaties with teeth, to
encouraging innovative measures at the local level--what he calls "green jazz."
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Global Crises, Global Solutions
info@cceia.org (Bjorn Lomborg, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Bjorn Lomborg, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Aug 13, 2007
According to Lomborg, the $50 billion that will be spent on development assistance over the next four years ought to be focused on realistic goals such as ending malnutrition and communicable diseases--not on reducing global warming.
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Managing Japan-US-China Relations: A Japanese Perspective
info@cceia.org (Koji Watanabe, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Koji Watanabe, Devin T. Stewart]
Thu, Aug 09, 2007
Ambassador Koji Watanabe of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) discusses the dynamics of the trilateral Japan-US-China relationship, which is emerging as a key force shaping the stability and governance of Asia.
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Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq
info@cceia.org (Larry Diamond, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Larry Diamond, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Aug 06, 2007
Soon after a 2005 visit to Iraq, Larry Diamond, a specialist in democracy development, reflects sadly on how we have allowed the situation "to slip into a state of severe insecurity, stalemate, and economic disarray."
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Globalization: What's New?
info@cceia.org (William Easterly, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Michael M. Weinstein, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: William Easterly, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Michael M. Weinstein, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Aug 02, 2007
The panelists discuss globalization's main features, asking what is new, what drives the process, how it changes politics, and how it affects global institutions like the UN.
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Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe
info@cceia.org (Graham Allison, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Graham Allison, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Jul 30, 2007
Nuclear security expert Graham Allison gives a sobering assessment on why a nuclear attack on U.S. soil is inevitable unless we take immediate, well-concerted measures.
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Beyond the Age of Innocence: Rebuilding Trust Between America and the World
info@cceia.org (Kishore Mahbubani, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Kishore Mahbubani, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Jul 26, 2007
In this 2005 talk, Mahbubani observes that much of the world is disappointed with America's leadership, and yet would like it to take the lead in creating a stable world order. But can America revive the kind of leadership necessary to do this?
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The Choice: Global Domination or Global Leadership
info@cceia.org (Zbigniew Brzezinski, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Jul 24, 2007
To prevail in the war on terrorism and other looming geo-strategic crises, says Brzezinski in this 2004 speech, America needs serious allies, not just "coalitions of the willing."
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
info@cceia.org (Jeffrey D. Sachs, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Jeffrey D. Sachs, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Jul 19, 2007
In this 2005 talk, Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the New Millennium Project, proposes ways to end extreme poverty on the entire planet by 2025.
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Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden
info@cceia.org (Peter Bergen, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Peter Bergen, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Jul 16, 2007
Who is bin Laden? What drives him? Peter Bergen is one of the few Westerners who has interviewed bin Laden face to face. In this November 2001 talk, he gives valuable insights into what makes bin Laden tick.
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Ethics of the Brain Drain in the Developing World: The Case of Philippine Health Professionals
info@cceia.org (Dr. Federico Macaranas)
Author: Dr. Federico Macaranas]
Wed, Jul 11, 2007
Dr. Federico Macaranas uses the exodus of Philippine health professionals as a case study to show the ill effects of the brain drain on poor countries.
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The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
info@cceia.org (Andrew J. Bacevich, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Andrew J. Bacevich, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Jul 10, 2007
In this 2005 talk, Bacevich argues that military force has increasingly become the preferred instrument of American foreign policy, a process that began not with 9/11, but with the end of the Cold War.
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U.S. - Russia Relations and Climate Change After the G8
info@cceia.org (Nikolas K. Gvosdev)
Author: Nikolas K. Gvosdev]
Tue, Jun 26, 2007
Nikolas K. Gvosdev examines the declining effectiveness of the G8 summits and the U.S.-Russian politics of climate change and missile defense that played out at this year's meeting.
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Transatlantic Relations After the G8
info@cceia.org (Anatol Lieven)
Author: Anatol Lieven]
Tue, Jun 26, 2007
Lieven explores the increasing complexity of US-EU-Russian relations due to
energy interdependence, stalled eastward expansion of the EU, and the overall
diminished power of the West, the delicate balance making it more difficult to
resolve issues in places like Kosovo and South Ossetia.
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Shades of Gray: Military Commissions and the Rule of Law
info@cceia.org (Major General John D. Altenburg (U.S. Army ret.), Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Major General John D. Altenburg (U.S. Army ret.), Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Jun 20, 2007
While military commissions may be a useful policy option in the current war against international terrorism, they cannot negate the most fundamental rights in which Americans believe. Is there a viable solution?
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Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War over Anonymous Sources
info@cceia.org (Norman Pearlstine, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Norman Pearlstine, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Jun 19, 2007
Norman Pearlstine gives the scoop on Time Inc.'s role in the Scooter Libby/Valerie Plame case. He supports creating federal shield laws so that reporters can protect their sources.
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Devin Stewart Interviews Jack Marr on China
info@cceia.org (Jack Marr, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Jack Marr, Devin T. Stewart]
Tue, Jun 12, 2007
Jack Marr, Adjunct Professor at New York University's Shanghai Center and
long-time China observer, comments on some of the ethical implications of
China's economic rise.
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Children and Armed Conflict: Sri Lanka, a Case in Point
info@cceia.org (Allan Rock, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Allan Rock, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Jun 05, 2007
Why isn't the government of Sri Lanka more effective in protecting its children from being recruited as child soldiers?
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After Iraq: The Imperiled American Imperium
info@cceia.org (Gregory A. Raymond)
Author: Gregory A. Raymond]
Wed, May 30, 2007
Drawing parallels between today's situation in Iraq and the wars of ancient Greece and Persia, Raymond shows how a great power's hubris can lead to its nemesis.
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Confronting Climate Change
info@cceia.org (Michael Oppenheimer, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Michael Oppenheimer, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, May 23, 2007
Michael Oppenheimer explains climate change and discusses ways to deal with this mounting crisis. A self-described optimist, he believes that we can change our behavior and prevent complete catastrophe.
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America Against the World: How We Are Different and Why We Are Disliked
info@cceia.org (Andrew Kohut, Bruce Stokes, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Andrew Kohut, Bruce Stokes, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, May 15, 2007
Once America was considered the champion of democracy, but now we are seen as a militant hyperpower. Why has the world turned against America and what can we do about it?
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The Price of Liberty: Paying for America's Wars
info@cceia.org (Robert Hormats, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Robert Hormats, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, May 10, 2007
Hormats compares the fiscal policies made in previous American wars to those of the current administration and argues that today's decisions place America's future at risk.
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The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India's Future
info@cceia.org (Martha Nussbaum, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Martha Nussbaum, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, May 03, 2007
"If we really want to understand the impact of religious nationalism on democratic values, India currently provides a troubling example, and one without which any more general understanding of the phenomenon is dangerously incomplete."
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Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life
info@cceia.org (Sari Nusseibeh, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Sari Nusseibeh, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Apr 24, 2007
In spite of the hatred and frustration on the surface, Palestinian activist and scholar Sari Nusseibeh optimistically believes that deep down there is readiness on the part of both Israelis and Palestinians to make peace.
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Devin Stewart Interviews Marcus Noland on the Arab Economies
info@cceia.org (Marcus Noland, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Marcus Noland, Devin T. Stewart]
Mon, Apr 16, 2007
Devin Stewart interviews Marcus Noland about his forthcoming book, "The Arab Economies in a Changing World."
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Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform
info@cceia.org (Marcus Noland)
Author: Marcus Noland]
Mon, Apr 16, 2007
In the mid-1990s as many as one million North Koreans died in one of the worst famines of the twentieth century, and another great famine may be on its way, warns North Korea expert Marcus Noland.
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Oil, Profits, and Peace: Does Business Have a Role in Peacemaking?
info@cceia.org (Jill Shankleman, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Jill Shankleman, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Apr 12, 2007
What do Western oil companies need to do to sustain both profits and peace?
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The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
info@cceia.org (Ali A. Allawi, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Ali A. Allawi, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Apr 11, 2007
Ali A. Allawi, until recently a senior minister in the Iraqi government, discusses the Iraq crisis. How did it get to this point, and what will be the longterm repercussions on Iraq and the rest of the world?
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China: Fragile Superpower: How China's Internal Politics Could Derail its Peaceful Rise
info@cceia.org (Susan L. Shirk, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Susan L. Shirk, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
The more developed and prosperous China becomes, the more threatened its leaders feel. What are the internal issues that create this insecurity?
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The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy
info@cceia.org (T. R. Reid, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: T. R. Reid, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Mar 27, 2007
T. R. Reid discusses the state of European integration and argues that Americans are not aware of the extent to which the EU has turned into a major global player, especially in trade matters.
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The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the Importance of Human Rights Policies
info@cceia.org (Joanne Bauer)
Author: Joanne Bauer]
Thu, Mar 22, 2007
This talk was part of the event "Taking Stock of Business and Human Rights: Policies and Practices," cosponsored by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the Carnegie Council.
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The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and the Emergence of Corporate Human Rights Policies
info@cceia.org (David M. Schilling)
Author: David M. Schilling]
Thu, Mar 22, 2007
This talk was part of the event "Taking Stock of Business and Human Rights: Policies and Practices," cosponsored by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the Carnegie Council.
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Perspectives from BP and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights
info@cceia.org (Christine Bader)
Author: Christine Bader]
Thu, Mar 22, 2007
This talk was part of the event "Taking Stock of Business and Human Rights: Policies and Practices," cosponsored by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the Carnegie Council.
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Global Human Rights Leadership: Who Will Fill the Void Left by the United States?
info@cceia.org (Kenneth Roth)
Author: Kenneth Roth]
Wed, Mar 07, 2007
With Washington's reputation as a leader on human rights gravely damaged by abuses committed in its five-year-old "global war on terror," who will fill the vacuum?
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American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion
info@cceia.org (Paul M. Barrett, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Paul M. Barrett, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Mar 01, 2007
Over six million Muslims of different backgrounds live in the United States, and for the most part, says Paul Barrett, they are highly assimilated. But in certain areas this group has very different views of the world, and we need to understand their complexity.
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Nixon and Mao: The Week that Changed the World
info@cceia.org (Margaret MacMillan, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Margaret MacMillan, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Feb 21, 2007
How did this momentous meeting between two leaders lay the foundations for the complex and difficult relationship between China and the United States that we see today?
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Secretary or General?: The UN Secretary-General in World Politics
info@cceia.org (Simon Chesterman, James Traub, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Simon Chesterman, James Traub, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Feb 12, 2007
What are the political factors and challenges that will shape the new
Secretary-General?
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European Energy Security and the Role of Russia
info@cceia.org (Gernot Erler, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Gernot Erler, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Feb 05, 2007
As demand continues to grow, can Europe persuade Russia to guarantee its future energy needs?
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In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India
info@cceia.org (Edward Luce, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Edward Luce, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Feb 01, 2007
Despite problems such as poverty and corruption, India is undergoing an extraordinary transformation, says Luce, emerging as an economic powerhouse and an important geopolitical force.
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General Sir Rupert Smith Interviewed by Jeffrey McCausland
info@cceia.org (General Sir Rupert Smith, Jeffrey D. McCausland)
Author: General Sir Rupert Smith, Jeffrey D. McCausland]
Wed, Jan 24, 2007
"War no longer exists," says General Smith. "Confrontation, conflicts, and combat certainly do." He discusses the difference between these terms--too often used interchangeably--and the challenges we face in using force to our best advantage.
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The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
info@cceia.org (General Sir Rupert Smith, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: General Sir Rupert Smith, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Jan 24, 2007
Why do we use military force to solve our political problems? And how is it that our armies can win battles but fail to solve these problems?
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Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present
info@cceia.org (Michael B. Oren, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Michael B. Oren, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Jan 18, 2007
What are the roots of America's Middle East involvement today? And what impact did American statesmen, merchants, and missionaries have on the shaping of this region?
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Global Financial Warriors: The Untold Story of International Finance in the Post-9/11 World
info@cceia.org (John B. Taylor)
Author: John B. Taylor]
Thu, Jan 11, 2007
Coordinating global financial policy in the age of terror requires skill,
leadership, and cooperation. What steps did the U.S. government take to
freeze terrorist assets worldwide, plan the financial reconstruction of
Afghanistan, and oversee the development of a new currency in Iraq?
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Human Rights Issues and the Africa-China Economic Relationship
info@cceia.org (David Shinn)
Author: David Shinn]
Thu, Dec 07, 2006
David Shinn describes the background, perceived values, and current diplomatic and human rights issues surrounding the growing economic relationships between China and African nations.
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Can and Should Trade Be Used to Promote Human Rights, Fairness? Part 3
info@cceia.org (Christian Barry)
Author: Christian Barry]
Thu, Dec 07, 2006
Christian Barry sketches a theoretical framework for what an account of fair trade would look like and suggests what progressive governments might do to ensure that human rights--as far as labor standards are concerned--are fulfilled worldwide.
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Can and Should Trade Be Used to Promote Human Rights, Fairness? Part 2
info@cceia.org (Andrew Kuper)
Author: Andrew Kuper]
Thu, Dec 07, 2006
Andrew Kuper discusses non-state actors as part of a new balance of powers. Kuper offers alternative methods--through demonstration rather than remonstration--for dealing with problems associated with international trade.
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Can and Should Trade Be Used to Promote Human Rights, Fairness? Part 1
info@cceia.org (Edward J. Lincoln)
Author: Edward J. Lincoln]
Thu, Dec 07, 2006
Edward Lincoln traces and assesses trends that have made economics more important since the 1960s and the forces in business, technology, and government that have driven those trends. He also offers suggestions on how economics can advance foreign policy goals.
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Reconciling Business Ethics Approaches
info@cceia.org (David Rodin)
Author: David Rodin]
Thu, Dec 07, 2006
Rodin discusses how private businesses can reconcile the tensions between the stake-holder approach and the shareholder approach.
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Nuclear Proliferation: A Delicate Balance Between Force and Diplomacy
info@cceia.org (Joseph Cirincione, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Joseph Cirincione, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Dec 05, 2006
The threat of nuclear proliferation is one of the major challenges we face
today. How can we in the United States respond most efficiently, without
compromising our values and vital interests?
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Joseph Cirincione Interviewed by Jeffrey McCausland
info@cceia.org (Joseph Cirincione, Jeffrey D. McCausland)
Author: Joseph Cirincione, Jeffrey D. McCausland]
Tue, Dec 05, 2006
Joseph Cirincione discusses the tricky mix of force, sanctions, threats, incentives, and diplomacy required to deal with the growing nuclear threats from Iran and North Korea.
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Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
info@cceia.org (Ian Buruma, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Ian Buruma, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Nov 20, 2006
What happens when political Islam collides with a secular Western European nation?
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Generals in the Cabinet Room: How the Military Shapes Israeli Policy
info@cceia.org (Yoram Peri, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Yoram Peri, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Nov 16, 2006
In Israel's political system, the military was once the servant of civilian politicians. Today, however, Yoram Peri argues, generals lead the way when it comes to foreign and defense policymaking.
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The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the Era of American World Power
info@cceia.org (James Traub, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: James Traub, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Nov 15, 2006
Why was Kofi Annan's tenure at the UN so controversial? Listen to James Traub's analysis of the troubled relationship between the UN and the world's only superpower.
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Ethical Considerations: Law, Foreign Policy, and the War on Terror
info@cceia.org (Alberto J. Mora, Dan Rather, Joel H. Rosenthal)
Author: Alberto J. Mora, Dan Rather, Joel H. Rosenthal]
Thu, Nov 02, 2006
Former Navy General Counsel Alberto Mora fought to stop policies that authorized cruelty toward terror suspects. "Cruelty harms our nation's legal, foreign policy, and national security interests," says Mora. "I can't put it any plainer than that."
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Dan Rather Interviews Alberto J. Mora, Former U.S. Navy General Counsel
info@cceia.org (Alberto J. Mora, Dan Rather)
Author: Alberto J. Mora, Dan Rather]
Thu, Nov 02, 2006
"The cruel treatment of any detainee, whether at home or abroad, in Europe is a per se criminal act," notes Alberto Mora, as he and Dan Rather discuss the consequences of institutionalizing a policy of cruelty.
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Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field
info@cceia.org (Ethan B. Kapstein)
Author: Ethan B. Kapstein]
Wed, Nov 01, 2006
What can the international community do to build a global economy that will benefit all?
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Is Democracy Possible Here? Principles for a New Political Debate
info@cceia.org (Ronald Dworkin, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Ronald Dworkin, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Oct 31, 2006
Professor Dworkin identifies core moral principles that he believes Americans share across the "red/blue divide, which should serve as the basis for substantial political argument. For without rational discourse, he says, there can be no true democracy.
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North Korea's Nuclear Detonation and Northeast Asian Politics
info@cceia.org (Nikolas K. Gvosdev, )
Author: Nikolas K. Gvosdev, ]
Thu, Oct 26, 2006
Are the major powers prepared to live with a nuclear North Korea if the detonation acts as a check on U.S. power? How will events move forward—and what precedents are being set for how the Iranian crisis may also be resolved?
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Andrew Carnegie
info@cceia.org (David Nasaw)
Author: David Nasaw]
Thu, Oct 26, 2006
Biographer David Nasaw tells the fascinating story of Andrew Carnegie's efforts stop World War I, and how his failure broke his heart.
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The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future
info@cceia.org (Vali Nasr, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Vali Nasr, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Oct 18, 2006
Vali Nasr argues that the Shia Crescent—stretching from Lebanon and Syria through the Gulf to Iraq and Iran, finally terminating in Pakistan and India—is gathering strength in the aftermath of Saddam's fall.
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The New Faces of Christianity: Bible Believers in the Global South
info@cceia.org (Philip Jenkins, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Philip Jenkins, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Oct 11, 2006
By the year 2025, Africa and Latin America will have the largest number of Christians in the world, says Philip Jenkins, and this is a different kind of Christianity from that which we are used to in the Global North.
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Making Globalization Work
info@cceia.org (Joseph E. Stiglitz, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Oct 05, 2006
Stiglitz offers new thinking about the questions that shape the globalization debate, including a plan to restructure the global financial system, ideas for how countries can grow without degrading the environment, and a framework for free and fair global trade.
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The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
info@cceia.org (Niall Ferguson, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Niall Ferguson, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Sep 26, 2006
The twentieth century was by far the bloodiest in all of human history. How can we explain the astonishing scale and intensity of its violence when, thanks to the advances of science and economics, most people were better off than ever before—eating better, growing taller, and living longer?
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Faith and Politics: How the "Moral Values" Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together
info@cceia.org (John Danforth, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: John Danforth, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Sep 20, 2006
Based on years of political experience and a life of religious service, former senator John Danforth calls for ways in which to focus on common ground.
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Uberpower: The Imperial Temptation of America
info@cceia.org (Josef Joffe, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Josef Joffe, Joanne J. Myers]
Fri, Sep 15, 2006
Josef Joffe assesses the rise of American power since the end of the Cold War from a remarkably sympathetic vantage point.
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Devin Stewart Interviews Ian Bremmer
info@cceia.org (Ian Bremmer, Devin T. Stewart)
Author: Ian Bremmer, Devin T. Stewart]
Tue, Sep 12, 2006
Ian Bremmer and Devin Stewart discuss what the J Curve means for U.S. foreign policy and democracy promotion in China, North Korea, Iran, and Cuba.
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The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
info@cceia.org (Ian Bremmer)
Author: Ian Bremmer]
Tue, Sep 12, 2006
Ian Bremmer describes the political and economic forces that revitalize some states and push others toward collapse. He concludes that political isolation and sanctions often work against their intended results and that globalization is the key to opening closed authoritarian states.
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Shopping for Bombs: Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of the AQ Khan Network
info@cceia.org (Gordon Corera, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Gordon Corera, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Sep 07, 2006
"Khan has wreaked havoc on attempts to restrain the spread of nuclear
technology," says Corera. "He has lowered the barriers of entry for the nuclear
game. He has irreversibly changed the mechanics of supply and demand, and left a
really damaging legacy."
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G-8 Summit Briefing
info@cceia.org (Nikolas K. Gvosdev)
Author: Nikolas K. Gvosdev]
Tue, Jul 18, 2006
What was really accomplished at the St. Petersburg G-8 meeting? Can the G-8 really cope with the pressing issues of the day, from energy security to stemming the spread of WMD, or is it fated to end up as little more than a photo op for world leaders? Gvosdev gives his firsthand impressions.
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Christopher Avery Interviewed by Devin Stewart
info@cceia.org (Christopher L. Avery, )
Author: Christopher L. Avery, ]
Mon, Jul 17, 2006
Christopher Avery and Devin Stewart discuss the evolution of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, a group dedicated to promoting greater awareness of corporate misconduct, as well as best practices. Learn what inspired Avery to establish this innovative group and about its recent successes.
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Jere Van Dyk Interviews Charlayne Hunter-Gault
info@cceia.org (Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Jere Van Dyk)
Author: Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Jere Van Dyk]
Wed, Jun 21, 2006
Veteran correspondent Hunter-Gault counters what she calls "the four D's of the African apocalypse: death, disease, disaster, and despair," with news about the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), which is working towards "African solutions to African problems."
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New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance
info@cceia.org (Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Jun 21, 2006
Journalist (and South Africa resident) Hunter-Gault gives a surprisingly optimistic assessment of modern Africa, revealing that there is more to the continent than the bad news of disease, disaster, and despair.
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Debate--The United Nations: Still Relevant After All These Years?
info@cceia.org (Shashi Tharoor, Ruth Wedgwood, James Traub, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Shashi Tharoor, Ruth Wedgwood, James Traub, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Jun 12, 2006
Is the UN "I" for irrelevant, or "I" for indispensable, as Shashi Tharoor would have it? While conceding that the UN is relevant, Ruth Wedgwood argues that "competing multilaterals" should also play a role in solving the world's problems. This witty but always deeply serious debate will give both sides of the argument food for thought.
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Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq
info@cceia.org (Ahmed S. Hashim, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Ahmed S. Hashim, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Jun 06, 2006
In one of the most detailed analyses yet of the insurgency and America's efforts to squash it, Ahmed Hashim presents a grim view of the violence in Iraq from inside the American camp.
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Jere Van Dyk Interviews Vali Nasr
info@cceia.org (Vali Nasr, Jere Van Dyk)
Author: Vali Nasr, Jere Van Dyk]
Wed, May 17, 2006
"For the Iranians, the Taliban and Saddam were a problem, and the United States removed both of them," says Nasr. "So, actually, if there is an opportunity for Iran to become a regional power, it came because of the 2001 attack on Afghanistan and the 2003 fall of Saddam. So they benefited from what the United States did."
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Identity and Violence
info@cceia.org (Amartya Sen)
Author: Amartya Sen]
Wed, Apr 26, 2006
Conflict and violence are sustained by the illusion of a unique identity, overlooking the need for reason and choice in deciding on bonds of class, gender, profession, scientific interests, moral beliefs, and even our shared identity as human beings.
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Islamic Challenge
info@cceia.org (Jytte Klausen, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Jytte Klausen, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Apr 06, 2006
Based on her interviews with over 300 Muslim leaders in Europe, Jytte Klausen argues that European Muslims are overwhelmingly liberal in outlook. She says that for Muslims in Europe the biggest priority is to build a European Islam, independent of the Islamic countries.
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Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development
info@cceia.org (Joseph E. Stiglitz, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Apr 03, 2006
In a new book (co-authored with Andrew Charlton), Stiglitz details what a trade agreement might look like if based on principles of economic analysis and social justice for the world economy. He points to how less developed countries are disadvantaged in the negotiating process.
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The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements 1967–1977
info@cceia.org (Gershom Gorenberg, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Gershom Gorenberg, Joanne J. Myers]
Mon, Mar 20, 2006
Gershom Gorenberg discusses the history of the Israeli settlements and examines the roadblocks that continue to frustrate the establishment of peaceful relations with the Palestinians.
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Arguing About War (2006)
info@cceia.org (Michael Walzer, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Michael Walzer, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Feb 28, 2006
For the first time since his classic "Just and Unjust Wars" was published almost three decades ago, Professor Michael Walzer has again collected his most provocative arguments about contemporary military conflicts and the ethical issues they raise.
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The Twelve Religious Tribes of American Politics
info@cceia.org (Steven Waldman, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Steven Waldman, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Feb 15, 2006
Steven Waldman, founder of the website beliefnet.com, presents some surprising conclusions about how beliefs affect voting in the United States.
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Opus Dei
info@cceia.org (John L. Allen, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: John L. Allen, Joanne J. Myers]
Wed, Dec 14, 2005
Author John Allen debunks some of the myths that surround Opus Dei, the prelature of the Roman Catholic Church that promotes the sanctity of ordinary daily work. Allen also explains Opus Dei's history, goals, and practices.
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Corporate Warriors: The Privatized Military Industry and Iraq
info@cceia.org (P. W. Singer, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: P. W. Singer, Joanne J. Myers]
Thu, Dec 01, 2005
P. W. Singer examines the Pentagon's policy of contracting private security and logistics firms for tasks ranging from combat to catering in the Iraq War. What are the ethical dilemmas and conflicting incentives of outsourcing a traditional state function to essentially mercenary groups?
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Rx for Survival
info@cceia.org (Philip J. Hilts, Joanne J. Myers)
Author: Philip J. Hilts, Joanne J. Myers]
Tue, Nov 29, 2005
Hilts warns that the emergence of new diseases and the resurgence of old ones has put the world on the brink of a global health crisis. Yet we have more than enough technology and funds to bring about a golden age of public health. What's the missing element?
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Global Responsibilities: How Multinational Corporations Can Deliver on Human Rights
info@cceia.org (Andrew Kuper, Peter Singer)
Author: Andrew Kuper, Peter Singer]
Mon, Sep 19, 2005
Who has the responsibility to alleviate poverty and uphold human rights in a globalized world where corporations often wield more power than nation-states?
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