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Trump's National Security Strategy, with Julianne Smith
December 20, 2017 17:36 - 16 minutes - 18.3 MB"I would say most of the people I have talked to outside of government, including some people in Congress, have been a little taken aback," says Julie Smith, senior fellow at Center for a New American Security. "A lot of people have been left scratching their heads because a lot of what appears in the strategy has actually been contradicted by the president himself in one or another of his tweet storms."
Humanitarian Ethics and the Red Cross, with Hugo Slim
December 15, 2017 17:19 - 27 minutes - 31.7 MB"I would say that the principle of humanity, and humanity in war even, is a global ethic. We can trace it through human history," says ICRC's Hugo Slim. Don't miss this in-depth discussion about the work of the Red Cross and its core humanitarian ethics as laid out in the Geneva Convention: humanity and compassion; the principal of a clear distinction between combatants and noncombatants; and proportionality in the weapons and the force used.
Global Ethics Forum Preview: Free-Enterprise Solutions to Climate Change with Bob Inglis
December 14, 2017 20:55 - 4 minutes - 5.31 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, former Republican congressman Bob Inglis discusses how he went from climate change denier to activist and a conservative approach to environmentalism. In this excerpt, Inglis explains to journalist Stephanie Sy how climate change became politicized and deniers took root in the Republican Party.
Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly with Safwan M. Masri
December 14, 2017 18:46 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBDid you know that Tunisia started championing women's rights in the eighth century, and is still far ahead of most Arab and Muslim-majority countries? Indeed Tunisia's trajectory on many fronts has been radically more progressive than that of other Arab nations. So while it it may serve as an inspiration, its unique history probably makes its success impossible to duplicate, says Safwan Masri.
Slowing the Proliferation of Major Conventional Weapons with Jonathan D. Caverley
December 11, 2017 21:18 - 24 minutes - 28.4 MBAlthough today's hot topic is nuclear proliferation, let's not forget that wars like Syria are being fought with conventional ones, such as aircraft and artillery. Jonathan Caverley has an intriguing and practical proposal to slow down the spread of these deadly weapons.
Global Ethics Forum Preview: Russian Media from Soviet Times to Putin, with Jonathan Sanders
December 07, 2017 22:24 - 4 minutes - 4.82 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, Stony Brook professor Jonathan Sanders discusses the media and propaganda in Russia, from Soviet times to Putin. In this excerpt, Sanders, former CBS News Moscow correspondent, describes to journalist Randall Pinkston the surprising state of Russian media in 2017.
Fractured Continent: Europe's Crises and the Fate of the West, with William Drozdiak
December 07, 2017 20:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBIn some ways Europe is more fragmented than at any time in the last three decades, says Drozdiak. There's a north/south split between wealthy creditor nations and deeply indebted ones; an east/west divide, as Poland and Hungary revert to nationalism; pressures of regional separatism; Brexit; and the migrant crisis. Then there's Trump, who sees Europe as a burden and economic rival. 2018 could be a pivotal year. What will happen?
Banning Nuclear Weapons with 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Winner ICAN
December 07, 2017 18:24 - 27 minutes - 31.5 MBDid you know that 122 countries have adopted a treaty to ban nuclear weapons? The organization behind this movement is the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). In this spirited and informative discussion, Ray Acheson and Beatrice Fihn of ICAN take apart the nuclear deterrence myth, expecially in the case of North Korea, and the belief that nukes are "special" and therefore exempt from the ban on targeting civilians.
Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time, with David Miliband
December 04, 2017 21:30 - 1 hour - 72 MBToday there are 65 million people who have fled their homes because of conflict or persecution, says the International Rescue Committee's David Miliband. These are refugees not economic migrants, and half of them are children. It's a long-term crisis that will last our lifetimes. Why should we care? And what can we do about it, both at a policy level and as individuals?
Digital World War: Islamists, Extremists, and the Fight for Cyber Supremacy, with Haroon Ullah
November 30, 2017 19:39 - 17 minutes - 20.3 MBDespite defeats like Mosul and Raqqa, ISIS and other extremist groups are thriving, says Ullah. For them, the most important battlefield is not the physical one but the information one, and there they are winning. They are nimble, moving from open-source platforms to encrypted ones and are not afraid to fail, getting instant feedback on what propaganda works best. We need a much more concerted effort--a "Manhattan project"--to combat this.
Global Ethics Forum Preview: The Once and Future Liberal, with Mark Lilla
November 30, 2017 19:38 - 3 minutes - 3.73 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, Columbia’s Mark Lilla discusses his controversial book “The Once and Future Liberal” and how America can move forward in the Trump era. In this excerpt, Lilla explains the dire consequences of liberals playing identity politics, as he calls it, in the face of a dangerous and regressive Republican agenda and electoral strategy.
Bioethics and Community Engagement with Jess Holzer
November 29, 2017 21:23 - 35 minutes - 41.1 MBHofstra University's Jess Holzer is focused on improving public health at the community level. But she teaches that good intentions alone are not enough to build an inclusive and succesful project. What are the tangible benefits of showing respect as a medical reseacher? And what's the connection between bioethics and biking on Long Island?
From Charlottesville to North Korea: Filming Social Change with Josh Davis
November 22, 2017 20:18 - 41 minutes - 47.3 MBIn a wide-ranging conversation, Emmy award-winning Vice News producer Josh Davis takes Devin Stewart behind the scenes of his in-depth documentaries, from the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville to daily life in North Korea.
Marlene Laruelle on Europe's Far-Right Political Movements
November 17, 2017 15:39 - 43 minutes - 49.9 MBWhat has led to the rise of far-right parties across Europe and how have they evolved over time? Is immigration really the main issue, or is there a more complex set of problems that vary from nation to nation? What are the ideological and practical connections between the far right and Russia? Carnegie Council Senior Fellow Marlene Laruelle is an expert on Europe, Russia, Eurasia, and Europe's far right. Don't miss her analysis.
Global Ethics Forum Preview: From the White House to the World with Chef Sam Kass
November 16, 2017 20:18 - 4 minutes - 5.69 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, Sam Kass details his time as President Obama’s White House chef and senior policy advisor for nutrition and the links between climate change and how and what we eat. In this excerpt, Kass and journalist Roxana Saberi discuss an uncertain future for food policy in the United States under Trump.
The Rohingya Crisis: "Myanmar's Enemy Within" with Francis Wade
November 16, 2017 15:37 - 32 minutes - 37.7 MBFrancis Wade, author of "The Enemy Within," a new book on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, explains the historical background to the persecution of the Muslim Rohingya minority and gives a first-hand account of the terrible situation now. Has democracy been good for Burma? Will some Rohingya refugees become Islamic extremists?
Trump, North Korea, China: War or Peace, with Gordon G. Chang
November 15, 2017 21:14 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBThere is disturbing evidence that China is weaponizing North Korea, and it's time that Washington started asking Beijing some pointed questions, says Gordon Chang. The fact is, the United States has overwhelming leverage over China--we just don't use it enough--and China has overwhelming leverage over North Korea. "These two points lead to one conclusion, and that is, we can, without the use of force, disarm North Korea."
Elizabeth Economy on China, Climate Change, and the Environment
November 14, 2017 17:28 - 47 minutes - 54.8 MBHow does climate change play into Xi Jinping's larger strategy for China's economy and its role on the global stage? Xi has a vision for addressing climate change and pollution; but how is it implemented in practice, especially in the hinterlands far from the rich coastal provinces? Elizabeth Economy is an expert on Chinese domestic and foreign policy, especially related to environmental matters. She explores these questions and more.
Global Ethics Forum Preview: An Uncertain Ally: Turkey Under Erdoğan's Dictatorship with David L. Phillips
November 09, 2017 19:24 - 3 minutes - 4.13 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, Columbia's David Phillips discusses how Erdoğan's Turkey has turned from an important U.S. ally to a rogue regime. In this excerpt, Phillips asks pointed questions about the July 2016 coup, which led to Erdoğan cracking down and consolidating his power.
The Rise of Duterte in the Philippines, with Richard Heydarian
November 09, 2017 15:33 - 32 minutes - 37.1 MBDuterte is part of an arc of populism in emerging market democracies such as Turkey and India, says author Haydarian, but unlike populist movements in developed economies, its main supporters are the rising middle class. This newly prosperous group demands better living conditions and is increasingly attracted to strongmen leaders like Duterte, "who promise overnight solutions to very complicated 21st-century problems."
Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? with Graham Allison
November 08, 2017 16:13 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBThucydides is not saying that the inevitable frictions between a rising power and a ruling one will always lead to war, says Allison. The danger is when "third-party actions become provocations to which one or the other feels obliged to react, to which the other primary actor feels obliged to respond, which then leads to a cascade, often dragging people where they do not want to go." Think North Korea.
Plutopia: Nuclear Families in Atomic Cities, with Kate Brown
November 01, 2017 21:10 - 40 minutes - 46.6 MBChernobyl is considered the greatest nuclear disaster of all time. But over decades America's Hanford plant and Russia's Mayak plant each issued almost four times the amount of radiation as Chernobyl. Historian Kate Brown explains that in the closed atomic cities serving these plutonium plants, "residents gave up their civil and biological rights for consumer rights." How does today's America mirror these segregated plutopias?
Democracy and Its Crisis, with A. C. Grayling
October 31, 2017 20:30 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBRepresentative democracy in the UK has been corrupted by the three B's, says Grayling: blackmail, bullying, and bribery. There are similar problems in the United States. To make things worse, covert persuasion tactics via social media are rampant. Yet we can still make representative democracy work, he says. We need transparency, breaking of the grip of the party machine, and control of the amount of money spent on elections.
False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East, with Steven A. Cook
October 30, 2017 20:51 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBHalf a decade after Arabs across the Middle East poured into the streets to demand change, hopes for democracy have disappeared in a maelstrom of violence and renewed state repression. How did things go so wrong so quickly across a wide range of regimes? What role can and should the United States play? Don't miss this conversation with Steven Cook, an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as U.S.-Middle East policy.
Miranda Massie on the Impacts of Climate Change and New York's Climate Museum
October 23, 2017 18:44 - 43 minutes - 50.3 MBHurricane Sandy was the catalyst that impelled Miranda Massie to quit her job as a civil rights lawyer and found the Climate Museum. "I think that climate change is THE equality and THE civil rights issue of the 21st century," she says. Why open this museum in New York and what does it hope to accomplish? Find out more in this interview that covers not only the multi-faceted impacts of climate change, but also what we can do about it.
Global Ethics Forum Preview: The Ethics of Big Data with danah boyd
October 19, 2017 19:01 - 3 minutes - 4.44 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, Microsoft Research’s danah boyd discusses the ethical and political implications of big data and artificial intelligence. In this excerpt, boyd explains to journalist Stephanie Sy some of the disturbing issues that arise when machine learning and algorithms are used in the criminal justice system.
The Future of War: A History, with Lawrence Freedman
October 18, 2017 22:09 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB"Though most of the literature you will read on the future of war certainly talks about war as between regular armies, as proper fights, now with drones or with autonomous vehicles or robots or whatever, or even painless--cyber and so on--yet actually the reality of war is as it has always been: it is vicious, and it is nasty, and it kills the wrong people, and it does so in considerable numbers."
Liberals' Lament? A Conversation between Joel Rosenthal and Devin Stewart
October 13, 2017 18:38 - 26 minutes - 30.2 MBCarnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal and Senior Fellow Devin Stewart discuss the challenges to liberalism, in the United States and on the international stage, and explain today's debates through a historical context. Have too many forgotten why and how the liberal order was put in place? Can liberals find solidarity in the face of adversity?
Global Ethics Forum Preview: Hope for a Sustainable Future with Steven Cohen
October 12, 2017 18:14 - 4 minutes - 4.91 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, Earth Institute executive director Steven Cohen offers hope for a sustainable future. In this excerpt, Cohen tells journalist Stephanie Sy that despite Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris agreement, the momentum is on the side of America's businesses, states, cities, and civil society.
What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters with Garry Wills
October 06, 2017 17:57 - 59 minutes - 67.6 MBHow can we engage with Muslims around the world without really understanding what they believe? On studying the Qur'an, religious scholar Garry Wills found that many of our perceptions of Islam are false or distorted. Most surprisingly, Islam is a very inclusive religion, more so than Judaism or Christianity. What's more, the Qur'an gives women more property rights than early Christian women had. Don't miss this important talk.
Free-Enterprise Solutions to Climate Change, with Bob Inglis
October 05, 2017 19:57 - 51 minutes - 59.2 MBRepublican politician Bob Inglis used to think that climate change was nonsense; but his son--and science--changed his mind. Today he advocates letting market forces do their work. "The thing to do is to make it apparent in the marketplace what the costs of energy are, and eliminate all the subsidies, and have a level playing field and a strong competition. If you do that, we can fix climate change. That is what needs to be done."
Global Ethics Forum Preview: Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans with James Stavridis
October 05, 2017 18:35 - 5 minutes - 6.08 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis discusses the history and geopolitics of the world’s oceans. In this excerpt, Stavridis discusses the vastness of the Pacific Ocean and its military and economic significance to the United States.
Fake News and Google with Daniel Sieberg
October 03, 2017 21:02 - 23 minutes - 26.8 MBHow much of a threat is fake news to the average citizen? What is Google doing to counteract its spread? Learn more with this conversation with Daniel Sieberg, co-founder of Google News Lab. Launched about three years ago, the News Lab is a small team of Google employees who collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs around the world to use technology to strengthen digital storytelling and produce more in-depth reporting.
After Liberal Hegemony: The Advent of a Multiplex World Order with Amitav Acharya
October 02, 2017 20:59 - 48 minutes - 55.1 MBThe liberal order was never truly a global order, and we're not entering a multipolar era either, says Amitav Acharya. It's more accurate to call it a decentered, "multiplex" world, one where there are multiple consequential actors and complex global interdependence. Such a world is an unprecedented phenomenon and globalization will surely change. But it won't necessarily be a period of instability.
The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World
September 29, 2017 19:56 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBTo mark Carnegie Council's Centennial, Michael Ignatieff and team set out to discover what moral values people hold in common across nations. What he found was that while universal human rights may be the language of states and liberal elites, what resonate with most people are "ordinary virtues" practiced on a person-to-person basis, such as tolerance and forgiveness. He concludes that liberals most focus on strengthening these ordinary virtues.
Global Ethics Forum Preview: The Soul of the First Amendment with Floyd Abrams
September 28, 2017 18:53 - 3 minutes - 3.83 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams discusses the exceptionalism of America’s free speech laws. In this excerpt, Abrams cites Donald Trump’s presidential campaign rhetoric to highlight different legal standards in speech in the United States, as compared to Europe.
Russian Media and Politics from Soviet Times to Putin, with Jonathan Sanders
September 22, 2017 19:05 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBJonathan Sanders lived in Russia for a total of roughly 20 years, both as an academic researcher and as a journalist for CBS News, and has an insider's perspective on Russia and its people. He discusses the contradictions of Russian media under Putin--the "mass, crass" state-controlled media and the dissident material and rambunctious memes on RuTube--and shares personal stories of his connections with Yeltsin, Putin, and more.
The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics with Mark Lilla
September 21, 2017 15:24 - 58 minutes - 67.3 MB"Democrats/liberals need to understand how we lost our grip on the American imagination. Why is it that we are unable to project an image of the kind of country that we want to build together, a vision that would draw people together?" Mark Lilla blames identity politics and argues that the U.S. case offers a window on the crisis of democratic citizenship worldwide.
An Uncertain Ally: Turkey Under Erdoğan's Dictatorship with David L. Phillips
September 20, 2017 18:41 - 58 minutes - 66.5 MB"We need to face the fact that Turkey under Erdoğan has become a rogue regime," declares David L. Phillips. It's a corrupt, repressive, Islamist dictatorship. The U.S. should no longer regard it as an ally, but as a strategic adversary.
Global Ethics Forum Preview: The Ethics and Politics of the Refugee Crisis with James Traub
September 14, 2017 18:10 - 4 minutes - 4.63 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, journalist James Traub discusses the ethical questions surrounding the refugee crisis in Western Europe. In this excerpt, Traub talks with journalist Stephanie Sy about his time in Sweden, the country’s generosity, and its difficulties in finding the literal space for tens of thousands of migrants.
From the White House to the World: Food, Health, and Climate Change, with Chef Sam Kass
September 14, 2017 14:20 - 59 minutes - 67.9 MBEntrepreneur Sam Kass talks about his experiences as chef and senior policy nutrition advisor in the White House, including titbits about the Obamas, initiatives to improve schoolchildren's health, and the lunch he served to world leaders made up of food waste. (Pass the "landfill salad"!) He also discusses the links between climate change and food, healthy eating, and hunger in the U.S. and abroad.
The Risks and Rewards of Big Data, Algorithms, and Machine Learning, with danah boyd
September 12, 2017 15:05 - 54 minutes - 62.6 MBHow do we analyze vast swaths of data and who decides what to collect? For example, big data may help us cure cancer, but the choice of data collected for police work or hiring may have built-in biases, explains danah boyd. "All the technology is trying to do is say, 'What can we find of good qualities in the past and try to amplify them in the future?' It's always trying to amplify the past. So when the past is flawed, it will amplify that."
North Korea: A Conversation between Joel Rosenthal and Devin Stewart
September 08, 2017 12:30 - 23 minutes - 26.9 MBCarnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal and Senior Fellow Devin Stewart discuss the tense North Korea situation. What does Kim Jong-un want? How should the United States respond? What would the "enlightened realist" do?
Global Ethics Forum Preview: The Nuclear Necessity Principle with Scott D. Sagan
September 07, 2017 18:06 - 3 minutes - 4.46 MBNext time on Global Ethics Forum, Stanford’s Scott Sagan discusses an ethical approach to America’s nuclear weapon policy. In this excerpt, Sagan talks with journalist Randall Pinkston about the changing role of civilians with regards to control of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
The Driver in the Driverless Car with Vivek Wadhwa
September 06, 2017 15:35 - 19 minutes - 22.6 MBWhat are the social and ethical implications of new technologies such as widespread automation and gene editing? These innovations are no longer in the realm of science fiction, says entrepreneur and technology writer Vivek Wadhwa. They are coming closer and closer. We need to educate people about them and then come together and have probing and honest discussions on what is good and what is bad.
The Trump Effect in Japan with Robert Dujarric
September 05, 2017 21:32 - 34 minutes - 39.3 MB"When you have a president like Trump, you do have to ask yourself: 'What will the United States look like in five years or in ten years?' A strong United States is what the government of Japan wants. In that sense, Trump is a threat. It is one that not all, but I feel a lot of Japanese analysts, are oblivious to. And second, what can they do? The answer is they can't do anything."
Making Ethics Matter in 2017
September 05, 2017 13:46 - 4 minutes - 4.89 MB"Ethics will be found in people of good will who believe in constructive responses to hard policy challenges. Ethics will be demonstrated by those who are willing to take a stand in defense of the core values of pluralism, rights, and fairness. Ethics will be invigorated by dialogue based on empirical knowledge, mutual respect, and equal regard for others. Carnegie Council will always be a home for these people and their voices."
Heidi Grant on U.S. Air Force Global Partnerships
August 30, 2017 20:59 - 20 minutes - 23.6 MBGeorge Washington understood that building capable partners during peacetime can actually prevent war, says Heidi Grant. She is deputy under secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, an organization which works with over a hundred countries to address shared security challenges. This includes selling them military equipment and increasing their capability to conduct their own ISR: intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
Joshua Eisenman on "Chinese National Socialism"
August 17, 2017 16:25 - 34 minutes - 39 MBUnder Xi Jinping, China is stepping up a crackdown on freedom of expression, including in universities, reports China expert Joshua Eisenman. Is this the beginning of a new Cultural Revolution, as some people fear? If so, we need to understand that this time it will be a Cultural Revolution of the political right, not the left, says Eisenman. "The tactics that they're using are neo-Maoist tactics, but the ideas are neo-fascist."
Scott Kennedy of CSIS: Worst Case Scenarios for China's Economy
August 15, 2017 14:04 - 14 minutes - 16.8 MBAfter four decades of stellar growth, where is China's economy headed today? "In the last few years not only has the economy slowed down, but the government's commitment to economic liberalization has waned," warns Scott Kennedy, an expert on China's economy.