Carnegie Council Podcasts

This episode explores the political tensions surrounding the 2024 Paris Olympics, focusing on the decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals despite the ongoing war in Ukraine and international opposition.

This panel discussion at the Carnegie Council explores how AI can be governed to promote global equity and cooperation, featuring UN leaders and experts.

A panel discussion re-examining humanity's capacity for just peace amid regional wars, frozen conflicts, and new military technologies.

This episode introduces a panel discussion exploring the relationship between ethics, democracy, and American power in a geopolitically disrupted world.

This episode features an audio reading of an ethics-focused film review analyzing 'A House of Dynamite,' a realistic thriller about nuclear escalation and government response during geopolitical crises.

This episode features an interview with Björn Holmberg, Executive Director of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, exploring his personal value system, career in multilateralism, and the principle of pragmatic idealism.

This episode introduces Global Ethics Day and its focus on humanitarianism through a panel discussion at Carnegie Council, emphasizing ethical principles in a fractured world.

Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal reads his article examining how recent political actions under the Trump administration have tested ethical boundaries and raised concerns about the future of American democracy and liberal norms.

This episode introduces a panel discussion exploring the ethical implications and geopolitical challenges posed by Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in the international system.

This episode features an interview with Peter Harris about the costs of America's pursuit of military dominance since World War II, potential paths to a less militarized future, and the impact of the Trump administration on global engagement.

This episode features an interview with Alexander Vindman exploring how the U.S.

This episode features an interview with Professor Tanisha Fazal exploring how personal values shape geopolitical perspectives and international stability.

This episode introduces a lecture by Avril Haines on the ethical challenges in national security decision-making, highlighting her career in government and intelligence.

This episode explores how artificial intelligence impacts election integrity in 2024, highlighting both risks like deepfakes and misinformation and benefits such as enhanced security.

Eleanor Fournier-Tombs discusses the ethical implications of AI agents in political deliberations, covering their roles as tools, participants, and replacements in both formal and informal contexts, with historical insights and specific examples like citizen assemblies and digital dialogues.

Brianna Rosen discusses the 2024 RE-AIM Summit in Seoul, where over 90 countries debated military AI governance, resulting in a non-binding Blueprint for Action endorsed by 61 nations but not China or Russia.

This episode discusses the state of international migration in 2025, featuring experts from Carnegie Council and Open Society Foundations exploring ethical challenges and geopolitical factors affecting human mobility.

This Carnegie Council panel discusses ethical leadership and youth civic engagement on Global Ethics Day, featuring insights from Joel Rosenthal, George Comanda, Kathrine Gauthe, and Zahla Samast.

This episode explores how values and ethics shape military leadership and U.S.

This episode features an interview with Professor Matias Spektor discussing the relationship between American power, morality, and accountability from a Global South perspective.

This panel discussion explores the ethical governance of space, addressing militarization, technology, and policy implications with experts from academia and the U.S.

This episode features an interview with Professor Paul Poast discussing realism as a theory and practice in international relations, particularly in the context of the Trump administration's foreign policy.

This episode explores the concept of a moral rupture in global affairs, analyzing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's declaration about the end of the post-World War II order and its implications for ethics and geopolitics.

This episode features an interview with Dr.

This panel discussion explores how nations can collaborate to protect the rights of people displaced by climate change, addressing the moral and practical challenges of climate migration.

This episode explores the ethical implications of technology's role in conflict, examining personal values, venture capital's involvement in the military-industrial complex, and the moral costs of ongoing conflicts like Gaza.

This episode features an interview with Dr.

This episode analyzes the HBO film 'Mountainhead', discussing its ethical themes, portrayal of wealthy tech executives, and relevance to contemporary society.

This episode discusses the Oscar-winning 2024 Brazilian film 'I'm Still Here', which explores the impact of Brazil's military dictatorship on one family through a personal and ethical lens.

This episode features an interview with Dr.

This episode explores the ethical dimensions of diplomatic stagecraft through a historical analogy comparing Henry VIII's manipulation of an ambassador's bow to Anne Boleyn with modern political encounters like Trump-Zelenskyy.

This episode features an interview with Ambassador Ali Naseer Mohamed discussing how small states like the Maldives navigate the international system through mutual respect and diplomacy.

Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal reads his article about how current global challenges like elections, wars, AI, and climate change are testing ethical principles, drawing parallels to Andrew Carnegie's founding of the Carnegie Council before World War I to promote ethics in international affairs.

Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal reads his op-ed analyzing the current dangerous state of nuclear arms control, highlighting the absence of treaties limiting strategic weapons and rising geopolitical tensions.

This episode explores the ethical risks of using AI language models in military decision-making, highlighting how their efficiency might unintentionally escalate conflicts.

This episode features a panel discussion on the ethical dimensions and geopolitical implications of space diplomacy, organized by the Carnegie Council and Northeastern University.

This episode features an interview with Kenyan journalist Odanga Madung discussing the impact of misinformation and disinformation on democracies, with a focus on the rise of the manosphere in Kenya and the U.S.

This episode explores how to live ethically in a world facing crises like climate change and humanitarian issues, featuring philosopher Travis Rieder discussing practical moral tools and combating nihilism.

This episode features an interview with AI expert Ximena Viveros discussing the ethical governance and inclusive development of artificial intelligence, particularly in the global south.

This episode explores the need for a modern migration governance framework by examining rising international migration numbers, current policy failures, and the gap between labor visa availability and asylum system misuse.

This panel discussion explores the challenges of advancing global health amid fracturing international partnerships, featuring experts from Doctors Without Borders and Yale University.

This episode explores how artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, is reshaping society by enabling the creation of realistic fake media and challenging our trust in information, with implications for information accessibility from grassroots to policy levels.

This episode analyzes the ethical and geopolitical relevance of Stanley Kubrick's film 'Dr.

This panel discussion explores the moral dilemmas and political trade-offs in UN peacekeeping operations, featuring experts Jean-Marie Guéhenno and Jennifer Welsh.

Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator, discusses the ethical and strategic value of U.S.

Host Kevin Maloney interviews Joel Rosenthal on the inaugural episode of Values and Interests, exploring how values and interests interact in personal and international contexts.

This panel discussion explores how democracies can counter authoritarian actors through multilateral cooperation, featuring insights on China's surveillance state, Russia's geopolitical strategies, and grassroots movements in Georgia.

This episode features an audio review of Paul Thomas Anderson's film 'One Battle After Another', analyzing its timeless portrayal of white supremacy and political conflict through a fictional narrative.

A discussion on geopolitical fracture and the role of values and ethics in international affairs, featuring an interview with Arthi Krishnan.

An interview exploring the concept of vindictive tolerance and gaslighting in American politics, focusing on moral dimensions of international relations.

A podcast exploring ethical tensions and trade-offs in decision-making across geopolitics, tech, philosophy, and business.

An interview with AI researcher Sarah Hooker about her career and the impact of AI on equality.

An interview with Dr.

A roundtable discussion on Kofi Annan's leadership and strategies for driving institutional change at the UN.

An interview with economist Simon Johnson about the relationship between technological progress and societal prosperity, challenging assumptions about technology's benefits.

An interview with climate justice campaigner Clara Bato discussing her work on solar radiation modification governance and climate justice.

Hosts discuss a report on the connections between domestic and foreign policy, featuring an interview with the report's author.

Hosts discuss the upcoming G20 summit in Delhi, global power shifts, and behind-the-headlines analysis with an expert guest.