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Podcastbeskrivning
Listen to events at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Speakers and interviewees include distinguished authors, government and UN officials, economists, policymakers, and businesspeople. 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: What Does Chen Guangcheng's Arrival in the U.S. Mean for Human Rights in China? | With Chen Guangcheng now in the United States on a student visa, a diplomatic nightmare has been averted for the Obama administration. But this compromise has left some human rights advocates disappointed. What effect, if any, will Chen's arrival have on human rights in China? | 25/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Human Rights Watch World Report 2012 | How have governments responded to the recent events in Libya, Syria, Egypt, and other countries such as Bahrain? Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch gives a masterly analysis of international reactions, including those of the U.S., France, India, China, Russia, Turkey, and the Arab League. | 21/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Intersection of Global Health and Business | How can global health be improved? PepsiCo executive Derek Yach speaks about the positive changes corporations are making, and Professor Yanzhong Huang discusses China's health care challenges. | 21/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Should Universities be Giving so Many Ph.D.'s? | A Ph.D. used to be a ticket to a comfortable career in academia. But, in recent years, increasing numbers of Ph.D.'s have had trouble finding jobs or are earning less than minimum wage with no benefits. Are universities responsible for matching supply and demand in the Ph.D. job market? | 18/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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America in the 21st Century: A View from Europe | It's likely that the U.S. will cease to be the world's largest economic power by not later than the 2020s, predicts Martin Wolf. However--depending on its policy choices--it will probably remain a center of world innovation in research, technology, and business. | 14/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Vigilante Justice: Have Libyans' Demands for Retribution Gone Too Far? | Libya's civil war is over, but many victims of the Qaddafi regime are still violently meting out justice to their former oppressors. Will this just lead to a vicious cycle of abuse in the North African state? How can Libya balance the victims' needs with the perpetrators' basic human rights? | 11/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power | ExxonMobil is rather like France, says Steve Coll. It's mostly aligned with the U.S; it's sometimes opposed, but a lot of the time it's just busy keeping track of its own separate system and really doesn't want to be entangled in U.S. power unless it served ExxonMobil interests. | 9/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Dov Seidman | Leadership is going from being command-and-control to connect-and-collaborate; from inspecting for trust to giving it away; and from discussing success towards significance: If we make a difference for our consumers, our people, and the world, success will find us. | 8/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Evolution of Occupy Wall Street | In less than a year, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has re-energized the conversation about income inequality, provided a forum for a wide array of causes, and experienced some serious growing pains. Four different OWS activists discuss the movement's successes and challenges. | 4/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: When Are Drones Strikes Ethical? | President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser recently defended drone strikes, saying they are legal, wise, and moral. But, citing international law, many critics question this approach, especially in a non-combat zone like Pakistan. Is it ethically problematic to rely on drone strikes? | 4/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Planet Money Tells the Story of Sovereign Debt | How can you explain the European debt crisis so that ordinary Americans can understand--and what's more, care? Through interviews and story-telling techniques, these two NPR reporters show us that it's actually a long-drawn-out love story. | 2/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Special Preview: May Day and Occupy Wall Street | This Just Business preview features two Occupy Wall Street (OWS) activists. OWS has hibernated a bit since New York City shut down its flagship encampment in November. May Day has long represented labor rights and on this May Day, OWS will try to reinvigorate public interest. | 1/5/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan | Courageous journalist Ahmed Rashid discusses the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan as the U.S. approaches its scheduled withdrawal in 2014. He goes on to analyze the deepening crisis in Pakistan, which he considers to be even worse. | 30/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: A Warrior Ethic: Can Military Ethics be Taught? | After the recent highly publicized stories of American military members desecrating the remains of Taliban soldiers, many in the U.S. armed forces are learning about the ethics of war through workshops. Will these lessons work? Can warfare morality be learned in a classroom? | 27/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Green Asia | Nobuo Tanaka sees alternative energy sources--including nuclear--as the key to Asia's future and Arthur Huang is the inventor of POLLI-bricks. This pair of interviews illustrates Asia's commitment to finding sustainable technologies--a commitment perhaps greater than that of the U.S. | 26/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Is the World Bank Outdated? | With the election of another American to head the World Bank, some are questioning the institution's legitimacy and role in the world. Since once-impoverished nations are driving world economic growth, should the developing world have a greater say in the bank's governance? | 20/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Heaven on Earth: A Journey Through Shari'a Law from the Deserts of Ancient Arabia to the Streets of the Modern Muslim World | In the wake of the terrorist attacks and wars of the last decade, for many non-Muslims shari'a has become both a loaded word and an all-encompassing explanation. But the history and practice of shari'a is actually complex and varied, as Sadakat Kadri discovers. | 19/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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No One's World: The West, the Rising Rest, and the Coming Global Turn | How do we manage a world where no one power is dominant, and emerging powers have their own views about how to organize political, social, and commercial life? | 17/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Do Super-Maximum Security Prisons Constitute Cruel and Unusual Punishment? | A surprise ruling from the European Court of Human Rights could send five terror suspects to a super-maximum security prison in the United States. Is keeping inmates in solitary confinement for years a form of torture? Or is Supermax a necessary tool to combat global terror? | 13/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Prakash Sethi on Apple's Labor Standards | Does Apple's number one status mean that it has special responsibilities for the labor practices of its Chinese manufacturers? And to what extent is one company, even one as dominant as Apple, capable of affecting labor standards in China's vast economy, not to mention the rest of Asia? | 11/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Daisey and Foxconn: Is Exaggeration Acceptable When Raising Awareness? | Mike Daisey has admitted to fabricating parts of his story on Foxconn for This American Life. But, perhaps partly due to the attention his story received, the Chinese factory is undergoing a labor audit and plans to raise wages. Is it ever ethical to lie for a larger truth? | 5/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The How of Business Ethics in the Financial Sector | With his public resignation letter, Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith lamented the decline in the firm's moral fiber. How can financial managers strengthen the ethical backbones of their organizations? What can a junior-level employee do to influence the firm's direction? | 4/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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New Models for Corporate Giving | Two experts from the world of philanthropy discuss a new kind of corporate citizenship. Today, companies are increasingly making more sophisticated contributions that build on employee expertise or that engage the experts to fight global poverty. | 4/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Finance and the Good Society | Despite the financial industry's bad reputation in the wake of the financial crisis, finance could be one of the most powerful tools we have for solving our common problems. How can we harness it for the greater good? Robert Shiller has some groundbreaking ideas. | 3/4/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Health Care in America: Should all Americans have a Right to Affordable Care? | With the Supreme Court set to make a decision, the Affordable Care Act is a major source of debate in the United States. Do all Americans have the right to affordable health care? Or does the individual mandate, which requires that all Americans buy insurance, go too far? | 30/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Mary Ellen Iskenderian | CEO of Women's World Banking Iskenderian explains why investing in women makes so much sense. She also tackles the recent critiques of microfinance and discusses how it is evolving. | 28/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources | As we run out of resources, the human race is at a pivotal point. We have two options: We can continue along the same path, leading to much of the planet becoming uninhabitable. Or we can create an alternative future where we use resources in a much more sustainable and frugal way. | 28/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Ethics in Banking: Is There Hope for Wall Street? | The very public resignation of Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith is the low point in a bad year for Wall Street. With the Occupy movement and a rumored recruiting crisis in mind, is there any hope left for Wall Street? Can the banks rebound and find a way to be ethical? | 23/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Iran: A Diplomatic Solution | In this knowledgeable and detailed talk, Ambassador Pickering cuts through the current hysteria about Iran, stressing that we still have time for diplomacy. In fact it may finally be the right moment for both sides to engage in constructive talks. | 19/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Power, Inc.: The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government--and the Reckoning That Lies Ahead | David Rothkopf issues a wake-up call to Americans: We have to drop our knee-jerk, partisan attitudes and ask, What will produce the kind of society that we want to have? We also have to stop assuming that U.S. capitalism and U.S. views will be dominant in the future. | 19/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Kony 2012: The Power of Simplicity or the Perils of Oversimplification? | Invisible Children's Kony 2012 campaign has reached critical mass and turned Joseph Kony into a household name. But does the organization's simplified message misinform the public and whitewash the evils of the Ugandan government? Will it all be worth it if Kony is arrested? | 16/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Responsible Oversight: How Boards can Promote Profitable and Ethical Organizations | In this in-depth discussion, participants examine two case-studies, one for-profit and one non-profit organization: Kimberly-Clark (parent company of Kleenex and Huggies, among other brands), and iMentor, a youth-mentoring program that helps students graduate from high school. | 16/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Seth Lazar on Self-Defense in War | Does all killing in war come down to self-defense? This view makes a lot of intuitive sense, but it turns out to pose a serious challenge to the traditional view of just war theory. What about civilians, for example? Philosopher Seth Lazar explores this complex issue. | 16/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations | Is oil a curse? According to Michael Ross, it's not a coincidence that major oil-producing countries have less democracy, fewer opportunities for women, more frequent civil wars, and more volatile economic growth than the rest of the world. | 12/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Scotland Steps Up: Will it Become Independent? | With a recent resurgence of nationalism, Scottish independence is once again a topic of discussion. Do Scotland's vast oil reserves make this a realistic possibility? Or would reliance on a single resource cause the new country to struggle economically after breaking away from the U.K.? | 9/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute National Security at All Costs | David Unger argues that because of national security fears, the U.S. has bypassed its Constitution, creating an emergency state. The result is excessive military spending, a series of unconstitutional wars, and skewed global trade policies. He also tackles Europe's economic crisis. | 2/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: A Force for Good or Evil? Google Maps and Border Wars | Border disputes have been around for thousands of years, but in the age of Google Maps, they are taking on another dimension. Does Google bear any responsibility if a conflict arises because of borders it has drawn? | 2/3/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America | Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Gabriel Marcia Marquez, Octavio Paz, and many more: Krauze discusses Latin America's intellectual, literary, and political figures who were inspired by revolutionary ideas, and hopes that his book will be a requiem for the Latin American passionate revolution. | 29/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Creating an Ethical Business Culture | Two business school leaders discuss ways that different schools are injecting business ethics into their curricula. What you have to do is to have the courage to define success for yourself, with the understanding that your success may not be the same one as that of your classmates. | 29/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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DarkMarket: Cyberthieves, Cybercops, and You | If you use a computer or a credit card, watch out! Governments, companies, and individuals are losing billions of dollars a year fighting an ever-morphing, often invisible, and often supersmart new breed of criminal: the hacker. | 27/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: China on the Rise: Is China's Political Model Superior? | With economic malaise and political stalemates commonplace across the U.S. and Europe, some are beginning to look to China for answers. Is democracy, with its check and balances, still the best form of governance? Or could the West learn a few things from the China model? | 24/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Anne-Marie Slaughter | Anne-Marie Slaughter on the responsibility to protect: I believe in a values-based foreign policy and looking to cooperate as often as I can. I also think that's basic self-interest. We don't do well when we go in without the support of other nations. | 24/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China | Deng Xiaoping was one of the most important leaders of the 20th century. Scholar Ezra Vogel discusses Deng's life, focusing on his work in opening up China to other countries. Vogel also grapples with the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, which was carried out on Deng's orders. | 23/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Should the International Community Intervene in Syria? | It's been almost a year since demonstrations started in Syria and the government crackdown gets bloodier every day. With sanctions not producing results, is it time for a military intervention? Or do conditions on the ground and possible civilian deaths make this option too risky? | 17/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Microinequalities Inflicted on Women | Why is it that a woman can lead a country, yet women are slower to be served in coffee shops? In the West, women and men share equal status under the law. But in countless practical ways, women experience inequality on a daily basis. | 14/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: The Cuban Embargo Turns 50: Time to Rethink U.S. Policy? | As the Cuban embargo reaches a milestone, a majority of Americans think it's time for a change. Many argue that the communist stronghold is no longer a threat and the sanctions only serve to hurt the Cuban people. Is it time to lift the embargo or should Obama maintain the status quo? | 10/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: The Arab Spring Turns One Year Old: What Next? | As the Arab Spring celebrates its one-year anniversary, the West is cautiously awaiting the next step. Will democracy flourish in the Middle East and North Africa? Or will authoritarianism and fundamental Islam be the basis for the new governments born from the revolutions of 2011? | 3/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals | David Scheffer was at the forefront of the efforts leading to criminal tribunals for the Balkans, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia. His quest has been to to discover the right formula, in ever-changing international circumstances, to confront monstrous evil and to do so in the courtroom. | 3/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis | We are already in Currency War III, says Rickards, who sees four possible outcomes--none of them good--that he calls the four horsemen of the dollar apocalypse. Here's a tip: keep your eye on gold. | 1/2/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Lessons from the Old Guard: Can Gen Y Best the Challenges that Bettered the Baby Boom? | Fresh out of college, and frustrated with his own generation's political apathy, Brian Till set out to interview the former world leaders he most admired, including Bill Clinton and Vaclav Havel. What can Gen Y'ers learn from these leaders' successes and failures? | 31/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Thomas Pogge | In this fascinating conversation, Thomas Pogge explains how growing up in post-war Germany awakened him to injustice. He lays out his plan for reforming the pharmaceutical industry, and much more. | 31/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live | Well-known blogger Jeff Jarvis celebrates what he calls the emerging age of publicness, arguing that anything we have to fear in this new networked world is overwhelmingly outweighed by all the good that will come from it. | 30/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Made in the USA: The Return of American Manufacturing | President Obama's plan for a manufacturing revival has seen bipartisan support, but some economists are asking serious questions. Will more Americans on assembly lines stifle innovation? And can the U.S. compete with the lower wages and willing workers found overseas? | 27/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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A Look at Income Inequality in the United States | Hedge fund manager Philippe Burke gives us an inside look at what went wrong with the financial system and explains why he supports Occupy Wall Street; and Marlene Spoerri discusses the tension between income inequality and democracy. | 23/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: NATO and Turkey: Should Human Rights Be Sacrificed for a Missile Defense System? | As NATO's missile defense system goes live in Turkey, questions have been raised about the nation's human rights record. Should NATO condemn Turkey's recent crackdowns on free speech and the media? Or does the country's geostrategic importance trump these concerns? | 20/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama's Diplomacy with Iran | Trita Parsi recounts the previously unknown story of American and Iranian negotiations during Obama's early years as president, and the real reasons for their current stalemate. Contrary to prevailing opinion, Parsi contends that diplomacy has not been fully tried. | 18/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2012 with Ian Bremmer | What are the biggest political risks in 2012, and the associated ethical decisions? Political risk guru Ian Bremmer discusses his annual list, and his conclusions may surprise you. | 17/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Primaries and Democracy: Debating the Costs and Benefits of Primary Elections | With primary season starting up, the Republican candidates are traveling around the nation, making stump speeches, kissing babies, and spending millions. Is this staple of American politics a showcase for democracy? Or does it just exacerbate ideological polarization in the U.S.? | 13/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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A Look at Global Sustainability, with a Focus on China | Carnegie Council's Evan O'Neil ponders the future of mega-cities, and leading Chinese environmentalist Ma Jun discusses China's air and water crisis and the work of his watchdog group, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, which names and shames the worst polluters. | 11/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: North Korea: Engage, Ignore, or Confront? | With the recent death of Kim Jong-il, the United States is once again wondering what to do about North Korea. Is engagement with the nation's new leader, Kim Jong-un, the answer? Or should the U.S. isolate the rogue state and continue to ignore its threats? | 6/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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A Global Look at Migration | Global migration is a key part of our economic future and one that is often overlooked. Three experts offer very different takes on migration, spanning Europe, the USA, and lastly the Gulf States, where migrants make up the majority of the population and citizens are in the minority. | 6/1/12 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Unpaid Internships: Is Free Labor Fair Labor? | Unpaid internships are a valuable and sometimes necessary experience for college students and recent graduates, especially in light of the global financial crisis. But is this really a fair labor practice and does it just give an unfair advantage to more well-off job-seekers? | 30/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics | Cynics or realists? Just follow five rules and you can be a successful dictator, say Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith--at least until old age or sickness catch up with you. They go on to argue that these precepts apply to all systems of governance, including U.S. democracy. | 19/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Was Durban Doomed? | With the 17th annual global climate change talks foundering in Durban, little hope is left for a worldwide initiative designed to combat global warming. Will local efforts be enough or does this latest setback truly doom a future of sustainability and worldwide cooperation? | 16/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Justice for Hedgehogs | The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. Ronald Dworkin argues for one big thing: the unity of value. He asserts that value is what makes sense of how we act as individuals, how we relate to others, and how we construct our lives. | 15/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Disruptive Management: Fostering Transparency, Dialogue, and Innovation in Today's Business Climate | Technological innovation and the spread of social media have created a bevy of new considerations for companies, such as learning how to engage in meaningful dialogue with their stakeholders--including their employees. | 15/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Occupy Moscow | With Vladimir Putin's party receiving a rebuke in the December 4th parliamentary elections, Russia is at a crossroads. With alleged voter fraud and massive protests as a backdrop, could this be the start of a new, more democratic era in Moscow or will Putin prevail? | 9/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science | In this fascinating talk, theoretical physicist Michael Nielsen describes today's groundbreaking new era, where scientists, mathematicians, and ordinary people worldwide are working together online to solve problems and expand scientific knowledge. | 9/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Jeffrey Sachs | Jeffrey Sachs discusses America's economic and moral crisis; development aid; the Occupy Wall Street movement; and the mobilization of youth around the world, fighting for the basic principles of freedom, justice, and equality. | 6/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius | Looking back at the truly revolutionary rise in global living standards over the last 150 years, what have we learned about economic policies? There are clear lessons about what works and what doesn't, says Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind. | 2/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ken Kraft on Leadership and Ethics Training in Financial Institutions | The two most important leadership attributes are empathy and humility, says Ken Kraft. He works with Bank of New York Mellon employees in 36 countries around the world to promote a culture of leadership and ethics within the organization. | 2/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Goodbye Euro? | The euro was once thought to be a symbol of peace and prosperity in post-World War II Europe. As the sovereign debt crisis continues, are we watching the end of this currency and, more ominously, a unified Europe? | 1/12/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade | In 2010, global military expenditure was roughly $1.6 trillion--that's $235 for every person on earth. This has profound impacts, from the perpetuation of conflict, to the corrosion of democracy, to massive socioeconomic costs. | 30/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Report from Iran | Dr. Larijani, Iran's secretary general of the High Council for Human Rights, describes Iran's system as a democratic structure based on Islamic rationality, and engages in a sometimes heated discussion with the audience on nuclear weapons and human rights in Iran. | 30/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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George F. Kennan: An American Life | George Kennan was one of the great men of the 20th century, says John Lewis Gaddis. And he was great in multiple dimensions: as the grand strategist of the Cold War; as a historian; and as author of one of the greatest of American diaries. | 29/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: HIV Prevention and Behavior Change in Africa: Are Western-Imported Methods Working? | Are Western-imported methods for fighting HIV/AIDS working in Sub-Saharan Africa? Some critics argue that campaigns more aligned with traditional African values could be more effective in fighting the disease than Western campaigns focused on abstinence and safe sex. | 25/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Re-Imagining a Global Ethic | A global ethic makes it possible for us to agree to disagree about ultimate questions, provided we have the philosophical clarity that comes from that process of adversarial justification, says Ignatieff in this thoughtful and challenging talk. | 21/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ian Hurd on International Law and Security | I would disagree with those who suggest international law doesn't really matter, says Ian Hurd. If we look at what states do, they work very hard to marshal legal resources behind their foreign policy choices. They clearly care very much about being seen as following international law. | 18/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Privacy and Responsibility on the Internet: Who Should Control your Identity on the Web? | Who should control your Internet identity? In an age when bills are paid via PayPal, relationships are forged over Facebook, and revolutions are fueled by Twitter, these questions take on great prominence. How we answer them may define the Internet for years to come. | 18/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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International Reporting and the Brave New World of New Journalism | Veteran journalist Barbara Crossette discusses how international reporting has changed dramatically over the last few decades: new dangers, new competitors, and new ethical and professional challenges. | 18/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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UN Population Fund Report | Now that the population has reached seven billion, most of the focus is on the numbers. In this report, however, Crossette explores individual stories around the world to shed light on such issues as aging populations, migration, and the desire of women for family planning. | 16/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good | Should economic policies be guided less by economist Adam Smith and more by naturalist Charles Darwin? Robert Frank thinks so, and has some provocative tax reform proposals. | 16/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Toward a More Robust Public Policy Environment in the Middle East | Dr. Alterman describes the principal challenges for the Arab Middle East states as developing human capital and strengthening public policy environments. In aspiring to these, he calls for patience and long-haul commitment, even restraint, from Western donor sources. | 15/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Debt and Democracy: Why Shouldn't Greeks Vote on Their Financial Future? | The Greek tragedy unfolding over the European debt deal raises some important questions about the bounds between debt and democracy: Why shouldn't Greeks--or any citizenry for that matter--get to vote on the economic fate of their country? | 11/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Justin Harlow on Political Risk and Investment in Emerging Markets | Justin Harlow discusses investing in the energy sector in emerging markets. He is the founder and managing partner of Tau Energy Partners, an energy investment advisory firm dedicated to emerging markets. | 8/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: How Should the U.S. Handle Islamic Terrorists? | The fact that Guantanamo remains open, although the number of prisoners has been greatly reduced, shows how difficult it is to handle Islamic militants. Meanwhile, targeted killings have increased. Are we killing our high-profile enemies to avoid sending them to military prison? | 4/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Illusions of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism | It's time that we got ourselves out of this false sense of insecurity and realize that terrorism is here to stay, it will never pose an existential threat to this country, and the biggest threat it poses to us is that we will work ourselves into overreacting to the threat that it poses us. | 2/11/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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But Will the Planet Notice? How Smart Economics Can Save the World | You recycle? You turn down plastic and paper? Good. But none of that will save the tuna or stop global warming. If you want to make the planet notice, follow the economics, says Gernot Wagner. | 31/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Angela M. Kelley on Ethics and U.S. Immigration Policy | Angela Maria Kelley, of the Center for American Progress, talks frankly about the difficult practical and ethical questions surrounding U.S. immigration, and the inconsistent approaches in different states because of the deadlock at the federal level. | 28/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Child Soldiers and Counter-Terrorism: Should the U.S. Aid Countries that Recruit Child Soldiers? | Child soldiers and foreign aid raise an important ethical dilemma: Should allies that use child soldiers receive U.S. military aid, even if it compromises our opposition to the practice? When--if ever--should concerns about security trump concerns for human rights? What do you think? | 28/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order | The U.S. may no longer be a unipolar power, but the world order it helped create is alive and well. The rise of other nations and the deepening of economic and security interdependence have resulted from the success and expansion of the postwar liberal order, not its breakdown. | 25/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Entering India: Creating an Ethical Multicultural Business | In this interactive, case-based workshop, CEO Ashok Vasudevan shares how he bought a failing company and turned it into an ethical, innovative, and highly successful business. Although the business is in India, he points out that the ethical issues are universal. | 24/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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PepsiCo's Donna Hrinak on Public Policy and Business in Latin America | In a wide-ranging conversation, former U.S. ambassador Donna Hrinak discusses her regional responsibilities in Latin America, and her global work with other food and beverage companies, together with NGOs, to make packaged foods and drinks healthier. | 24/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Iran and the United States: Is Military Conflict Inevitable? | Recent allegations of an Iranian assassination plot in the United States have once again raised doubts about the effectiveness of sanctions. As confidence in a diplomatic solution wanes, can U.S. officials avoid military intervention without looking soft on Iran? | 21/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare | From the personal to the corporate to the national, our data is constantly at risk, says Joel Brenner. But it's like gravity; there's not much we can do about it. We just have to learn to live with the situation, stay alert, and limit potential damage. | 18/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Occupy Wall Street: Does Rising Income Inequality Threaten American Democracy? | Does rising income inequality pose a threat to American democracy? This question has long been taboo in American politics. Yet as Occupy Wall Street spreads across the United States, the political consequences of income inequality are grabbing headlines as never before. | 14/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Peter Singer | Utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer lives up to his beliefs, giving away 25-30 percent of his income to alleviate absolute poverty, and defending animal rights--or as he puts it, extending equality beyond the species boundary. Here are his thoughts on these topics and more. | 13/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street | Why pretend that economics is value free? It's a product of our civilization and riddled with moral judgements, says Sedlacek. By separating economics from ethics we have created a zombie, a monster without a soul. The two have to be put back together. | 13/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Space Junk | According to NASA, over 135 million pieces of man-made metal debris orbit the Earth. While the space race may be over, someone's got to do the cleaning up. But who? | 7/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Unraveling: Pakistan in the Age of Jihad | U.S. Foreign Service officer John Schmidt explains how the complex, dangerous relationship between the leaders of Pakistan and various jihadist groups came about, and how it all began to unravel after 9/11. | 4/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics Matter: A Conversation with William Easterly | The best system for discovering new approaches is not to have one planner at the top trying to decide what are going to be the successful innovations, says Bill Easterly. It's to have lots and lots of people at the bottom experimenting and finding their own innovations. | 3/10/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Blocking the Bid: Is the U.S. right to veto Palestinian Membership to the UN? | As the UN Security Council weighs the Palestinian bid, is the U.S. right to oppose UN membership? Would Palestinian membership to the UN threaten future peace or could it provide a foundation for future negotiations? | 30/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Yahoo! and YouTube: Balancing Human Rights and Business | How do companies such as Yahoo! and YouTube decide on whether disturbing material should be banned from their sites? What are the free speech and human rights issues involved? What guidelines do they use? This fascinating workshop discusses specific cases. | 27/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: China's Aircraft Carrier: Who Rules the Waves? | Is a far-reaching Chinese navy a threat to American naval superiority or to the West? Is China simply a major power, peacefully rising and pursuing its natural national interests? Perhaps, ruling the waves doesn't have the same importance in the 21st century? What do you think? | 23/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Jackson-Vanik: Time for Reconsideration? | The Jackson-Vanik amendment has been imposed on Russia for 37 years. Is it time for repeal? | 21/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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In an Era of Increased Transparency, A New Approach to Business Branding | As he retools Lipman, a New York advertising agency, Michael Mendenhall discusses a new approach to branding. He also talks about how companies' ethics are on display in an era of increased transparency, and how they can turn transparency into a business advantage. | 19/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Does the Elephant Dance?: Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy | Former Canadian High Commissioner to India David Malone gives a comprehensive survey of contemporary Indian foreign policy. He begins by focusing on India's geography, history, and capability, and covers relations with the U.S., China, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. | 18/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Genocide Denial in Rwanda: Dealing with the Past or Subverting Democracy? | Do laws that make it a crime to deny the existence of genocide help to lessen the chances of renewed conflict? Or, do they stifle freedom of speech--and risk eliminating political dissent? These are the questions currently debated in Rwanda. | 16/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Decision Points: The American Dream in the Balance | Led by Sam Speedie, who stepped up immediately after 9/11 and went into public service, this group of under-40s Carnegie New Leaders discuss how to move the country forward and help other young people to make a difference, whether in government, business, or the non-profit sector. | 15/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back | What can America do as it faces four major challenges--globalization, the revolution in information technology, chronic deficits, and its energy consumption? | 14/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Ten Years After 9/11: What Have We Learned? | As we take stock of the decade since 9/11, the lessons we have learned are still unclear. Ten years on, analysts impart contentious lessons that may even be irreconcilable. As you reflect on the past decade, what did you learn from 9/11? | 9/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline and the National Interest | A proposed Canadian pipeline would transport bitumen from the tar sands of Alberta to refineries on the Gulf Coast, crossing the border. Is Keystone XL in the national interest? Is secure access to oil worth the climate change consequences? | 2/9/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade: What Does it Mean? | Is the U.S. no longer the center of the economic universe? Credit expert Ann Rutledge discusses the recent credit rating downgrade of the U.S. economy and tackles the deeper underlying economic and moral issues, such as attitudes towards risk. | 29/8/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Libya After Qaddafi: Redefining our Responsibilities | As Libya prepares for its future, do NATO member states have a moral responsibility to protect peace and stability? Or should Libya's future be of its own making? What do you think? | 26/8/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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A Win-Win: Communications Technology and Global Health | David Aylward specializes in a new sector called mobile health, which uses cell phone and other communications technology to connect poor patients in developing nations to high-level health care. He is working to educate corporations about the opportunities in these markets. | 15/8/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: The Debt Crisis: Are Politicians the Problem? | Instead of taking a leadership role, U.S. politicians merely kicked the can down the road to resolve the debt ceiling crisis, kicking off a U.S. credit rating downgrade and a global stock market meltdown. Should the U.S. government be given more or less authority in light of recent events? | 12/8/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Cyberwar Strategy: Defensive or Offensive? | Governments and corporations are under serious and growing threat from cyber attacks. Which do you favor: a strategy that seeks out hackers and punishes them at the risk of waging an undeclared cyberwar, or a more defensive strategy, as adopted by today's Pentagon? | 5/8/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Norway: When Belief Justifies Murder | The power of belief is terrifying. Do you believe anything strongly enough to take a life without the sanction of authorities? Can any belief justify the killing of innocents? Where do you stand between belief and action? | 29/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ireland's Tough Path to Economic Recovery | What brought down the Celtic Tiger and will it rise again? Barry O'Leary, head of IDA Ireland (Industrial Development Agency), explains how and why Ireland went from boom to bust, and how foreign direct investment can play a role in its recovery. | 29/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Education for Employment Foundation: New Opportunities for Middle East Youth | Carnegie Council's David Speedie and Ronald Bruder, founder of the Education for Employment Foundation, discuss the Foundation's work in providing job training for at-risk youth in Arab Muslim countries, and also the impact of the Arab Spring. | 25/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Privacy, Ethics, and News of the World | Outrage over News of the World's use of phone hacking raises the question: when is hacking acceptable? Phone surveillance is a common tool for national security. Where do you draw the line? | 22/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: The Challenge of Population Growth | World population may hit 10.1 billion by the year 2100. Are population issues individual choices or are they fundamental concerns of public policy? How aggressively should policy intervene? | 15/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The (Ethical) Taste of Success | Ashok Vasudevan has what it takes to build commercially viable and socially responsible global companies. Tasty Bite, an all-natural, ready-to-eat food sold in the U.S. and Australia, is ranked one of India's Top-100 Best Companies to Work For. | 11/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Patriotism: Unquestioned Commitment or Dangerous Justification | Can you acknowledge dissenters as patriots? Can you dissent and still sing the national anthem wholeheartedly? Can you live in a middle ground? | 8/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Steve Forbes on Civility in Corporate America | Economic uncertainty is a source of incivility, declares Forbes. He touches on education, politics, history, free markets, and the establishment of a new gold standard so people can be certain that the money in their pockets has some real value. | 5/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Congress, the President, and Libya | Should the president be supported by the legislative branch when making difficult foreign policy decisions requiring the use of force? How does this apply to Libya? | 1/7/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives | For two years, Levy was given an opportunity to observe Google's operations, development, culture, and advertising model from within the infrastructure, with full managerial cooperation. What did he find? | 29/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Green Workplace and Human Behavior | Architect and sustainability expert Leigh Stringer is convinced that LEED green buildings are only a piece of the puzzle when designing a sustainable office. She argues that a crucial component is human behavior. | 29/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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A Conversation with Microfinance Pioneer Susan Davis | Microfinance started as a movement for social justice and women's equality and gave birth to an industry, says Davis. This gave rise to scale, efficiency, and large numbers of people being served--over 150 million of the world's poorest households. | 29/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: To Kill a Mockingbird and Justice | In To Kill a Mockingbird an innocent man is wrongfully sentenced. The author argues that all we can do in the face of injustice is try, accept, and move on. Should we trust always trust institutions? When the system fails is it enough to have fought, or should we go on to fight again? | 24/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Henry Kaufman on Civility in the Financial Sector | What is the underlying source of the current financial turmoil? It is not lack of technological knowledge about how to structure and to trade securities. It stems mainly from behavioral and ethical shortcomings, from regulatory failures, and from historical amnesia, says Henry Kaufman. | 24/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Confronting Corruption and Ethics in Emerging Markets | Is it possible to grow a company to $1 billion in revenue in Russia without giving a single bribe? In this interactive workshop with high-level professionals, Alcoa's Bill O'Rourke shares how he navigated the murky ethical conundrums that that come with leadership of a global business. | 17/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Libya and the Responsibility to Protect | The intervention in Libya is the first major action authorized by the Security Council under the responsibility to protect. Should we take military steps when leaders attack their own people? Or does this violate the state's right to self-determination? | 17/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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What is Happening to News: The Information Explosion and the Crisis in Journalism | Drawing on neuroscience, Jack Fuller explains why the information overload of contemporary life makes us dramatically more receptive to sensational news, while rendering the objective voice of standard journalism ineffective. | 16/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Diana B. Henriques on Bernie Madoff, Wizard of Lies | Is Bernie Madoff a monster or is it easier than you might think to slip over the line? Diana B. Henriques explores the ethical questions raised by Madoff's financial house of cards, which collapsed in late 2008. | 16/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Mindy S. Lubber: Working with Companies to Address Sustainability Challenges | Even though U.S. public policies are often lagging behind, pressures from shareholders and investors, greater transparency, and heightened risk awareness are all contributing to a new focus on sustainability for many companies, says Mindy Lubber. | 14/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Politics of Migration in Germany: Joel Rosenthal Interviews Cem Oezdemir and Michael Goering | Immigration is both a challenge and an opportunity for Germany. So say Green Party leader Cem Oezdemir, the first immigrant member of Germany's parliament, and Michael Goering, CEO of the Hamburg-based Bucerius Foundation, which funds programs on integration. | 13/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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John Brademas and Mickey Edwards: Civility in Politics | Two distinguished former politicians, one Democrat and one Republican, agree on concrete proposals for improving U.S. politics. They include campaign finance reform; abolishing gerrymandering; and encouraging our brightest young people to enter public service. | 10/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Is There A 'Third Way' to Engage China? | The Chinese economy and defense budget have grown at an enormous rate over the past five years. Do you think that this will lead to global confrontation? Or will China have a peaceful rise? Could there be a third way that blends competition and cooperation? | 10/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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WAR | In this thoughtful and very personal talk, Sebastian Junger ponders what attracts young men to war, the difference between friendship and brotherhood, the question of when nations should intervene, and lastly, the issue of his own mortality. | 3/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers | Child soldiers are a weapons system that is effective, cheap, and complete. How do we counter that? How do we make the use of children a liability? How do we stop people from reverting to using children as the primary weapons system of a conflict? | 3/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Southern Sudan: Would You Declare War? | Within weeks of independence for Southern Sudan, the Northern Sudanese Army annexed the disputed town of Abyei. Should Southern Sudan respond militarily, risking a larger war? Or should they move ahead with independence on July 9 as planned? | 3/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Leif Wenar on Natural Resources and Clean Trade Policies | Consumers in countries that import natural resources are often unwittingly in business with dictators, corrupt officials, and armed groups, says Leif Wenar. Yet we could change our laws to make powerful groups in exporting countries more accountable to their own people. | 1/6/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Philip Howard on Civility in Everyday Life | Philip Howard argues that an excess of government regulations and the law has corroded the institutions of authority in our society, with many deleterious effects, and one of the victims of that is our sense of ethics and civility. | 31/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Rise of the Rest IV: Critical Regions in Crisis | Optimistic and bleak by turns, a panel of experts analyzes the dilemmas facing the rising and existing powers--from protests across the Middle East, to the earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan, to rising food and oil prices across the world. | 31/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Taiwan: Is there a Statute of Limitation on Corruption? | Can corruption be legitimized by common usage, legal process, or subsequent legislation? Should old crimes go unpunished by legislative amnesty? Or is it more important simply to correct the abuse and move forward? | 27/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World | In the next 20 years, 75 to 80 percent of the world's population will have the same standard of living as today's advanced countries. What will this extraordinary set of pressures on natural resources and the environment mean for the planet? | 20/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Follow the Money: Krishen Mehta on Capital Flight | How does capital flight work and how big a problem is it? Krishen Mehta of Global Financial Integrity (GFI) explains that in total, developing countries lose close to $1 trillion every year, of which 65 percent is related to commercial tax evasion. | 20/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Training SEAL Team 6: The Point of the Sword | Could SEAL Team 6 have captured bin Laden alive? Should training for elite military forces prioritize thoughtfulness at the risk of indecision? | 20/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Going Green: Initiatives in the Workplace | Michael Ellis, from the sustainability consulting firm GreenOrder, discusses how companies can work with employees to make sure they're onboard with green initiatives--and why that's such an important part of green workplaces. | 13/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Bin Laden's Death | Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in a mission by U.S. Navy SEALS. Should the U.S. have captured him alive and put him on trial? Was the U.S. justified in entering Pakistan without the consent of their government? | 13/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Beyond Good Intentions: The Promise and Peril of Citizen Engagement with Foreign Policy | What were the accomplishments and failures of the U.S. grassroots movements that responded to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and how do these lessons apply to grassroots movements in general? | 12/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution | How did human beings succeed in creating the ideal of strong, accountable governments that adhere to the rule of law? Francis Fukuyama provides a sweeping account of how today's basic political institutions developed. | 6/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: When Government Changes the Rules: Taiwan's Feed-in-Tariff | Taiwan requires electric utilities to purchase renewable energy, subsidized by the government. When solar rates went down, the government changed the contract terms, saving on government funding but causing the solar investors to make less profit. Was this justified? | 6/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics Matter Series: Interview with Francis Fukuyama | How does Francis Fukuyama view state formation, normative issues, and human behavior? Does he believe (as Andrew Carnegie did) that history moves in an upward direction and we can eventually put an end to war? This fascinating interview explores these questions and more. | 6/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Alcoa's William O'Rourke: Ethical Business Practices, from Russia to Sustainability | It's all about personal convictions: Bill O'Rourke explains how he grew Alcoa's business in Russia to $1B revenue without giving a single bribe, and how he fosters sustainability, health, and safety practices in his current U.S. position. | 6/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal on Global Ethics | We need to move toward a way of viewing the world that sees that we live in an interconnected world and that our prosperity and our well-being does depend on the well-being of others and that we bear some kinds of duties and responsibilities to that. | 6/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Giving Voice To Values: How To Speak Your Mind When You Know What's Right | Through experiential exercises that act as rehearsals, we can learn to how to act on our values in real-life situations, says Mary Gentile. She shares a ground-breaking new approach that prepares professionals to respond to ethical challenges in the workplace. | 5/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Evgeny Savostiyanov on Dismantling the Moscow Communist KGB | Evgeny Savostiyanov was one of two key appointments made by reformist Mayor Gavriil Popov during his brief tenure as mayor of Moscow from 1990-92. Savostiyanov was made head of the Moscow KGB, with a view to dismantling the old Soviet-era version. | 5/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe | Author and journalist Peter Godwin was born and raised in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia). In this gripping talk, he untangles his country's complex and tragic history, and lays out the arc of President Mugabe's brutal career. | 2/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Higher Education in the Middle East: America's Legacy | For generations, American universities have been educating students in the Middle East. President of Lebanese American University Joseph Jabbra makes an impassioned case for the American values that students absorb in these institutions, such as tolerance, philanthropy and service. | 2/5/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Disaster, Decline, or Rebirth: A Japanese Fish Story | Japan's recent tsunami and nuclear disaster have devastated its fishing industry. Fish are at the heart of Japanese culture, yet worldwide stocks of wild fish are in drastic descent. Should there be a push to revive this occupation or should Japan be trying to grow new industries? | 29/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Charles Osgood on Civility in the Media | In every sector of American society, civility has declined, according to recent polls--from vicious political rhetoric to attacks in the blogosphere and lack of personal decency. How can the media play a positive role in restoring civility? | 28/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Anatol Lieven on Pakistan | Pakistan expert Anatol Lieven unravels Pakistan's troubled and complex relationships with the U.S., Afghanistan, the Taliban, and its own army--and adds a special note on what bin Laden's death means for U.S.-Pakistan relations. | 28/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technologies | Author Alexis Madrigal examines the history of green technologies in America and shows how they have been entangled with culture, ethics, and government policies. | 28/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: The Power of Economic Models | Economic models were the basis for crucial practical decisions that led to the 2008-09 financial crisis. Yet government bailouts remain controversial because free market advocates see intervention as wrong. Do you agree with the need to manage markets? Or should the economy be guided only be the invisible hand? | 22/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Scribble, Scribble, Scribble | Prepare to be challenged and entertained! The inimitable Simon Schama discusses American politics, past and present, and gives an impassioned defense of the importance of the general welfare--rather than rugged individualism--at the heart of the American Constitution. | 15/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Assisting Political Parties in the Middle East | In the aftermath of popular uprisings in the Middle East, Western aid-donors are confronted by a difficult dilemma. Should they work with anti-democratic or politically extreme domestic groups? Is excluding some parties in the name of democracy justified? | 15/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Just Business: Scott Belsky on Making Ideas Happen | Scott Belsky's mission is to organize and empower creative professionals. There's so much talk about how to be more creative, but there isn't enough discussion about the execution side of the equation--how can individuals and teams better execute and follow through on their ideas. | 13/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Good Book: A Humanist Bible | Philosopher A.C. Grayling has created a non-religious Bible that draws from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both Western and Eastern traditions. Whatever your beliefs, you will find food for thought in this wise and witty talk. | 9/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Lustration: Purging Civil Servants in New Democracies | In transitions from authoritarian rule to democracy, systems must decide who to exclude from public office. What do you do with those who, without being guilty, cannot be called innocent? Is it undemocratic to ban them from holding government positions? | 8/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Arkady Murashev on Reforming the Moscow Police Force (1991-92) | Active in Russian politics since the early days of Perestroika, Arkady Murashev discusses his part in bringing down the Soviet Union and and working towards a new form of government. | 8/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance | We're living in a multi-polar, multi-civilizational world, says Parag Khanna, and the old rules no longer apply. Increasingly, states, international organizations, NGOs, and corporations must work in partnerships and find ways to strengthen mutual accountability. | 7/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The World Ahead: Conflict or Cooperation? | After the Cold War, Fukuyama, Huntington, and Mearsheimer each presented a bold vision of what the driving forces of world politics would be. Yet all have proved to be out of step with recent U.S. foreign policy. Is there a fourth vision for the world ahead? | 1/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: The Impact of Dependence on Oil | Oil is cost-efficient as a primary energy source--in the short term. Long-term, however, oil poses economic risks and damages the environment. Should we allow markets to determine energy sources or implement energy policies to invest in alternatives? | 1/4/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Arab Uprisings: The View from Cairo | As president of the American University of Cairo, Lisa Anderson was a witness to the recent protests in Tahrir Square. In this fascinating talk, she analyzes the upheavals taking place across the Arab world and explains the differences between them. | 31/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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One Nation Under Surveillance: A New Social Contract to Defend Freedom Without Sacrificing Liberty | The boundaries between public and private are crumbling fast, often with the active or passive consent of those whose privacy is breached. What limits, if any, should be placed on a government's efforts to spy on its citizens in the name of national security? | 30/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Just Business: Edward Glaeser on the Triumph of the City | We live in an age in which it is effortless to telecommunicate across the globe, in which we could all just dial in from some sylvan suburb, says Harvard economist Edward Glaeser. But along so many dimensions, cities are more vital, more innovative, and more important than ever. | 30/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Nuclear Power's Future | Due to the high demand of energy, competitive costs, and environmental concerns, nuclear power seemed like a reasonable option. The earthquake and tsunami in Japan have since raised serious concerns about its safety. Is nuclear power worth the risk? | 25/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Just Business: Swan Paik on Nike Foundation and the Girl Effect | Women and girls are a powerful accelerator for change, says Nike Foundation's Swan Paik. By allowing girls to fall through irreversible trap doors in adolescence, the world is missing out on the tremendous potential that they have to offer. | 18/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Behind the Headlines: Pakistan | With its mix of militants, nuclear weapons, and chronic domestic unrest, Pakistan's problems have implications for the entire world. Prize-winning author and journalist Ahmed Rashid gives a chilling account of the situation in his homeland. | 18/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Health Dollars and Polio | Bill Gates is spending one billion dollars in two years to eradicate polio. Although a deadly and crippling disease, it is extremely hard to end and there were only 1,000 cases reported last year. Is Gates' pledge a misallocation of global health resources? | 18/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity | Born in a Palestinian refugee camp, Dr. Abuelaish has devoted his life to medicine and to reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, even though his three daughters and a niece were killed by Israeli shelling. What drives this extraordinary man? | 14/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Media in Contemporary Russia | What is the current situation of journalism in Russia today, where 70 percent of media is owned by the state? The Council welcomes a delegation of Russia's media leaders for a frank discussion. | 11/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Turkey, Islam, and Democracy | Turkey's democracy has been extolled as a model in the Middle East, but has also been belittled for its creeping authoritarianism. Does Turkey offer hope to those states making a democratic transformation in the Arab world? Or is its system under threat? | 11/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Interview with John Tessitore, Editor of EIA Journal | As EIA journal celebrates its 25th anniversary and its move to Cambridge University Press, Editor John Tessitore discusses the journal's mission, its themes, its peer-review process, and its global reach. | 4/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Defeating Piracy | In March 2011, there were over 50 vessels and 800 people held hostage by Somali pirates. What should be the response to these captures? Should a third party attack, negotiate, seek legal remedies, or continue to make the best of a terrible situation? | 4/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics Matter Series: Interview with Joseph S. Nye, Jr. | Joseph Nye discusses the sources of his ideas, his major concepts such as soft power, the impact of these concepts, and his thoughts on the information revolution. | 2/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Just Business: Captain James Staples on International Piracy | Everyone knows that the only real solution to piracy in the Indian Ocean is to stabilize Somalia and revive its economy, says Merchant Marine Captain James Staples, a piracy expert. As long as Somalians have nothing to lose, piracy will continue. | 2/3/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Unfinished Global Revolution: The Pursuit of a New International Politics | Is the world ready to embrace more powerful international institutions and the values needed to underpin a truly globalist agenda—the rule of law, human rights, and opportunity for all? | 28/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: America on a Global Ethics Thermometer: Image and Reality | How well do the institutions of government live up to the expectations of their people? What has America got right? What should it change? How do other countries measure up? | 25/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Just Business: Jerusha Klemperer of Slow Food USA | Jerusha Klemperer, associate director of programs at Slow Food USA, explains the differences between slow and fast food and discusses food equity--how to make slow food more affordable and more widely available. | 25/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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WAMC Radio's Alan Chartock Interviews Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal | Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal discusses Andrew Carnegie's vision for world peace and the mission and work of today's Carnegie Council, along with issues such as the U.S. role in the world, deterrence, and the changing nature of war. | 25/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The End of Arrogance: America in the Global Competition of Ideas | Free market capitalism, Western culture, democracy--the ideas that shaped 20th century world politics and underpinned U.S. foreign policy--have lost a good deal of their strength. Authority is now more contested and power more diffused. How should the U.S. meet these challenges? | 24/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Just Business: Roo Rogers on Collaborative Consumption | Author and eco-entrepreneur Roo Rogers' ventures include an alternative town-car service that uses hybrid cars. His recent book, What's Mine is Yours, discusses collaborative consumption--bartering, trading, and sharing, but on a massive scale. Examples include Ebay and Craigslist. | 22/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Jobs: Computers versus Humans | Could the slow job growth rate of the Great Recession be attributed to new technologies replacing human labor and intelligence? Is artificial intelligence likely or desirable in a post-industrial society? | 18/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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John Exnicios on Training USSR Dissidents | David Speedie interviews John Exnicios, former vice president of the Krieble Institute. Exnicios played a lead role in training Russian dissidents in the last years of the Soviet Union. | 16/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Future of Power | In the information age, the mark of a great power is not just whose army wins, but also whose story wins, says Joseph Nye. This talk includes his thoughts on China, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iran, and more. | 15/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: IDs, Personal Privacy, and India | The Indian government plans to give all 1.2 billion Indians a fingerprint ID. Are you in favor of a national biometric ID to prevent identity theft and facilitate commerce? Or are you concerned about the privacy implications? In any case, are universal IDs only a matter of time? | 11/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Osama bin Laden | CIA veteran Michael Scheuer believes that the U.S. has consistently underestimated Osama bin Laden; what's more, in terms of al Qaeda and its allies, events in Egypt, Tunisia, and Sudan, and the rumblings in Jordan and Yemen are unalloyed good news. | 10/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Just Business: Peter Escher on the MBA Oath | Can MBAs be held to do no harm standards similar to those of MDs? The MBA Oath was created by a group of Class of 2009 Graduates of Harvard Business School. Like the Hippocratic Oath made by doctors, the MBA Oath outlines values and ideals to which managers should commit. | 10/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Egypt: Democracy or Demography? | Two waves are overwhelming Egypt and possibly the Middle East: democracy and demography. Can a youthful imperative for rapid change amplify or diminish the growth of democracy? Can a populist revolution contain the seeds of an authoritarian regime? | 4/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Just Business: Susan Davis on Business Solutions to Fight Poverty | Although there is no magic bullet, social entrepreneurship unlocks everybody's ability to be a change maker and to participate in the solutions to their own problems, says Susan Davis of BRAC, the world's largest development agency and a microfinance pioneer. | 2/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Karl Hofmann on Private Sector Tools in Promoting Global Health | We strongly believe that markets can be made to work for the poor in ways that far surpass the ability of the public sector and other interventions to really have the impact that we need at scale, says PSI President Karl Hoffman. | 1/2/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Next Decade: Where We've Been...and Where We're Going | The challenge of the next decade is not American power, says George Friedman. It is the preservation of the republic through a management of the international system that faces the fact that, intended or not, we're an empire. So long as we refuse to face that, we can't be effective. | 28/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Tunisia: The Jasmine Revolution and Western Foreign Policy | In Tunisia, the Jasmine Revolution showed the vulnerability of unpopular and anti-democratic regimes. Should the West support authoritarian regimes to contain political Islam? Or should it watch popular passions erect potentially anti-democratic governments? | 28/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom | Amid the euphoria about the power of the Internet and social media, Morozov sounds a note of caution. He reminds us that these tools can also entrench dictators, threaten dissidents, and make it harder--not easier--to promote democracy. | 26/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle | Pax Americana is a good thing, declares Gideon Rose. The problem is that even when the U.S. wins militarily, it often botches dealing with war's aftermath because it fails to define its political objectives. | 25/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: 2011 Top Risks and Ethical Decisions | The annual announcement from the Eurasia Group of top global risks is here. Do you agree with their choice of fundamental issues for this year? | 21/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2011 | In this lively discussion, economist Daniel Altman, political scientist/risk expert Ian Bremmer, and economic and political analyst Zachary Karabell present what each sees as the top risks for this year--and well beyond. | 21/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Colette Lespinasse on Haiti | Colette Lespinasse discusses pre-existing governance and human rights issues in disaster-stricken Haiti. She addresses the recent earthquake and cholera outbreak, as well as her work with migrants on the Haitian-Dominican border. | 20/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics Matter Series: Interview with Chris Brown | Chris Brown reveals the roots of his current thinking, and discusses his views on Marxism, human rights, humanitarian intervention, direct versus representational democracy, and cosmopolitanism versus communitarianism. | 19/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System | Barry Eichengreen argues that while the dollar is bound to lose its singular status, the coming changes will be neither sudden nor dire. | 14/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Populism, Protectionism, and China | Chinese policies tilt the field and undermine free trade, according to journalist David Leonhardt. Should the U.S. use sanctions more aggressively to enforce free trade principles and to protect domestic production? Or are the negative economic consequences too risky? | 14/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Diplomats and Commercial Sales | Wikileaks cables reveal that U.S. diplomats are a big part of the sales force. Is diplomacy diminished or conflicts harder to resolve if diplomats are aggressive commercial partisans? Or are diplomats promoting products a crucial part of 21st century international affairs? | 7/1/11 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Beirut, Damascus, Tehran, and Tel Aviv: The Moment of Reckoning is Near | As powerful regional forces confront each other over the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri, a day of reckoning is inevitable. Will there be a compromise or will the struggle be settled on the battlefield of Lebanon, Syria, Iran, or Israel? | 21/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: International Humanitarian Law and Non-State Actors | Should non-state armed groups be excluded from the formal realm of international humanitarian law? Should they be held to the same standards as states during warfare? What is the proper mechanism for enforcing the rules of war without lending non-state actors legitimacy? | 17/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Caucasus: An Introduction | Known as the lands in between, the Caucasus has long been an arena of great-power contact and conflict. The region is often seen as intractable, yet we should discard misleading cliches such as ancient hatreds and frozen conflicts, says Thomas de Waal. | 17/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Susan Aryeetey on Women in Ghana | Susan Aryeetey discusses her work empowering women in Ghana. She has a background in journalism and communications, and has spent the last eight years at Ghana's International Federation of Women Lawyers, or FIDA. | 15/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Putting Middle East Youth to Work: Partnering with Business to Turn a Youth Tsunami into an Asset | Founder and CEO Ron Bruder and VP Jasmine Nahhas di Florio introduce Education for Employment Foundation, an NGO that creates employment opportunities for youth in the Middle East and North Africa. Five programs are underway: Egypt, Jordan, West Bank/Gaza, Morocco, and Yemen. | 14/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: WikiLeaks: Trust or Transparency? | U.S. diplomatic cables exposed through WikiLeaks raise several questions about transparency and trust. Should governments employ secrecy in diplomacy? Without transparency, are democracy and diplomacy compatible? | 10/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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AMEXICA: War Along the Borderline | In a horrific account, Ed Vulliamy describes the ultraviolent, nihilistic, narco-traficante culture of the Mexican-American border, a land of drug addicts and cartels. | 9/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Negotiating with Evil: When to Talk to Terrorists | When, how, and under what conditions should governments talk to terrorists? Can opening a dialogue bring conflicts to a faster resolution? | 8/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Alex Felson, Landscape Architect and Urban Ecologist | A professor at Yale, a landscape architect, and an urban ecologist, Alex Felson creates designs that take local and built environments into account. His projects include the New York City Reforestation Plan and The East River Marsh. | 6/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia | Michael Korda reveals the extraordinary man behind the myth of Lawrence of Arabia. He discusses T. E. Lawrence's contradictory nature, a born leader who was utterly fearless but remained shy and modest; and a scholar who also invented guerrilla warfare. | 3/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Interests or Values: The West and Israel | Western support of Israel demonstrates a clash of interests and values. Israel is a key U.S. ally, yet its policies towards Gaza and the West Bank are repeatedly marked with human rights violations. Can there be a middle ground in foreign policy where interests and values meet? | 3/12/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Ethics and Humanitarian Intervention | The UN Charter states that human rights is the responsibility of international society. It also prohibits forceful interference against the territorial integrity and political independence of any state. Which takes precedence in humanitarian crises, sovereignty or human rights? | 26/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: WTO and the Washington vs. Beijing Consensus | With the rise in power of emerging markets and developing economies should the architecture of global economics change to reflect their market approaches? Should the U.S. direct reforms, or should China and other developing markets take leadership? | 19/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories | Master raconteur Simon Winchester tells a series of gripping and little-known tales of the Atlantic, the ocean he calls the inland sea of modern civilization. | 15/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Handpicking Successors and the Brazilian Elections | Brazil's President Lula da Silva handpicked Dilma Rousseff as his successor, even though she has never held political office. How important is continuity in governments? Is handpicking a successor acceptable in order to win an election or to direct a government? What do you think? | 12/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The U.S. Navy's New Energy Revolution | Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus is working to chart a new course for the Navy and Marine Corps, that by 2020 will dramatically reduce the Navy's consumption of fossil fuels. He also prepared the long-term recovery plan for the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of the oil spill. | 11/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Jonathan Rose on Green Real Estate | Jonathan Rose was one of the sustainability movement's early adopters. He led the way in developing green affordable housing, and continues to focus on green building and transportation as key drivers in combating climate change. | 9/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: The EU and Serbia | Would Serbian admission to the EU prevent another Balkan War? Is promoting Serbian democracy more important than securing justice for 1990s genocides? In pursuing war criminals, is the carrot of EU admission more effective than the stick of EU exclusion? | 5/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power | Robert D. Kaplan declares that yhe Indian Ocean area will be the true nexus of world power and conflict in the coming years and it is here that U.S. foreign policy must concentrate if America is to remain dominant in an ever-changing world. | 4/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future | Ian Morris draws on 50,000 years of history, archeology, and the methods of social science, to make sense of when, how, and why the paths of development differed in the East and West--and what this portends for the 21st century. | 4/11/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Neo-liberalism and Welfare | Do markets promote the greatest good for the greatest number? What do you think? Should long-term economic growth, promised by a free market, be prioritized over concerns about inequality? How do you balance a society's need both to create wealth and insure welfare? | 29/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy | Amar Bhide takes apart the so-called advances in modern finance, showing how backward-looking, top-down models were used to mass-produce toxic products. He offers tough, simple rules: limit banks and all deposit taking institutions to basic lending and nothing else. | 27/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953 | In a striking reinterpretation of the postwar years, Robert Dallek examines what drove leaders around the globe--Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Mao, de Gaulle, and Truman--to rely on traditional power politics, and points out the lessons we can draw from their mistakes. | 22/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Can Moral Injury Be a Wound of War? | Moral injury is a new concept to describe the harm done to combatants traumatized by war. Is this concept confined to combatants alone, or is moral injury to soldiers simply a more extreme extension of the moral issues faced by everyone? | 22/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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What Technology Wants | In a brand-new view of technology, co-founder of Wired magazine Kevin Kelly suggests that it is not just a jumble of wires and metal. He argues that technology is actually a living, evolving organism that has its own unconscious needs and tendencies. | 22/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with William Powers, Living Off the Grid | William Powers discusses his time living off the land while staying in a 12 x 12-foot cabin with no electricity or running water, and how that experience has changed his outlook. | 21/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy | Allison Stanger shows how contractors became an integral part of U.S. foreign policy, often in scandalous ways, but maintains that the problem is not contractors, but the absence of good government. Outsourcing done right is, in fact, indispensable to U.S. interests today. | 20/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Facts are Subversive: Political Writing from a Decade without a Name | Looking back over the last decade, Timothy Garton Ash catalogues the challenges facing the EU--the economy, a united foreign policy, the integration of Muslims--and concludes that despite its problems the union has taken important steps forward. | 20/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Politics and Civility | Civility has fled the 24/7 news cycle. Public life need not be this way. Why do we tolerate, even gorge, on this lack of civility? How do you handle public debate? Do you paint opposing views as demonic? | 15/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Sustainable Societies | What will it take to build sustainable societies? The panel includes Sartaz Ahmed of Booz and Company on building sustainable cities; Larry Burns (formerly of GM) on clean vehicles; and architect Joan Krevlin on green buildings. | 13/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Can Obama Please Both Arabs and Israelis? What the Polls and History Tell Us | Despite Obama's rhetoric, most Arabs still see America through the prism of pain of the Arab-Israeli conflict, says Telhami, and a majority of Arabs and Israelis no longer believe peace is possible. Both the Arabs and the Israelis need to put public opinion aside and build an agreement. | 8/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Frugal Superpower: America's Global Leadership in a Cash-Strapped Era | Michael Mandelbaum says that in this age of soaring deficits, the era marked by an expansive U.S. foreign policy is coming to an end. He recommends a new policy, centered on a reduction in the nation's dependence on foreign oil. | 8/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Geoengineering | Global warming makes it impossible to limit environmentalism to one country. Should geoengineering be regulated multilaterally before rogue countries experiment with our collective future? Or does the problem demand research and action now, despite the risks? | 8/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War | It is time to examine the Washington consensus on national security and why it must change, says Professor Bacevich--and to acknowledge that fixing Afghanistan should not take precedence over fixing Detroit. | 6/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Grand Strategies: Literature, Statecraft, and World Order | Reading classical literature teaches us that there are seldom clear answers to real-life dilemmas, says Charles Hill. It gives us the breadth of knowledge to realize that a multitude of factors need to be taken into account. | 1/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: China and the U.S.: Trade Wars or Mutual Advantage | China undervalues its currency and pursues an export-led growth model, resulting in the loss of U.S. jobs. Confrontation on this issue is dangerous, yet doing nothing is potentially disastrous for the U.S. economy. How would you respond to China's growing power? | 1/10/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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EIA Interview: Mathias Risse on Justice and Common Ownership of the Earth | Philosopher Mathias Risse discusses his concept of common ownership of the earth--the equal claim of each person to the planet and its resources--and what this means for worldwide immigration policies and for climate change refugees, for example. | 29/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Pakistan, the United States, and the West: David Speedie Interviews Anatol Lieven | Anatol Lieven discusses Pakistan's surprising degree of stability; the role of the army and ISI; the drug trade; and Pakistan's relationship with the U.S., Afghanistan, and other countries, including India, China, and Russia. | 29/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Ian Yolles, Chief Marketing Officer at RecycleBank | RecycleBank's mission is to entice consumers to recycle with a rewards system similar to frequent flyer programs. You can think of it, in a sense, as a form of behavioral economics, a carrot-versus-stick approach. | 29/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Leading by Example | Representatives from the Navy, the Marines, and the Army Corps of Engineers illustrate how the U.S. military is on the forefront of efforts to develop and implement renewable, clean energy sources, both to power U.S. forces and to combat climate change. | 28/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Deepwater Drilling and Fossil Fuels | Offshore oil spills have devastating consequences, yet storm-drain runoff from leaky cars and gas stations can be just as bad. Do the risks of deepwater drilling outweigh the rewards? Could efficiency and innovations on land meet our energy demands without further drilling? | 24/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Self-Determination and Conflict Resolution: From Kosovo to Sudan | Drawing on the International Court's judgment on the legality of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence, Arbour examines the pursuit of self-determination in a range of situations, focusing particular attention on the upcoming referendum in Southern Sudan. | 23/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line between Christianity and Islam | More than half of the world's Muslims and Christians live along the tenth parallel in Africa or in Asia. How do these two great intersecting faiths interact? | 23/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Forty Years After Friedman: What is the Proper Role of Business in Society? | In 1970 Milton Friedman published an article entitled The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Its Profits. In light of current business problems, such as the BP oil spill,what is the social responsibility of companies today? | 20/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Eco Innovations: Small Sparks, Big Impact | How do sustainable innovations make it to market? Three very different inventors talk about their creative process, how their inventions have had a social impact, and what a more sustainable society might look like. | 17/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Extinction | What should be the balance between preservation and consumption? Should there be a global ethic for protecting endangered species? If so, how should it be enforced? | 17/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Facing the Crises of our Time: The United Nations and the United States in the 21st Century | The UN can do better and it can do more, and when the U.S. is fully committed the chance of success is always greater. The UN is imperfect but indispensable. Our challenge is to build upon its strengths and address its weaknesses in the most constructive way. | 10/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Declining Fish Stocks | Three-quarters of the world's fish stocks are in distress and many fisheries could collapse by midcentury. Should we ban industrial fishing or regulate it for sustainable output? Can farmed fish make up the difference? Furthermore, who will police the oceans? What do you think? | 10/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Christoph Lueneburger, Sustainability Practice Leader | Christoph Lueneburger is the leader of the sustainability practice and the U.S. private equity practice at Egon Zehnder International, a human capital advisory firm. His prior career includes water investment, and he has brought sustainability into both his personal and professional life. | 3/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: The Sustainability of Cities | Half the world now lives in cities, and they are growing. Are megacities an opportunity or a threat? | 3/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Joan Krevlin, an Architect Specializing in Sustainable Community Design | Joan Krevlin's work as an architect demonstrates what integrity can bring to a career. Deploying form and function with integrity is key to design. Krevlin manages to do so in her projects while maintaining environmental sustainability and social accessibility. | 2/9/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Aircraft Carriers and Anti-Ship Missiles | Have aircraft carriers lost their place as core naval assets for projecting force? Does the carrier's symbolic role and massive armament still sustain its central mission? For instance, would you risk U.S. carriers in a conflict across the Taiwan Strait? | 27/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Tokyo Vice and Japanese Morality: Devin Stewart Interviews Jake Adelstein | Three years in a Zen temple taught Jake Adelstein the core virtues of Japanese society, such as reciprocity, and the police beat at Tokyo newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun showed him its vices--the far-reaching powers of the Yakuza, Japan's organized criminal underworld. | 24/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Enjoying, Managing, or Restoring Trout | Should national parks introduce non-native species for recreational purposes, or focus on preserving the parks' natural state? | 20/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Public Ethics Radio: Joy Gordon on Iraq Sanctions | Joy Gordon's new book Invisible War describes a superpower run amok. The international sanctions on Iraq were the strictest ever imposed. The tremendous damage that ensued set the stage for the devastated country we see today. | 13/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: A Mosque at Ground Zero | The proposed building of an Islamic community center two blocks from 9/11's Ground Zero has become a contentious issue. Would building the center promote the American virtues of religious freedom and speech? Or would it be counterproductive and insensitive, even if the intent is pure? | 13/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Smartphones: From Popular Product to Ethical Dilemma | Smartphones rely on coltan, much of which is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Given that the Congo represents one of the worst illustrations of modern mineral exploitation, what will you do? | 6/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics for a 21st Century Army: Creating a Code of Professional Military Ethics | What are the basic principles that should guide professional soldiers in the 21st century? | 2/8/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Secrecy in Foreign Policy | Is secrecy in foreign policy an unfortunate yet necessary way to maintain national security? Does the lack of transparency in state decisions undermine democracy? | 30/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Digital Activist Mary Joyce | Joyce, who worked on Obama's campaign, defines digital activism as the use of digital technology in campaigns for social and political change. But technology is just another tool. Strategy must come first. | 28/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Security in America | The growth in national security measures since 9/11 is striking. Is this level of government investment worthwhile? Is there ever such a thing as enough security? | 23/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Taiwan: Building Partnerships for Asia-Pacific Economic Integration | Since 2008, Taiwan has quietly pursued new political and economic initiatives with China, and the likelihood of conflict across the Taiwan Strait has diminished. What are the implications for East Asian economic integration and for Taiwan-U.S. relations? | 21/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Who Dies in Afghanistan: Soldiers, Civilians, or the Mission? | How do you choose missions to fight a war effectively, while minimizing civilian deaths and meeting the obligation to your soldiers? | 16/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Mexico: Violence and Democracy | Must governments meet violence with an authoritarian response? In the recent Mexican election, citizens could demand a crackdown on druglords at the price of personal freedoms, or continue to participate at the risk of their safety. Mexicans chose the latter. What would you do? | 9/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Ethics in Business: Interview with Felipe Botero, VP, MetLife | Felipe Botero is a VP at MetLife Insurance. Day-to-day, he develops insurance for retiring baby-boomers. But he is also taking on the enormous responsibility of putting together microinsurance products for MetLife in the developing world. | 6/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Google and State Capitalism? | Does the state capitalism model present a challenge to free market political systems? Is Google's confrontation with China a taste of the future? What do you think? | 2/7/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Activism and Policy: Prospects for Change in Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan is one of the most closed societies in the world. Its media and education system are propaganda tools and all opposition is crushed. Meanwhile, other countries are competing hotly for its vast reserves of natural gas. What pressures can help bring about change? | 29/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban | Journalist and author Jere Van Dyk tells of his decades-long involvement with Afghanistan, and gives a harrowing account of his 2008 kidnapping and imprisonment by the Taliban in the no-man's land between Afghanistan and Pakistan. | 28/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Chinese Currency and Ethics | When China loosens the peg of its currency to the dollar, the U.S. will benefit--but it may hurt labor in China. While the looser Chinese currency is fairer to trading partners, it conflicts with protection of Chinese citizens' interests. How would you balance the two concerns? | 25/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Beyond the NPT | Doctors Roald Sagdeev and Frank von Hippel have collaborated for decades on nuclear arms control and nonproliferation between the U.S. and the USSR. They discuss their work and their insights for the future arms control agenda. | 25/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Public Ethics Radio: Matthew Rimmer on Intellectual Property and Clean Technology | Matthew Rimmer discusses intellectual-property policy for clean technologies. How do we both create new technologies and spread them as widely as possible? We need climate-friendly technology to be used everywhere, including in developing countries with limited resources. | 23/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Rebuilding War-Torn States: The Challenge of Post-Conflict Economic Reconstruction | After wars end, what steps should countries take to consolidate peace? Graciana del Castillo identifies five premises that are necessary for war economies to transition into sustainable and productive markets. | 22/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Rwandan Health Care: A Model for the West? | In Rwanda, 92 percent of citizens have government-mandated health insurance, collectively owned by the policy-holders themselves. Does organizing health care based on this mutual ethical obligation make sense for other countries? What do you think? | 18/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Future Leaders and Global Business Values: The IBM Worldwide Student Survey | How do the views of today's students and CEOs differ with regard to business on a shared planet? IBM engages with the Council's Carnegie New Leaders and the Workshops for Ethics in Business program to understand these emerging perspectives. | 17/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Reset: Iran, Turkey, and America's Future | Stephen Kinzer argues that the United States needs to rethink its alliances in the Middle East and focus on strategic relationships with Iran and Turkey rather than Israel and Saudi Arabia. | 11/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Green Bonds: Devin Stewart Interviews Christopher Flensborg | Banker Christopher Flensborg is one of the pioneers who developed green bonds. Issued by the World Bank, these bonds give institutional investors the opportunity to earmark their investments into climate-friendly projects. | 8/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The Betrayal of American Prosperity: Free Market Delusions, America's Decline, and How We Must Compete in the Post-Dollar Era | Clyde Prestowitz argues that the U.S. is rapidly losing the basis of its wealth and power, as well as its freedom of action and independence. If we do not make dramatic changes quickly, we will confront a painful, permanent slide in our standard of living. | 4/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Development Aid | Should the U.S. be helping developing countries when it has its own dramatic domestic problems? | 4/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Is there a China Model? Devin Stewart Interviews Leo Horn-Phathanothai | China has no alternative economic model, says Horn. Its keystone is pragmatism and ad hoc experimentation, combined with the clever exploitation of luck and the fostering of innovation from the ground up. He also discusses China's role in Africa. | 2/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Public Ethics Radio: Sarah Holcombe on Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights | What rules should govern business and academic interactions with so-called traditional knowledge? Sarah Holcombe examines questions of knowledge management, intellectual property rights, and research ethics through the lens of Australia's Aboriginal groups. | 1/6/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations? | Ian Bremmer demonstrates the growing challenge that state capitalism will pose for the entire global economy, and what free market nations must do to protect their economies as this new system gains popularity. | 28/5/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: After the War on Terror | Will the next dominant international conflict be between state capitalism and free market capitalism? Will it supplant the war on terror? What do you think? | 28/5/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War | Washington has squandered the opportunity for a fundamentally new U.S.-Russian relationship after the Cold War, says Stephen Cohen. | 22/5/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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Global Ethics Corner: Global Fertility and U.S. Politics | How do we meet the massive global issue of fertility without being mired in the abortion debate? What do you think, regardless of your view on pro-life or pro-choice? | 21/5/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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The End of the Free Market: Devin Stewart Interviews Ian Bremmer | In a discussion about his latest book, Ian Bremmer analyzes the troubled relationship between the U.S. and China, and the rise of what he calls state capitalism--where the state is the principal actor and there is an absence of the rule of law. | 21/5/10 | Gratis | Visa i iTunes |
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