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FEB 6, 2025 • Article

A Moment for Moral Resilience—Not Exhaustion

Humanitarianism, international cooperation, and democracy are being challenged and outright rejected. But we need moral resilience to help us navigate this complicated time. Read More.

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Joel H. Rosenthal

Joel H. Rosenthal

President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

Sept 10, 5:30pm ET, Virtual • Event

Values & Interests: Post-Liberal American Power

Join us for this expert panel discussion on morality and power in a rapidly changing geopolitical environment.

AUG 7, 2025 • News

Carnegie Council Unveils New Ethics-Based Tool to Accelerate the Implementation of Climate Action in Cities

Carnegie Council has released a new free-to-access tool for professionals working to address or limit climate change impacts in cities.

By Samuel Bradshaw

JUN 27, 2025 • Journal Online Exclusive

The Cosmic Precipice: Why Weaponizing Space Hurts Us All

Calls to weaponize space are at minimum careless and at worst actively harmful. We should protect the peaceful use of space as a global commons.

Ann C. Thresher & Mai'a K. Davis Cross

AUG 14, 2025 • Podcast

Values, Realism, and U.S. Foreign Policy, with Alexander Vindman

Alexander Vindman joins "Values & Interests" to discuss the critical interplay between morality and power in the practice of geopolitics.

Hosted by Kevin Maloney

Scene from Mountainhead. CREDIT: HBO

JUL 11, 2025 • Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Mountainhead"

This review of HBO's "Mountainhead" discusses ethical issues around emerging tech and the power and influence of billionaires.

Author Alex Woodson

JUL 11, 2025 • Journal

New Issue Out Now: Ethical Dilemmas and Migration Policymaking, the International Intervention in Afghanistan, and more

The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the latest issue of the journal. The issue features a roundtable on ethical dilemmas and ...

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AUG 5, 2025 • Article

Illiberal Narratives and Shifting Values: Examining Competing Visions of the U.S. and its Role in the World

This report examines the rise of illiberal narratives and the recent dismantling of U.S. soft power institutions

Authors Kevin Maloney & James Ketterer

MAY 13, 2025 • Video

Advancing Global Health in a Moment of Fracturing Partnerships

In this event from our Ethics Empowered: Leadership in Practice series, practitioners examined the impact of today's geopolitical environment on the future of public health.

Hosted by Nicholas Bayer & Brian A. Mateo

APR 10, 2025 • News

Global Ethics Day 2025 to Take Place on October 15 with the New Theme of “Ethics Re-envisioned"

Carnegie Council is pleased to announce “Ethics Re-envisioned" as the new theme for the 12th annual Global Ethics Day, which will take place on October 15, 2025.

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