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AUG 28, 2025 • Article

Ethics in a Post-Liberal World

Seven months into Trump's second term, liberal principles hang in the balance. Bringing these norms back to life will require courage and the power of states, businesses, institutions, and the people. Read More.

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Joel H. Rosenthal

Joel H. Rosenthal

President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

October 30, 5:30pm ET, Virtual • Event

Addressing Climate Migration & Considerations for the Future

Register for this convening, in which experts will discuss how nations can collaborate to ensure the rights of people moving due to climate change.

November 19, 5:30pm ET, Virtual • Event

Values & Interests: Geopolitics in an Era of AGI

As nations and researchers race to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI), sign up to hear an expert panel discuss the geopolitical impacts of this technology.

CREDIT: Eros Hoagland/Netflix/IMDB.

OCT 24, 2025 • Article

Ethics on Film: Discussion of "A House of Dynamite"

This review of "A House of Dynamite" discusses the many ethical decisions facing leaders when a nuclear missile is launched at the United States.

Author Kathleen Egan

OCT 23, 2025 • Journal Online Exclusive

Beware the Boomerang Effect: Why U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Pose a Profound Threat to American Freedom

The U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats point toward an intensification of unchecked destructive and coercive power that directly threatens civil and political freedom.

Christopher J Finlay

OCT 30, 2025 • Podcast

Misinformation and the Global Manosphere, with Odanga Madung

Kenyan journalist and researcher Odanga Madung discusses the corrosive effects of misinformation, the global rise of the manosphere, and the power of collective narratives.

Hosted by Kevin Maloney

Left to right: Melissa Mahtani, Anjali Dayal, Nadia Daar, Aurelien Buffler.

OCT 16, 2025 • Video

Re-envisioning Humanitarianism for a Changing World

In the Global Ethics Day 2025 keynote event, an expert panel discussed the present and future of humanitarian aid, in this challenging political environment.

Hosted by Melissa Mahtani & Joel H. Rosenthal

OCT 14, 2025 • Journal Online Exclusive

Global Ethics Day 2025: Ethics Re-envisioned

For the 12th annual Global Ethics Day, the editors of Ethics & International Affairs invited brief essays for an online roundtable on “Ethics Re-envisioned.”

Space scene with stars in the galaxy.

SEP 8, 2025 • Article

A Policy Framework for International Cooperation in Space Biotechnology

This report, in collaboration with Northeastern University, explores the need for multilateral frameworks and guidance in biotechnology as humans explore space in the coming decades.

Authors Mai'a K. Davis Cross, John Basl, Gokce Altin Yavuzarslan, Brian Helmuth, Ryan Morhard, & Ann C. Thresher

OCT 6, 2025 • Article

A Conversation with Carnegie Ethics Fellow Molly Schaeffer

This interview series profiles members of the CEF cohort. This talk features Molly Schaeffer, executive director of the NYC Mayor's Office of Asylum Seeker Operations.

Authors Molly Schaeffer & Alex Woodson

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