Welcome to Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Carnegie Council is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational institution. Its core mission is to broadcast to the world the message that ethics matter, regardless
of place, origin, or belief. Watch, read, and listen to resources on three broad
themes: ethics, war, and peace; global social justice; and religion in politics.
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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.
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North Korea: The World's Principal Violator of R2P
The 2005 UN World Summit made a commitment to protect populations from genocide, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. Has North Korea violated this norm to the degree that intervention is warranted? The answer is an unequivocal yes.
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Samantha Brennan: 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.
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Why Are We Surprised at Egypt's Backlash against Foreign NGOs?
The outrage over Egypt's arrest of 43 NGO workers is understandable and well deserved. But it also speaks to a little acknowledged paradox: These organizations are conducting democracy-building work that would never be tolerated in the U.S.
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Policy Innovations Magazine: Resolving the Food Crisis
The recent spikes in global food prices served as a wake-up call to the global community, but what has really changed in the global policy response?
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Is Humanitarian Intervention Legal? The Rule of Law in an Incoherent World Free access till Feb 26! (Editors' pick from 2011)
The legality of humanitarian intervention is essentially indeterminate. No amount of debate over the law or recent cases will resolve its status; it is both legal and illegal at the same time.
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Policy Innovations Online Magazine for a Fairer Globalization
The Council's critically acclaimed website is updated weekly with a rich mix of articles, video, events, and analysis on how ethical innovation shapes global society.
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