The U.S.-India relationship is a central part of the Biden-Harris administration focus on the Indo-Pacific region. Ahead of Secretary Blinken's trip to Delhi next week, Senior Fellows Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin discuss India's role in the QUAD, vaccine diplomacy, growing bilateral economic ties, and the youth revolution with Observer Research Foundation America's Jaishankar.

In the second podcast in a series on the COVID-19 pandemic and the ethics of global vaccine distribution, Penn's Dr. Emanuel discusses the positives and negatives of the vaccination campaigns led by the Biden administration and COVAX. With many nations still facing public health emergencies, how can the U.S. effectively and ethically use the vaccine as soft power?

This side event was organized jointly by the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean during the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).

In the latest Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI) webinar, Carnegie Council Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen speaks with Arizona State's Gary Marchant and Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez about their work on characterizing soft law programs for the governance of AI. What is the role of these programs in managing applications and methods of AI?

We are faced with an unfair and ultimately unsustainable refugee system that simultaneously increases human suffering while placing the burden of hosting refugees on poorer nations. The sad reality is that unilateral and voluntary obligations of individual states and actors have proven ineffective in addressing the global refugee crisis. How can we achieve a system that shares the responsibility for refugees equitably? 

The post-World War II liberal order faces unprecedented upheaval as countries and their leaders retreat from globalism, embrace nationalism, and attack democratic norms. Whether it’s Bolsonaro in Brazil, Orbán in Hungary, or Modi in India—illiberalism is on the rise. Carnegie Council President Joel H. Rosenthal hosts a virtual panel to assess the current threats against democracy.

Carnegie Council is pleased to announce its 2021 Impact Initiatives. These initiatives identify pressing ethical issues, convene leading experts, and produce agenda-setting resources to educate and activate communities globally. The Impact Initiatives will drive forward actionable real-world solutions in the areas of climate change, migration, artificial intelligence, and foreign policy.

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