Our Mission
We empower ethics by identifying and addressing the most critical ethical issues of today and tomorrow.
Today, the world faces unprecedented upheaval as countries and individuals retreat from multilateralism, embrace nationalism, attack democratic norms, and grapple with the impact of emerging technologies on society.
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is an independent, research-driven nonprofit that works to empower ethics by identifying and addressing the most critical ethical issues of today and tomorrow.
Founded by Andrew Carnegie over a century ago, we set the global ethical agenda and work for an ethical future by convening conversations, producing materials in a range of media, and sharing resources for education, impact, and awareness.
We are the world’s catalyst for ethical action.
Our Work
We set the global ethical agenda and work for an ethical future by:
Identifying current and future critical ethical issues that affect politics and business, education and journalism, religion and science, and the armed forces;
Convening leading experts and thinkers to generate ethical solutions to global problems;
Creating communities and activating constituencies by embracing multilateralism and exploring shared values; and
Framing ethical perspectives by broadcasting, publishing, educating, and engaging with audiences around the world.
Impact Initiatives
Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative
The Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI) is an impact-oriented community of practice seeking to understand how AI impacts equality for better or worse. AIEI works to empower ethics in AI so that it is deployed in a just, responsible, and inclusive manner.
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative
The Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) seeks to catalyze the creation of effective governance for climate-altering technologies, in particular for solar radiation modification and large-scale carbon dioxide removal.
U.S. Global Engagement Initiative
Carnegie Council's U.S. Global Engagement Initiative (USGE) seeks to generate wider discussions on U.S. foreign policy in order to move ethical considerations to the center of policymakers' thinking.
Model International Mobility Convention
The primary goal of the Model International Mobility Convention (MIMC) is to formulate new rules for migration and asylum that can benefit both migrants and refugees as well as their states of origin, transit, and destination.
Our Leadership
Joel H. Rosenthal
President, Carnegie Council
Anja Kaspersen
Carnegie Council Senior Fellow, Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI)
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Carnegie Council Senior Fellow, U.S. Global Engagement Initiative (USGE); U.S. Naval War College
Tatiana Serafin
Carnegie Council Senior Fellow, U.S. Global Engagement Initiative (USGE); Marymount Manhattan College
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Using the power of ethics to build a better future