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Activity

Activity on Just Peace

This Carnegie Council classroom activity introduces students to just peace theory by exploring how conflicts can be resolved in ways that promote peace and justice.

75 minutes

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Activity

Activity on the Liberal World Order

This Carnegie Council Activity engages students with the Liberal World Order that emerged after World War II.

60 minutes

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Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan for Ethical Issues in Solar Geoengineering

This Carnegie Council Lesson Plan discusses issues related to climate change and solar geoengineering.

50-60 minutes

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Enhance your curriculum with applied ethics resources

Complete Carnegie Council's Ethics & Values Mind Map

Since 2024, we have used the Ethics & Values Mind Map to help students explore how ethical reflection can inform responses to complex issues. After receiving positive feedback from students and requests from educators, we created a version for use on their own campuses.

We invite you to incorporate the activity into your curriculum. Access the accompanying lesson plan which includes learning outcomes and reflection questions.

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Ethics Empowered: Leadership in Practice

Event recordings for students and young professionals

FEB 25, 2026 • Video

Why Space Matters and How to Govern It

APR 21, 2026 • Video

The Ethics of AI Agents in Global Governance

Watch this "Ethics Empowered" event, in which an expert panel grapples with the challenges of AI agents in multilateral and diplomatic spaces.

DEC 11, 2025 • Video

Re-examining our Capacity for Just Peace

Watch this discussion featuring distinguished experts reflecting on the state of war in 2025 and the obstacles to achieving just peace.

Ethics & International Affairs

The Journal of Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

Published quarterly, Carnegie Council's Ethics & International Affairs journal helps to bridge theory and practice through publishing original articles, essays, and book reviews with a focus on the principles of justice and morality. The journal covers current policy developments, global institutional arrangements, and the conduct of important international actors.

Ethics & International Affairs has its own website.

Learn more about the journal

Next-Gen Leadership Initiative Advisory Board

Michelle D’Amico

Advisory Board Member, Next-Gen Leadership Initiative; New York University

Tanisha Fazal

Advisory Board Member, Next-Gen Leadership Initiative; University of Minnesota

Manuela Fernández Pinto

Advisory Board Member, Next-Gen Leadership Initiative; Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

Mary C. Gentile

Advisory Board Member, Next-Gen Leadership Initiative; Giving Voice to Values (GVV)

Jana Lucash

Advisory Board Member, Next-Gen Leadership Initiative; Hunter College High School

Juris Pupcenoks

Advisory Board Member, Next-Gen Leadership Initiative; Marist College

Drew Thompson

Advisory Board Member, Next-Gen Leadership Initiative; Editorial Fellow, Carnegie Council's journal, "Ethics & International Affairs"

Next-Gen Leadership Initiative Team

Brian A. Mateo

Director of Education and Special Projects, Carnegie Council

Kathleen Egan

Senior Program Associate, Carnegie Council

Simon Myaskovsky

Programming & Outreach Intern, Carnegie Council

Joel H. Rosenthal

President, Carnegie Council