Framing ethical perspectives
As countries grapple with global issues, such as climate change and the impact of emerging technology, the way that nations interact has never been more consequential. Our experts, programming, and impact initiatives work to analyze the foreign policy of the United States and other nations with an aim to explore shared values and produce agenda-setting resources.
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DEC 15, 2025 • Video
The Ethics of Decision-Making in National Security
APR 9, 2026 • Article
Realism vs. Pragmatism: Understanding America’s New Rhetorical Landscape
Amid Trump's fiery rhetoric and debates over "realism," Professor Jason Ralph writes that "pragmatism" may offer a better alternative for the American public.
AUG 14, 2025 • Podcast
Values, Realism, and U.S. Foreign Policy, with Alexander Vindman
Alexander Vindman joins "Values & Interests" to discuss the critical interplay between morality and power in the practice of geopolitics.
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MAY 11, 2009 • Podcast
After President Obama's Visit to Europe: U.S. Relations with the EU, NATO, and Russia
Distinguished German statesman Karsten Voigt discusses the German political mindset, which grew out of its situation after World War II; Obama's popularity in Germany; and ...
APR 2, 2009 • Article
Reverse China Hedge
Several factors might explain China's multifaceted approach toward the United States, including economic woes, uncertainty about how the financial crisis will play out, and an ...
MAR 18, 2009 • Podcast
Great Powers: America and the World after Bush
Military geostrategist Thomas P. M. Barnett argues that the 21st century will see the rise of a global middle class for the first time, which ...
MAR 17, 2009 • Podcast
A Necessary Engagement: Reinventing America's Relations with the Muslim World
In an informed assessment of the past, present, and future of America's relations with the Muslim world, the CIA's point person on Islam, Emile A. ...
MAR 13, 2009 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Budgets, Cuban Policy, and Ethics?
Do we respect the wishes of anti-Castro Americans, to restrict trade, or the wishes of agriculture and medical sales interests, to open Cuban markets? If ...
MAR 13, 2009 • Article
Reset Button Plus
David C. Speedie argues that the Obama mantra for U.S.-Russia relations is "hit the 'reset button,'" yet the Clinton years (1992-2000) were ...
MAR 10, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 3: US Foreign Policy (4:53 mins)
Is the new U.S. administration off to a good start with its approach to foreign policy?
MAR 4, 2009 • Article
How to Deal with Pakistan after Mumbai
Despite their mutual antipathy, Pakistan's stability is in India's national interest. A stable Indian subcontinent is in America's strategic interest. And for all its limitations ...
MAR 4, 2009 • Article
Obama's Moral Obligation to Africa
Obama is in a unique position to make a difference in Africa, but will he fulfill his campaign promises? Matthew Hennessey has some suggestions for ...
FEB 27, 2009 • Podcast
The Dictator's Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet
In his first-hand account of the brutal Pinochet years and their aftermath, H.E. Mr. Heraldo Muñoz asks, "The agonizing question is: Was Pinochet ...