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Articles, Events, & Podcasts
AUG 23, 2017 • Article
Foreword to Volume "Just War Thinkers: From Cicero to the 21st Century"
This book tells the story of the just war through its main protagonists. Each chapter gives insight into the life and times of the most ...
JUL 16, 2017 • Publication
Ethics in International Affairs: An Introduction
This introduction from Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal explains the point of view underlying the Council’s activities, discussing the connection between power and ethics.
MAY 15, 2016 • Article
Obama at Hiroshima
President Obama’s impending visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park completes a process long in the works and fundamental to his foreign policy agenda. ...
JAN 21, 2016 • Article
Rising Fences: Migrants, Borders, and a New Frontier for Ethics
What will 2015 be remembered for? The image that comes to mind is “rising fences.” If we took a satellite photo of the planet, that would ...
SEP 13, 2015 • Article
Democracy as Myth and Fact
Myths give meaning to our lives. They are stories created to explain the human condition—creation, death, heroism, dignity, pain, pride, and suffering. There is ...