Kevin Maloney is chief public affairs officer at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. As a member of the Council’s senior leadership team, he oversees the planning and execution of the institution’s community engagement, content development, and public programming strategies across key issue areas at the intersection of ethics and international relations.
Maloney also hosts the Values & Interests podcast, which examines ethical tensions and tradeoffs at the heart of decision-making in geopolitics and is co-lead of the Council’s Illiberal Narratives & Shifting Values project. He first joined the Council in 2021 as director of communications after spending a decade at public affairs consultancies, where he advised clients in the policy, professional services, higher education, and nonprofit sectors.
Maloney holds a BA in political science from Fordham University and an MA, with distinction, in global security from King's College London. In concert with his role at the Council, he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Governance and Global Affairs at Leiden University in The Hague, where his research aims to map and compare the values systems and related foreign policy narratives of post-Cold War U.S. presidents.
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Featured Work
AUG 5, 2025 • Report
Illiberal Narratives and Shifting Values: Examining Competing Visions of the U.S. and its Role in the World
This report examines the rise of illiberal narratives in U.S foreign policy and the recent dismantling of American soft power institutions.
JUL 15, 2025 • Podcast
Investing in Your Ethical Infrastructure, with Simon Longstaff
The Ethics Centre's Simon Longstaff discusses the power of moral inquiry, performative vs. good-faith engagement, and how ethics can help to address global challenges.
JUN 17, 2025 • Podcast
Empowerment, Ownership, & Agency: Building an Inclusive AI Future, with Jimena Viveros
Lawyer and AI expert Jimena Viveros explores why bridging the digital divide between the Global South and North is both a moral and economic imperative.
MAY 20, 2025 • Podcast
Character not Compliance, with Edward Brooks
Oxford's Dr. Edward Brooks joins "Values & Interests" to discuss how embracing ethics can unlock better thinking, relationships, and outcomes in our personal and professional lives.
APR 29, 2025 • Podcast
Interrogating Our “Norms” with Professor Tanisha Fazal
University of Minnesota's Professor Tanisha Fazal joins the "Values & Interests" podcast to discuss shifting geopolitical norms in a moment of global transition.
APR 8, 2025 • Podcast
Doubling Down on Values in a Moment of Crisis, with Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Hertling discusses lessons in leadership, embracing your professional ethos, and the importance of staying true to your values in times of crisis.
MAR 18, 2025 • Podcast
Small States, Mutual Respect, and the Future of the International System, with Ambassador Ali Naseer Mohamed
Ambassador Ali Naseer Mohamed, permanent representative of the Maldives to the UN, discusses the vital role of small states at this critical global moment.
FEB 26, 2025 • Podcast
A World without USAID? with Andrew Natsios
Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator, discusses humanitarianism as a moral principle and the potential geopolitical consequences of the shuttering of the aid organization.
FEB 20, 2025 • Podcast
Morality and Power from the Individual to the Institution, with Joel Rosenthal
For the inaugural episode of "Values & Interests" Joel Rosenthal unpacks the complex and challenging relationship between morality and power in our personal lives and geopolitics.
FEB 7, 2025 • Podcast
Values & Interests: Trailer to the Series
This new podcast series takes a deep dive into the ethical tensions and tradeoffs at the heart of decision-making in today’s interconnected world.