Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

"The Trump–Zelenskyy encounter laid bare five distinct ethical failures. These were not isolated misjudgments, but symptoms of a wider shift in the diplomatic landscape," writes Corneliu Bjola in an online essay for "Ethics & International Affairs." https://lnkd.in/eFq7KUGi

"America’s polarized debate over immigration policy reflects the worst of ourselves. The nation can do much better both to serve its interests and to reconcile its competing ideals," writes Senior Fellow Michael Doyle. https://lnkd.in/gMASSym9

What role can small states play to reform the international system amid rising geopolitical tensions? Maldives Ambassador to the UN Ali Naseer Mohamed discusses this and more in the latest episode of "Values & Interests." Listen wherever you stream your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eKzSmXPF

Earlier this week, Juris Pupcenoks moderated a panel discussion with Jean-Marie Guéhenno and Jennifer Welsh to unpack the moral and political dilemmas of UN peacekeeping in today's geopolitical environment. If you missed our event, you can listen to the full discussion now available on YouTube or wherever you stream your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eVSKQbWs

As the inaugural cohort of Carnegie Ethics Fellows culminated their work last month, we asked some of them to reflect on their two-year experience, highlight under-discussed ethical issues, and share advice for the next generation of ethical leaders. Samantha H. Emily Kilcrease Ebuka O. Geraldine Sciolto Hinh Tran

Registration is now open for our upcoming event, "Unlocking Cooperation: Space Diplomacy," on Wednesday, April 2 at 8:30am ET. https://lnkd.in/dZYQ3E7s As the world enters a new space age, we're presented with novel ethical questions and governance challenges that require paving new pathways for collaboration. Carnegie Council and The Ethics Institute at Northeastern University will host a critical panel discussion on the future of international space governance, diplomacy, security, and sustainability. The event will feature: Joel Rosenthal, President, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Ronald Sandler, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Ethics Institute, Northeastern University Zhanna Malekos Smith, Senior Associate, Aerospace Security Project and Strategic Technologies Program, CSIS; Space Consultant, MITRE Corporation Maia Keapuolani Davis Cross, Dean’s Professor of Political Science, International Affairs, and Diplomacy and Director of the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures, Northeastern University Diane Howard, Former Director of Commercial Space Policy, National Space Council - The White House; Principal, sur l’espace PLLC Ann Thresher, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University

Why are more people crossing borders today than ever before? Are there effective mechanisms to meet modern-day migration trends? Research Fellow Susie Han makes the case for how the Model International Mobility Convention can provide a rights-based governance approach to meet the scale of human mobility in the 21st century. https://lnkd.in/dZt-xN6b

Join us tomorrow at 8:30am ET for a virtual event about the ethical challenges of peacekeeping operations. https://lnkd.in/e4fjVeRP The event will feature an exclusive opportunity to hear from and engage with leading practitioners on the issue: Juris Pupcenoks, Associate Professor of Political Science, Marist University; Next-Gen Advisory Board Member, Carnegie Council Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of Practice in International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jennifer Welsh, Professor, Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security & Director of the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CIPSS), McGill University "Moral Dilemmas and Political Tradeoffs in Peacekeeping Operations" is the first event from our new Ethics Empowered: Leadership in Practice series.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS | We are inviting contributors to submit their work for our upcoming research session at the Global Tipping Points Conference 2025: "Catalyzing Social, Behavioral, and Ethical Tipping Points for Accelerating Climate Action." The deadline is Wednesday, March 19. Learn more and submit: https://lnkd.in/e6EfiC_d

"Perhaps the key ethical risk of solar geoengineering is that it will simply reproduce the hierarchical, exploitative, and exclusionary practices that have created the conditions of the climate crisis . . ." Danielle Young analyzes the possibilities of governing solar geoengineering in today's political environment. https://lnkd.in/e3mwyKcj