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Upcoming Events
 May highlights include Dr. Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless efforts to promote human rights, particularly for women, children, and political prisoners in Iran.
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New Publications
 Just out! Ethics & International Affairs, Spring 2006 featuring a special section on "Justice After War," focusing on Iraq; "Accountability in International Development Aid" by former Council Fellow Leif Wenar; and "Compromising Justice: Why the Bush Administration and the NGOs are Both Wrong about the International Criminal Court" by Kenneth A. Rodman.
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Online Exclusive  Preventing Future Kosovos and Future Rwandas: The Responsibility to Protect after the 2005 World Summit by Alex J. Bellamy [PDF, 110 kb].
At the 2005 World Summit, the UN General Assembly adopted the doctrine that each state has the responsibility to protect its own citizens from heinous war crimes. The practical significance of this declaration, however, remains to be seen. In this policy brief for the Ethics in a Violent World initiative, Bellamy outlines how the responsibility to protect can guide states during difficult humanitarian crises, arguing for a commitment to transparency, publicity, and responsibility.
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Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
Joseph S. Nye
Arguing about War (2004)
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
Jeffrey Sachs
Children at War
P.W. Singer
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  EDITOR'S NOTE
In April the Council was proud to host three Nobel Prize winners as speakers:
- Economist Joseph Stiglitz
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- Nigerian writer and human rights activist Wole Soyinka
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- Economist Amartya Sen
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We kick off the month of May with a fourth, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Even if you cannot join us in person, you can benefit from these and other noteworthy events by visiting our permanent resource library of transcripts, audios and videos at www.carnegiecouncil.org
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS New Staff Join the Council
We welcome two new senior staff to the Council:
Devin Stewart, new Director of the Carnegie Global Policy Innovations, joins us from Washington, D.C., where he was Assistant Director of Studies and Japan Studies Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He remains affiliated with CSIS as an Adjunct Fellow and advises the Sustainable Profitability Group.
Jere Van Dyk, Carnegie Council Senior Associate, is a seasoned political journalist and author, with particular expertise in Afghanistan. In addition to his work at the Council, he is an adjunct professor at New York University and an analyst and consultant to CBS News and the news program "60 Minutes."
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Afghanistan: The Forgotten War
"The thing that the Afghans are most afraid of is that the US will abandon them," says Barnett Rubin, one of the world's foremost experts on Afghanistan, in an interview with Jere Van Dyk.
Decade of Nightmares: The End of the Sixties and the Making of Eighties America
"In 1979 or 1980, anyone looking at the landscape of American politics could not fail to see the role of religion as a conservative force—not just religion, but traditional, orthodox religion. I would also suggest to you that exactly the same is true on a global scale," says Professor Philip Jenkins. In this wide-ranging talk, he argues that the mid-to-late 1970s was a crucial watershed not only for the United States, but also for religious and political movements around the world.
What Does It Mean To Be Muslim?
"Who is a Muslim? There is a sociological answer to that question and a religious answer," says Danish sociologist Jytte Klausen. Focusing on Muslims in Western Europe, the following talks go beyond the usual stereotypes to uncover a more complex reality:
- Globalized Islam
French scholar Olivier Roy shows that Islam is becoming a globalized religion, less linked to traditional culture than many in the West assume. Unless Western European governments grasp this, he says, they can neither combat terrorism effectively nor create successful immigration and integration policies.
- Islamic Challenge: Politics and Religion in Western Europe
"Europeans have trouble adjusting to immigration and religious pluralism because they are much less secular than they presume themselves to be," says Jytte Klausen. Based on her interviews with over 300 Muslim leaders in six countries, she finds that European Muslims are overwhelmingly liberal in outlook and that most current problems stem from local issues, such as unemployment.
RECOMMENDED READINGS ON GLOBAL SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development
Joseph Stiglitz explains how less developed countries have suffered while richer countries have benefited from the development round negotiating process, and lays out clear recommendations for managing trading relationships fairly.
International Trade: What Does Justice Demand?
Is the WTO system fair or just? This panel discussion furthers a debate about the relevant principles for evaluating the justice of the international trade system, and identifies the reforms that may be necessary.
 Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa
"What kind of ethical default is this? How is it possible for the world to endure millions of unnecessary deaths?" In one of the most passionate talks at the Council this year, Stephen Lewis, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, calls the developed world to account.
Development Agenda 2006: From Ideas into Action
Sir Emyr Jones Parry, UK ambassador to the UN, describes the positive rethinking of development policy that occurred in 2005 and the need to make 2006 the year for action. He touches on the issues of aid, trade, UN reform, harmonization among donor organizations, and the struggle against corruption.
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