Joel H. Rosenthal
President, Carnegie Council

Joel H. Rosenthal is President of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. The Council is one of Andrew Carnegie's original peace endowments. It was founded in 1914 to promote the principles of pluralism and peace.

Under Dr. Rosenthal's direction, the Council sponsors educational programs for worldwide audiences. The Council's lectures, publications, and educational programs focus on issues relating to ethics and war, the global economy, and cultural difference.

Dr. Rosenthal is editor-in-chief of the journal Ethics & International Affairs and the author of Righteous Realists. He has co-edited several collections of articles and written numerous articles of his own including "Ethics" in Bruce W. Jentleson, et. al. Encyclopedia of US Foreign Relations. His work in progress includes; "How Moral Can We Get? Essays on the Moral Nation."

Dr. Rosenthal received his Ph.D. from Yale University and B.A. from Harvard University. Among his professional activities, he serves as Senior Fellow, Stockdale Center, U.S. Naval Academy; Adjunct Professor, New York University; and Chairman of the Bard College Globalization and International Affairs Program in New York City.

Resources by this Author:

• Pillars of Ethics
• Ethical Policy Dilemmas in the Promotion of U.S. Human Rights Values
• Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 5: The Fat Tail (8:51 mins)
• Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 4: The Petro-states (6:13 mins)
• Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 3: US Foreign Policy (4:53 mins)
• Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 2: Obama (7:16 mins)
• Political Futures Mar 09 Segment 1: Davos (5:13 mins)
• Political Futures Feb 09 Segment 5: China and U.S. Foreign Policy Making (3:53 mins)
• Political Futures Feb 09 Segment 4: Israel, Iran, Cuba, Russia (5:50 mins)
• Political Futures Feb 09 (Video in full) (27:12 mins)
• Political Futures Feb 09 Segment 3: Global Structural Issues (5:38 mins)
• Political Futures Feb 09 Segment 2: Bush Legacy Issues (5:45 mins)
• Political Futures Feb 09 Segment 1: Top Risks--U.S. Congress (7:53 mins)
• The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States and the Next Revolution
• Political Futures Jan 09
• Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam
• The Crisis of American Foreign Policy: Wilsonianism in the Twenty-First Century
• Political Futures Jan 09 (Video in full) (27:04 mins)
• Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 1: Financial Crisis (5:14 mins)
• Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 2: Global Structure (5:00 mins)
• Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 3: Security (6:10 mins)
• Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 4: Russia, Iran, and Turkey (8:22 mins)
• Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 5: "Black Swans" (5:25 mins)
• Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 6: Insuring Against Global Riots (9:35 mins)
• Andrew Carnegie
• Legacy of Ashes? Part II
• Legacy of Ashes? Part I
• Ark of the Liberties: America and the World
• Torture, Rights, and Values: Why the Prohibition of Torture is Absolute
• Torture, Rights, and Values: Why the Prohibition of Torture is Absolute
• Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy
• Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy
• Finance as a Tool of National Security: Update on the Effort to Combat Terror Financing
• Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
• The Ethics of Climate Change and the Carbon Economy
• The Ethics of Climate Change and the Global Economy: Online Conversation #2
• After Iraq: The Imperiled American Imperium
• Revisiting Iran?
• Global Financial Warriors: The Untold Story of International Finance in the Post-9/11 World
• Ethical Considerations: Law, Foreign Policy, and the War on Terror
• Ethical Considerations: Law, Foreign Policy, and The War on Terror
• Ethical Considerations: Law, Foreign Policy, and the War on Terror
• Ethical Considerations: Law, Foreign Policy, and the War on Terror
• Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field
• Can Cultural Values Save the Environment?
• The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
• The J Curve: A New Way To Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
• IN THE SHADOW OF HADITHA: Essential Resources on Ethics in War
• Just War?
• Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind
• The $100 Laptop: The Next Two Billion People to Go Digital
• Radical Truths of Christian Realism
• Evangelical Reflections on the U.S. Role In the World
• Losing Iraq: Inside the Postwar Reconstruction Fiasco
• America and the World: Ethical Dimensions to Power
• Accountability: How to Treat Unlawful Combatants
• In Memoriam: James Chace
• New Rules for War?
• Ask the Candidates--and Ourselves
• 1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs: The Election That Changed the Country
• From the Margins to the Mainstream: A Blueprint for Ethics and International Affairs
• From Andrew Carnegie to Hans Morgenthau
• The Future of Humanitarianism
• Shall We Call It An Empire?
• Waging Modern War
• The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations
• A New Turn in the New War
• American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy
• Editor's Note: [Full Text]
• Editor's Note:[Full Text]
• Threats Beyond the Headlines
• The Politics of Moral Absolutes
• Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution
• Ending Terrorism: A Strategy for the Future (New York Forum #3)
• The Ethics of the "New War" in the Aftermath of 9/11
• The Ethics of the New War
• Willing to Kill But Not to Die?
• Six Nightmares: Real Threats in a Dangerous World and How America Can Meet Them
• Evaluating Justice and Reconciliation Efforts
• The Destiny of Freedom: Political Legacies of the Twentieth Century
• Technology and Social Justice
• Ethical Issues for Today
• America and the World: Isolationism Resurgent?
• The New Dimensions of Human Rights
• The Withdrawal From UNESCO: International Organizations and the U.S. Role (Case Study #10)

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