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Nikolas K. Gvosdev,
Harry Harding,
Flynt Leverett,
David C. Speedie,
Devin T. Stewart
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07/01/08
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This Workshop for Ethics in Business luncheon will discuss "The Rise of the Rest: How Russia's and China's Ascent Affects Global Business and Security Norms."
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David Rodin,
David Luban
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06/26/08
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This lecture will inaugurate the Carnegie-Uehiro fellowship program.
Why has the Arab Center (Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia) made such little progress in bringing stability to the region?
David Denoon demonstrates how the rapidly changing economic scene in Asia is leading to important strategic realignments as well.
How can the United States secure its space interests and assets without provoking international violence?
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Marshall I. Goldman
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06/04/08
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What factors contributed to the recovery of Russia after its financial collapse of August 1998?
How has the promise of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia progressed?
To recognize Michael Walzer's contributions to the ethical and political philosophy of the twentieth century, a conference titled Justice, Culture and Tradition will take place June 2-4, 2008 at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Princeton, New Jersey.
Geoffrey Heal presents a comprehensive examination of how social and environmental performance affects a corporation's profitability and of how the stock market reacts to a firm's social and environmental behavior.
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Sir Lawrence Freedman
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05/19/08
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How does the history of the U.S. in the Middle East reveal America's view of its role in the wider world?
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Ian Buruma,
Robert L. Corcoran,
Thomas Crampton,
Qi Qianjin,
Minky Worden,
Devin T. Stewart
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05/16/08
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This Workshop for Ethics in Business luncheon will discuss the ethics of engagement with China.
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Michael T. Klare
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05/14/08
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How are the world's diminishing sources of energy radically changing the international balance of power?
Kim Dozier, CBS News correspondent in Baghdad, suffered life-threatening injuries from a bomb, lost much of her crew, and began to trace the roots of her inner strength and reassess her world.
Today's popular Islamist movements call for the establishment of Sharia as a crucial plank in their political platform. But will this call help the Islamic state succeed?
What is needed to understand the problems of state-building?
Independent journalist and filmmaker Brian Palmer will discuss his latest film, FULL DISCLOSURE.
How is the Kurds’ quest for statehood shaping Iraq and the Middle East?
If globalization is the main battlefield of geo-politics, will America run the risk of descending into the second world if it does not renew itself and redefine its role in the world?
Dani Rodrik, the Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University will be discussing his book, "One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth."
What drives China's political party? Is China's success a mirage? Is the West misled?
How can we reclaim the relationship between America's government and its citizens?
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Steven C. Clemons,
Michael Getler,
Rita J. King,
Jay Rosen,
Alex Koppelman
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04/03/08
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This Workshop for Ethics in Business luncheon will explore the codes of online conduct that are emerging as new media gains more influence in political and business affairs.
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H.E. Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland
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04/01/08
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How will the fate of nations large and small be affected by climate change?
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Cesare P. R. Romano,
Stephen M. Schwebel,
Daniel Terris
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03/19/08
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A panel discussion on who are the judges that sit on the International Court of Justice.
What are the ideas and movements driving change in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, the Gulf States and the Palestinian territories, and what are the obstacles they confront?
What are the core issues facing a nation when its deepest values of human dignity are defiled by state-sanctioned practices of torture?
Lydia Tomitova will join the Carnegie New Leaders and the New York chapter of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy for an exclusive, informal discussion on the persistent and unsustainable debt burdens of many developing countries.
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Barry Herman,
Lydia Tomitova,
Jonathan Shafter
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03/07/08
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A book launch with Barry Herman, Lydia Tomitova, and Jonathan Shafter of the joint Carnegie Council–New School Ethics and Debt Project, presenting "Dealing Fairly with Developing Country Debt."
Taking us to the frontline of civil wars in Iraq and Darfur, and ground zeroes of earthquakes, famines, and tsunamis, Jan Egeland challenges the first world to act to help the helpless.
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Kishore Mahbubani
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02/28/08
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History teaches us that tensions and conflicts are more likely when new powers emerge. As the East gains momentum, will the West resist the rise of Asia?
Although Saudi Arabia is often vilified for its severe interpretation of Islamic law and theology, what role does Islam actually play in Saudi Arabia's politics and society?
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George A. Lopez,
Thomas E. McNamara
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02/19/08
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As terrorist attacks continue around the world, what is the best way to defeat the global terrorist threat? For example, what convinced Libya to end its support of terrorism?
Recent suicide bombings in Algiers raise the question, how did Algeria become a breeding ground for instability, violence, and Islamic terrorism?
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Edward J. Lincoln
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02/12/08
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Join Edward Lincoln for an informal discussion on the U.S. subprime crisis and a comparison with Japan's experience. This event will be a mixer with the New York members of the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy group.
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Edward J. Lincoln
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02/12/08
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Edward J. Lincoln contends that the best chance the United States has of ensuring peace and prosperity—for itself and for the rest of the world—will be found at conference tables rather than on the battlefield.
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Peter Ackerman,
Larry Diamond,
Arch Puddington,
Jennifer L. Windsor
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02/06/08
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In the struggle to build free societies throughout the world, what are the latest developments in Burma, Kenya, Pakistan, Russia, and Venezuela?
Given that it may be impossible to find an exclusively American solution, what is the likelihood for national reconciliation in Iraq?
Marcus Noland will lead an informal discussion of the latest developments in Northeast Asian security and the six-party talks. This event will be a mixer with the New York members of the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy group.
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Marcus Noland,
Michele Wucker,
Devin T. Stewart
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01/29/08
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One strategy to improve the economies of the Middle East would be to reverse the brain drain, a development that contributed to the blossoming of the high tech sector in economies such as Taiwan and India. Can
public policies contribute to this process?
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Jean-Marc Coicaud
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01/24/08
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What has happened to multilateral international peacekeeping and humanitarian intervention?
What will it take to make America a better, stronger, truer country?
What can and should be done to improve the plight of around 50 failing states--the bottom billion?
This year Pakistan will celebrate its 60th anniversary of independence. Politically, the country is experiencing its most serious challenges since General Musharraf came to power in 1999. What are the country's most critical challenges and what are the most practical solutions?
Susan Aaronson and coauthor Jamie Zimmerman traveled to Brazil, the European Union, India, South Africa, and the United States to examine how policymakers try to achieve trade and human rights objectives. They also explore how member states reconcile these goals at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
What are the immediate challenges being addressed by the 62nd Session of the General Assembly? And how can the UN transform shared values into individual commitment and collective action?
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Garrett M. Graff
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12/06/07
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The emergence of the Web as a political tool has shaken up the campaign process, leaving front-runners vulnerable right up until Election Day. Will the two major parties seize the moment and run the first campaign of the new era, or will they run the last campaign all over again?
What role does the world of finance play in safeguarding our national security and combating international security threats?
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Michael E. Conroy
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11/28/07
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Author Michael Conroy will discuss "Branded!," his new book on certification schemes and their effect on global corporations.
What does the twenty-first century hold for the subcontinent?
What are the limits of our understanding of contemporary Islamic religious practices in the West?
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Nikhil Chandavarkar
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11/02/07
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The third in a series of workshops on ethics and business with civil society and corporations, this joint RSA-Carnegie Council meeting will explore innovative ways of reconciling profit with environmental responsibility.
What nuclear policies emerged after World War II that are still impacting on our country today?
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Walter Russell Mead
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10/31/07
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What accounted for the origins and the continuing rise of a global political and economic system that rested first on the power of Britain but rests today on that of the United States?
Daniel Altman will discuss his latest book, Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy, which takes the reader on a whirlwind journey through more than a dozen cities, gathering points of view from moguls, ministers, and the men and women on the street.
Does forced labor in the United States exist? If so, what are the contributing factors that allow this practice to continue unnoticed?
How has the struggle within American Christianity played throughout our country's history?
Charting the rise and fall of Mexico's "Silicon Valley," Kevin Gallagher and his co-author explore issues that resonate through much of Latin America and the developing world: the social, economic, and environmental effects of market-driven globalization.
While supercapitalism is working well to enlarge the economy, why is democracy becoming less and less effective under its influence?
Climate change, nuclear proliferation, and the threat of a global pandemic have the potential to impact each of our lives. Preventing these threats poses a serious global challenge, but ignoring them could have disastrous consequences. How do we engineer institutions to change incentives so that these global public goods are provided?
What factors motivate individuals to participate in terrorism? What can we infer from terrorists' own backgrounds and the economic, social, and political conditions in the societies from which they come?
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Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
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10/02/07
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As the leading multi-lateral Islamic organization, what can the OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Conference) do to address the schism between Islam and the West, and the extremism within Islam itself?
As religious passions once again drive world politics, what are the sources of this age-old quest—and what role do they play in shaping Western thought?
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Marcus Noland,
Devin T. Stewart,
Jere Van Dyk
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09/25/07
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One strategy for spurring entrepreneurship in the Middle East and strengthening its links to the global economy would be to reverse the region's brain drain, a development that contributed to the blossoming of the high-tech sector in countries such as Taiwan and India.
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D. Michael Lindsay
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09/20/07
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How have Evangelicals reached the pinnacles of power in such a short time, and what does this mean for Evangelicals—and for America?
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Katy Choo,
Alice Eldridge,
Brian Levy,
Steve A. Rochlin,
Devin T. Stewart
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09/19/07
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The second in a series of workshops on ethics and business with civil society and corporations, this meeting will explore innovative ideas on fighting corruption.
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Robert W. Hefner,
Muhammad Qasim Zaman
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09/18/07
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What is the relationship between Islamic education and radical Islam? Are Madrassas medieval institutions opposed to all that is Western, or are they more complex?
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Robert D. Kaplan
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09/17/07
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What does the worldwide American military look like close up? How is it protecting sea-lanes, providing disaster relief, and preparing for future wars?
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Philippe Legrain
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09/10/07
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In Europe and the United States, migration is a rapidly growing global trend and it is here to stay--but can it benefit us all?
In a world where partisan blogs have emerged as a significant force in politics, will the Internet become an echo chamber where likeminded only listen and speak to each other, thus thwarting democracy and free speech?
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Anthony F. Lang, Jr.
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09/05/07
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Anthony F. Lang, Jr. examines these dilemmas by exploring what the rules governing the international security order can and cannot do in the war on terrorism, pointing toward a possible world order that emphasizes constitutionalism as a way to reorder international security.
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Noah Feldman: To many, Sharia Law represents clean government. Can Islamic states succeed?
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