Carnegie New Leaders Program (CNL)

New Leaders Program With almost 2 billion people living on less than $2 a day and an uncertain global security environment, leaders face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. As globalization continues, the impact of any single actor is amplified. This interdependence heightens the need to determine the responsibilities of governments, international organizations, non-governmental actors, and individuals in navigating the real ethical policy choices they face.

New Leaders Program at the Carnegie Council The Carnegie New Leaders Program provides the next generation of leaders with a deeper appreciation of the ethical aspects of international affairs. In a series of small group meetings, the program participants explore how an ethical perspective can be applied to specific policy decisions.

In addition to its focus on ethical analysis, the Program offers young professionals several benefits:

Access to certain additional Carnegie Council programs
An opportunity to network with peers and experts
The ability to help shape future Carnegie Council programming
The chance to become an honorary Carnegie Council trustee
Group field trips

New Leaders Program at the Carnegie Council

The CNL Program is organized around the Council's themes: Global Social Justice; Ethics, War, and Peace; and Religion in Politics.

Events range from formal panels to intimate round-table discussions with leaders in global and international affairs. Current CNLs have the chance to suggest speaker and topic ideas and to share their expertise and experiences with the group.

Individual sessions investigate questions such as:

What is the role of the developed world in alleviating poverty globally?
Is democracy promotion a sound reason to go to war?
To whom are businesses accountable?

How to Join

The Council seeks a diverse set of candidates, age 40 and under, who are working in a range of fields and who are actively engaged in the dialogue on international affairs.

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

Age 40 and under
Demonstrated interest in international affairs
Demonstrated excellence in his/her respective field

To apply to the Carnegie New Leaders Program please send a letter a describing why you wish to be a part of the program, your interest in ethics, and what you could contribute to the program, along with a resume to Devin Stewart: dstewart@cceia.org.

As of early 2009, CNL became a formal part of Carnegie Council's membership levels.

The membership fee for CNL is $200 per year.

Click here for Carnegie New Leaders Overview and Policy.

Click here for Carnegie New Leaders Speaker/Event Suggestion Form.

Click here for a list of Current Carnegie New Leaders.

Previous events include:

Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6:00-7:30 PM
RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope
Larry Shore and Tami Gold
Film Screening

Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6:00-7:30 PM
Web 2.0 and Corporate Accountability
Bill Baue, Marcy Murninghan, and Jane Nelson

Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 6:00-7:30 PM
Serving on a Nonprofit Board: Opportunities, Qualifications, and Expectations
Alice Korngold, Karthik Krishnan, Cheryl Rosario, and Mitchell G. Taylor

Monday, October 19, 2009, 6:00-7:30 PM
Smallpox—the Death of a Disease: The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer
D.A. Henderson
Book Talk

Thursday, October 8, 2009, 6:00-7:45 PM
Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy
Leslie Gelb
Book Talk

Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 7:00-9:00 PM
Next Generation on Sustainability
Film screening of Shattered Sky and debate on New York City green business and policy

Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 6:00-7:30 PM
The Practical Idealism Project: Stories from the Field
Alissa Wilson
Book Talk on Practical Idealists: Changing the World and Getting Paid

Thursday, June 18, 2009, 6:00–7:30 PM
The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today
Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter
Book Talk

Monday, June 8, 2009, 6:00–7:30 PM
Political Situation and the 2010 Philippine National Elections
Manny Villar

Thursday, May 27, 2009, 6:00–7:30 PM
Ethical Policy Dilemmas in the Promotion of U.S. Human Rights Values
Richard H. Solomon

Thursday, May 14, 2009, 6:00–7:30 PM
The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World
Michelle Goldberg
Book Talk

Thursday, March 19, 2009, 6:00–7:30 PM
Ethics and Public Diplomacy: A 21st Century Approach
William Vocke

Monday, February 12, 2009, 7:00–8:00 PM
Muslims of Metropolis: The Stories of Three Immigrant Families in the West
Kavitha Rajagopalan
Book Talk

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