Global Ethics Corner
Series produced by Carnegie Council
Global Ethics Corner is a weekly 2-minute interstitial examination of newsworthy ethical issues, hosted and produced by Carnegie Council Senior Fellow William Vocke.
The Global Ethics Corner is a weekly multimedia production that examines an intriguing ethical puzzle presented in international affairs. Host William Vocke presents alternative views and asks the listener to consider various implications. Available since October 2008, Global Ethics Corner can be featured both on-air as a radio module and on Web sites as a multi-media offering.
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The Eurasia Group identified ten top global risks for business this year, which should be understood not just as political and economic, but also a...
- Added: Mar 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Are we responsible for the well-being of children around the globe, millions of whom die every year from preventable causes? Or does charity begin ...
- Added: Mar 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
In a difficult and protracted war democracies may accept a draw due to a lack of public support. If you were caught between bowing to public opinio...
- Added: Mar 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Within society there seems to be a general public disdain for excess and a private commitment to excess. Should there be formal or informal standar...
- Added: Mar 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
What is the U.S. role in the world? There are two extremes. Being an example, or employing forceful U.S. engagement and being a moral champion. Nei...
- Added: Mar 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Private contractors bring important skills to tasks outside the capability or mission of military personnel, but they are not accountable to the go...
- Added: Mar 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
When war is a foreign insurgency, balancing human risks and possibility of success is a fundamental ethical dilemma for leaders. What do you think ...
- Added: Nov 13, 2009
- Length: 02:00
When choosing Nobel Peace Prize winners, should the Nobel Committee think of the future, using the Nobel's prestige to encourage peace-making? Or s...
- Added: Nov 13, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Should cultural treasures, acquired under dubious circumstances, be returned to their places of origin?
- Added: Nov 13, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Do immigrants help or hurt America? Closed borders cut off the world's best and brightest, while open borders may invite the world's desperate, cri...
- Added: Sep 18, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Should you ever deal with dictators? Two American journalists held hostage in North Korea were released as a result of Bill Clinton's recent meetin...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Should government supplement markets to increase the public good? Should it regulate markets to protect the public good? How much is too much regul...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Policies are often debated along three dimensions: effectiveness, efficiency, and expediency. In place of a fourth dimension—applied ethics—we usua...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Modern self-determination and the concept of nationality are closely linked, and have frequently led to instances of ethnic cleansing. Can national...
- Added: Sep 16, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Is it ever ethical to violate a democratic constitution? If the rationale for military intervention is to save democracy, does that make it legitim...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Why can't the U.S. negotiate a domestic solution to health care? Individuals are certainly responsible for their health. A wealthy society can also...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently declared that burqas are not welcome in France. To some, the burqa represents the suppression of women. Y...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
When are elections legitimate? What about Iran? Elections assume that losers accept results. Because many disagree, can they overturn an election? ...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Fairness is a universal concept, but its application depends on time and place. The three pillars of ethical choice—pluralism, rights and responsib...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Balancing rights and responsibilities is one of the pillars supporting ethical choice. How far do our rights extend? Do responsibilities diminish o...
- Added: Sep 12, 2009
- Length: 01:30
