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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World population may hit 10.1 billion by the year 2100. Are population issues individual choices or are they fundamental concerns of public policy?...
- Added: Jul 15, 2011
- Length: 02:00
The power of belief is terrifying. Do you believe anything strongly enough to take a life without the sanction of authorities? Can any belief justi...
- Added: Aug 05, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Governments and corporations are under serious and growing threat from cyber attacks. Which do you favor: a strategy that seeks out hackers and pun...
- Added: Aug 05, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Instead of taking a leadership role, U.S. politicians merely "kicked the can down the road" to resolve the debt ceiling crisis, kicking off a U.S. ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 02:00
A proposed Canadian pipeline would transport bitumen from the tar sands of Alberta to refineries on the Gulf Coast, crossing the border. Is Keyston...
- Added: Sep 08, 2011
- Length: 02:00
As we take stock of the decade since 9/11, the lessons we have learned are still unclear. Ten years on, analysts impart contentious lessons that ma...
- Added: Sep 13, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Do laws that make it a crime to deny the existence of genocide help to lessen the chances of renewed conflict? Or, do they stifle freedom of speech...
- Added: Sep 19, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Is a far-reaching Chinese navy a threat to American naval superiority or to the West? Is China simply a major power, peacefully rising and pursuing...
- Added: Sep 26, 2011
- Length: 02:00
As the UN Security Council weighs the Palestinian bid, is the U.S. right to oppose UN membership? Would Palestinian membership to the UN threaten f...
- Added: Oct 03, 2011
- Length: 02:00
According to NASA, over 135 million pieces of man-made metal debris orbit the Earth. While the space race may be over, someone's got to do the clea...
- Added: Oct 11, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Global Ethics Corner: Occupy Wall Street: Does Rising Income Inequality Threaten American Democracy?
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Does rising income inequality pose a threat to American democracy? This question has long been taboo in American politics. Yet as "Occupy Wall Stre...
- Added: Oct 18, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Recent allegations of an Iranian assassination plot in the United States have once again raised doubts about the effectiveness of sanctions. As con...
- Added: Nov 21, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Child soldiers and foreign aid raise an important ethical dilemma: Should allies that use child soldiers receive U.S. military aid, even if it comp...
- Added: Nov 21, 2011
- Length: 02:00
The Greek tragedy unfolding over the European debt deal raises some important questions about the bounds between debt and democracy: Why shouldn't ...
- Added: Nov 21, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Who should control your Internet identity? In an age when bills are paid via PayPal, relationships are forged over Facebook, and revolutions are fu...
- Added: Nov 21, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Are Western-imported methods for fighting HIV/AIDS working in Sub-Saharan Africa? Some critics argue that campaigns more aligned with traditional A...
- Added: Nov 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
The euro was once thought to be a symbol of peace and prosperity in post-World War II Europe. As the sovereign debt crisis continues, are we watchi...
- Added: Dec 05, 2011
- Length: 02:00
With Vladimir Putin's party receiving a rebuke in the December 4th parliamentary elections, Russia is at a crossroads. With alleged voter fraud and...
- Added: Dec 21, 2011
- Length: 02:00
With the 17th annual global climate change talks foundering in Durban, little hope is left for a worldwide initiative designed to combat global war...
- Added: Dec 21, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Unpaid internships are a valuable and sometimes necessary experience for college students and recent graduates, especially in light of the global f...
- Added: Jan 03, 2012
- Length: 02:00
