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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With the rise in power of emerging markets and developing economies should the architecture of global economics change to reflect their market appr...
- Added: Feb 24, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Brazil's President Lula da Silva handpicked Dilma Rousseff as his successor, even though she has never held political office. How important is cont...
- Added: Feb 24, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Would Serbian admission to the EU prevent another Balkan War? Is promoting Serbian democracy more important than securing justice for 1990s genocid...
- Added: Nov 15, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Do markets promote the greatest good for the greatest number? What do you think? Should long-term economic growth, promised by a free market, be pr...
- Added: Nov 15, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Moral injury is a new concept to describe the harm done to combatants traumatized by war. Is this concept confined to combatants alone, or is moral...
- Added: Nov 15, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Civility has fled the 24/7 news cycle. Public life need not be this way. Why do we tolerate, even gorge, on this lack of civility? How do you handl...
- Added: Nov 15, 2010
- Length: 02:00
China undervalues its currency and pursues an export-led growth model, resulting in the loss of U.S. jobs. Confrontation on this issue is dangerous...
- Added: Nov 15, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Have aircraft carriers lost their place as core naval assets for projecting force? Does the carrier's symbolic role and massive armament still sust...
- Added: Sep 28, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Should national parks introduce non-native species for recreational purposes, or focus on preserving the parks' natural state?
- Added: Sep 28, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Smartphones rely on coltan, much of which is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Given that the Congo represents one of the worst illustrati...
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Is secrecy in foreign policy an unfortunate yet necessary way to maintain national security? Or does the lack of transparency in state decisions un...
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 02:00
The growth in national security measures since 9/11 is striking. Is this level of government investment worthwhile? Can there ever be too much secu...
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 02:00
How do you choose missions to fight a war effectively, while minimizing civilian deaths and meeting the obligation to your soldiers?
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Must governments meet violence with an authoritarian response? In the recent Mexican election, citizens could demand a crackdown on druglords at th...
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Does the state capitalism model present a challenge to free market political systems? Is Google's confrontation with China a taste of the future? W...
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Can you hold to ethical standards and serve a government that makes mistakes? Does becoming a diplomat mean, "my country right or wrong"?
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Inequality in America has been accelerating rapidly since the 1980s. But capping income levels could put liberty and competitiveness at risk. Regar...
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 02:00
When balancing life's complex tensions, how do you know when you've crossed a line?
- Added: Sep 27, 2010
- Length: 02:00
When China loosens the peg of its currency to the dollar, the U.S. will benefit--but it may hurt labor in China. While the looser Chinese currency ...
- Added: Jun 29, 2010
- Length: 02:00
In Rwanda, 92 percent of citizens have government-mandated health insurance, collectively owned by the policy-holders themselves. Does organizing h...
- Added: Jun 29, 2010
- Length: 02:00
