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Carnegie Council PodcastsThe Doorstep: How Cryptocurrencies & NFTs May Change the Global World Order, with David Yermack
From Super Bowl cryptocurrency advertising to Save the Children accepting bitcoin donations, the crypto conversation is now mainstream. Over $100 million so…
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Tech, AI, & Global Norms
How do tech, AI, and global norms intersect to generate political, legal, and ethical dilemmas? In this virtual event, Carnegie New Leader Josephine Jackson…
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C2GTalk: How does society view solar radiation modification experiments? with Sheila Jasanoff
It is important to see proposed solar radiation modification experiments in a wider social context, says Sheila Jasanoff, the Pforzheimer Professor of Science…
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Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy, with Erich Schwartzel
Hollywood has long been part of the United States' soft power arsenal. Now, that soft power is threatened by the larger geostrategic competition between the…
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The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict, with Elbridge Colby
In this wide-ranging talk, U.S. defense expert Elbridge Colby discusses the changing nature of American power with Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal…
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C2GTalk: Should scientists be allowed to do outdoor research on solar radiation modification? with Ken Caldeira
Over the last two decades, solar radiation modification has gone from an intellectual experiment to something people are seriously considering, says pioneering…
Carnegie Council PodcastsThe Doorstep: Is the U.S. Already at War? with Politico's Nahal Toosi
As we enter week three of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Nahal Toosi, senior foreign affairs correspondent for Politico, joins Doorstep co-hosts Nick Gvosdev…
Carnegie Council PodcastsThe Doorstep: Can Putin Be Stopped? with Atlantic Council's Melinda Haring
Atlantic Council's Ukraine expert Melinda Haring joins Doorstep co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin to discuss where we are one week after Russian…
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Russia Invades Ukraine: A Principled Response
Russia's invasion of Ukraine raises several ethical questions: Why did diplomacy fail? What does the invasion mean for the principle of sovereignty? How does…
Carnegie Council PodcastsCan You Code Gut Feeling? with Francesca Rossi
Dr. Francesca Rossi, the AI Ethics Global Leader for IBM, joins Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen for a riveting Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast. Rossi…
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Media Engagement in China: A Series of Ethical Questions
In the 1950s, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev bemoaned that the United States wouldn't even sell buttons to the Soviet Union. "Buttons can hold up a soldier's…
Carnegie Council PodcastsInternational Policing, Ethics, & the Use of AI in Law Enforcement, with Interpol's Jürgen Stock
In this episode of the Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen speaks with Dr. Jürgen Stock, secretary general of the…
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The Doorstep: Are China & Russia Winning? with Colin Dueck
With 2022 U.S. midterm elections looming, George Mason University's Colin Dueck comes back to speak with Doorstep co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin…
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The Trinity of AI, Yoga, & Tensors, with Anima Anandkumar
In this Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen sits down with Caltech's Professor Anima Anandkumar, also director of machine…
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Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World, with Peter S. Goodman
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world's wealthiest added a whopping $3.9 trillion to their pockets while as many as 500 million people descended…
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Where is the Public Square for the Digital Information Age? with Stelios Vassilakis
In this episode of the Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen and Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal sit…
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C2GDiscuss: From Net Zero to Net Negative: Policy Implications for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
Current international responses to climate change continue to place the world on a trajectory beyond 1.5°C global warming, with impacts posing severe risks to…
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The Doorstep: Hacktivism 2.0, with Joseph Marks
A decade after hacktivists like the Anonymous collective gained notoriety for cyberattacks on U.S. government agencies and multinationals and were later tamped…
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C2GDiscuss: Ocean-Based Climate Altering Approaches in Context: the Ocean-Climate Nexus
The oceans and climate change are inextricably connected. On the one hand, the oceans are faced with significant threats posed by climate change through…
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The Doorstep: The Hidden Global Growth Crisis, with Rachel Ziemba
Over the past year, America has imported more oil from Russia and goods from China to address domestic inflation and supply chain issues. Abroad, the U.S. is…
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American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History, with Casey Michel
Last October, millions of leaked documents known as the Pandora Papers exposed the shadowy financial structures global power players from politicians to…
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C2GDiscuss: Exploring the role of trees in large-scale carbon dioxide removal
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is required in all pathways to keep global warming…
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AI, Movable Type, & Federated Learning, with Blaise Aguera y Arcas
Are we reaching for the wrong metaphors and narratives in our eagerness to govern AI? In this Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast, Carnegie Council…
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C2GDiscuss: Governing Solar Radiation Modification Research: Insights from Marine Cloud Brightening and the Great Barrier Reef
In response to climate change risks, scientists are considering the viability of developing and deploying marine cloud brightening (MCB), which seeks to whiten…
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C2GDiscuss: An Introduction to the Series, with C2G Executive Director Janos Pasztor
C2GDiscuss is a series of moderated in-depth conversations between diverse experts on some of the governance challenges of climate-altering approaches. In this…
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The Doorstep: Opportunities for New Narratives in Foreign Policy, with Judah Grunstein
Judah Grunstein, editor-in-chief of World Politics Review, returns to The Doorstep to discuss 2022 trends in U.S. global engagement with co-hosts Nick Gvosdev…
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C2GTalk: How can fiction help people think about solar radiation modification? with Eliot Peper
When author Eliot Peper first heard about solar geoengineering, or solar radiation modification, he knew he had to write a novel. "There are so many different…
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"That Wasn't My Intent": Reenvisioning Ethics in the Information Age, with Shannon Vallor
In this episode of the Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast, Senior Fellow Wendell Wallach sits down with Professor Shannon Vallor to discuss how to…
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C2GTalk: How the UN Economic Commission for Africa is using its climate goals to fuel prosperity and sustainable development for the continent, with Vera Songwe
Equity, justice, and transparency are needed to enable meaningful conversations around the the debate on solar radiation modification, because Africa has to be…
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The Doorstep: Grading the Biden/Harris "Foreign Policy for the Middle Class" with Mo Elleithee
The Biden/Harris team had big plans for re-engaging the U.S. with the world after four years of retrenchment under Trump. But the continuing pandemic, runaway…
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Is Militarization Essential for Security in 2022 and Beyond?
In the last 20 years, the U.S. and its allies significantly expanded their military and security infrastructures. But as America pivots from the War on Terror…
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C2GTalk: How can the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean help create governance for climate-altering approaches? with Alicia Bárcena
A global and regional discussion is needed to learn about and create governance for climate-altering approaches like solar radiation modification, says Alicia…
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Ethics, Governance, and Emerging Technologies: A Conversation with the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) and Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI)
Emerging technologies with global impact are creating new ungoverned spaces at a rapid pace. In this critical moment, frameworks and approaches to govern these…
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The Ethics of Global Vaccine Distribution, Part Four, with Ezekiel J. Emanuel
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, new questions have arisen in regards to the ethics of global vaccine distribution. In a continuation of a series started…
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C2GTalk: How can the idea of a planetary emergency help the world emerge from crisis? with Sandrine Dixson-Declève
Understanding that we face a planetary emergency can help countries and citizens around the world overcome our many interlocking crises, says Sandrine…
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The Doorstep: Mercenaries & the New Middle Ages, with Sean McFate
One of the fastest growing—and underreported—subjects in international relations is the rise of private armies. Dr. Sean McFate, Atlantic Council senior fellow…
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C2GTalk: How might solar radiation modification be put on the international governance agenda? with Marc Vanheukelen
It is important to reflect internationally on climate-altering approaches such as Solar Radiation Modification, in case the world is not capable of meeting the…
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C2GTalk: How do we include sustainable development when considering climate-altering approaches? with Youba Sokona
Context matters and without clarity on the impacts that climate-altering approaches will have from different perspectives, it will be difficult to deal with…
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Castaway Mountain: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai, with Saumya Roy
Almost half of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are associated with the energy used to produce, process, transport, and dispose of the food we eat and the goods…
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AI & Warfare: Are We in a New "Horse & Tank Moment"? with Kenneth Payne
Will AI systems transform the future battlefield so dramatically that it will render existing paradigms and doctrines obsolete, feeding new intense security…
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C2GTalk: How might ecological civilization consider emerging approaches to alter the climate? with Pan Jiahua
Finding harmony between man and nature is essential as we tackle the climate crisis, said Professor Pan Jiahua in an interview with C2GTalk. In this episode…
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The Doorstep: Reversing Missed Opportunities in Africa, with Howard W. French
By 2030, Africa is projected to be home to 60 percent of the world's working-age population. Columbia Journalism School's Professor Howard W. French, author of…
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C2GTalk: How is the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) working with countries to attain Carbon Neutrality in the ECE region? with Olga Algayerova
Many countries in the ECE region are embracing carbon neutrality recognized as the first milestone towards sustainable energy, with leaders like Canada…
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Time for an Honest Scientific Discourse on AI & Deep Learning, with Gary Marcus
In this episode of the Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen sits down with Gary Marcus, a cognitive scientist…
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C2GTalk: How can the most vulnerable have a say in governing climate-altering approaches? with Saleemul Huq
Governance is the key element in any climate-altering approaches being proposed, particularly from the point of view of climate vulnerable nations, says…
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The Doorstep: The Evangelical Right Takes Latin America, with Francisco de Santibañes
It's election season in the U.S. and around the world. Wilson Center's Francisco de Santibañes joins Doorstep co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin to…
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C2GTalk: What role can nature-based approaches play in addressing the climate crisis? with Manuel Pulgar-Vidal
Governance is a key element in ensuring that nature-based approaches to addressing the climate crisis support ecological functions, are sustainable, and…
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Global Ethics Day Special Event: On the Frontlines of Democracy
Whether it's rigging elections in Hong Kong, arresting activists in Venezuela, restricting voting access in the U.S., silencing the opposition in Belarus, or…
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Negotiating the New START Treaty, with Rose Gottemoeller
As the U.S. chief negotiator of the New START treaty, Rose Gottemoeller's new book is an invaluable insider's account of the negotiations between the U.S. and…
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C2GTalk: How can multilateral processes shape the governance of climate-altering approaches? with Franz Perrez
Addressing the global challenge of governing climate-altering approaches through multilateralism is not just possible but necessary, says Ambassador Franz…
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The Doorstep: The New Age of Mass Migration, with FutureMap's Parag Khannna
Ahead of the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Summit, Parag Khanna joins "Doorstep" co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin to speak about his new book…
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Global Ethics Review: Midnight's Borders, with Suchitra Vijayan
"What does it mean for us to think about these border regions beyond the questions of international security?" asks Suchhitra Vijayan, the author of the new…
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C2GTalk: How can young people get involved in governing climate-altering approaches? with Marie-Claire Graf
Young people may not yet have a seat at the decision-making table, but they are influential stakeholders with the power to steer the direction of the climate…
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The Promise & Peril of AI & Human Systems Engineering, with Mary "Missy" Cummings
In this episode of the Artificial Intelligence and Equality Initiative podcast, Senior Fellows Anja Kaspersen and Wendell Wallach are joined by former U.S…
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Procuring & Embedding AI Systems in the Public Sector, with Rumman Chowdhury & Mona Sloane
In this episode of the Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative podcast, Senior Fellows Anja Kaspersen and Wendell Wallach are joined by Mona Sloane…
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C2GTalk: Is the multilateral system equipped to govern climate-altering approaches? with Paul Watkinson
Five years since the Paris Agreement came to fruition, Paul Watkinson talks to C2GTalk to provide some personal reactions, drawing on his long experience of…
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C2GTalk: Are we going to be at the table when climate-altering approaches are considered? with Elizabeth Thompson
Island peoples may well consider climate-altering approaches, like carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification, because of the existential threat…
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C2GTalk: Is it time to consider additional climate-altering approaches to tackle the planetary emergency? with Johan Rockström
The world faces a planetary emergency that requires considering all possible options to tackle it, said Johan Rockström, in a C2GTalk interview. Speaking just…
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The Doorstep: Can the United Nations Save the World? with Catherine Tinker
The 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly ended this week in New York with little fanfare. Yet important global discussions took place in both…
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China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, with Peter Martin
What can we learn about China's ambitions from studying how its diplomats operate? In his new book "China's Civilian Army," Bloomberg's Peter Martin draws on…