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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Recent acquittals of Croat and Kosovo-Albanian officials in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia have left some doubting t...
- Added: Dec 20, 2012
- Length: 02:16
From Spain to Scotland to even the United States, separatist movements are making headlines. Do any of these have a chance to succeed? Or all they ...
- Added: Dec 17, 2012
- Length: 02:02
After decades of violence, rebel group FARC is negotiating with the Colombian government. The group has unsuccessfully petitioned the American gove...
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 02:08
As Burma begins to reform its government, the U.S. has been quick to begin normalizing relations with the Asian state. Are geostrategic considerati...
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 02:09
Is it time to reform the U.S. electoral structure? Should more views be represented? Do narrow interests have too much power?
- Added: Nov 08, 2012
- Length: 02:03
As Superstorm Sandy made clear, natural disasters can wreak havoc on rich and poor countries, alike. However, the Western media's coverage often ti...
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- Added: Nov 13, 2012
- Length: 02:01
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Anti-gay legislation is garnering support in Ukraine and many other countries are backtracking on equal rights for homosexuals. Is there anything i...
- Added: Oct 24, 2012
- Length: 02:05
Now that scientists are able to create fertile mammal eggs using stem cells, many people are asking some tough ethical questions. Has science gone ...
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 02:06
Under rules codified at the 1961 Vienna Convention, diplomatic missions are generally considered inviolable. But with the murder of Libya Ambassado...
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 02:07
With real economic benefits and perceived environmental ones, local food has been branded as an ethical alternative to the mass-produced variety. B...
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 02:10
With a U.S.-made anti-Islam film angering many in the Muslim world, some are wondering if there is an unbridgeable divide between the two cultures....
- Added: Sep 24, 2012
- Length: 02:01
With the publishing of "No Easy Day," a tell-all from a retired Navy SEAL about the raid that killed bin Laden, questions are being asked about how...
- Added: Sep 17, 2012
- Length: 01:53
It's been about 20 years since South Africa emerged from apartheid, but a recent series of violent confrontations between police and striking mine ...
- Added: Sep 10, 2012
- Length: 01:59
With the crisis in Syria escalating, many analysts think a lasting resolution will be found in an internationally negotiated comprehensive settleme...
- Added: Sep 04, 2012
- Length: 02:09
Do the presidential nominating conventions still serve a purpose in American politics? Do these events need to be reformed or scaled down? Or shoul...
- Added: Aug 27, 2012
- Length: 02:03
From jailing bloggers in Ethiopia to legislating religion-neutral clothing in France, censorship takes many forms. Is censorship ever warranted, ev...
- Added: Aug 16, 2012
- Length: 02:03
The London Olympics are unfolding as Britain endures a severe recession. With a $17 billion price tag, are the Olympics worth it for a nation going...
- Added: Aug 08, 2012
- Length: 01:49
The gun control debate in the United States has been revived in the wake of the Aurora massacre. With thousands of firearm-related homicides each y...
- Added: Aug 01, 2012
- Length: 02:00
With Somali piracy surging over the last four years, the UN is calling for travel and financial sanctions on senior pirate leaders. Is this an effe...
- Added: Jul 23, 2012
- Length: 02:03
A recent report showed that the American arms industry made billions last year selling to states with questionable human rights records. Should a g...
- Added: Jul 16, 2012
- Length: 02:01
