Rediscovering Our Shared Humanity, Values, and Interests
As 2025 ends, we find ourselves facing a new international order.
Illiberalism ascendant, wars in multiple regions, lives and society fundamentally altered by AI-related technologies, and the shocking pace and scale of climate change. The principles of democracy, cooperation, pluralism, and humanitarianism are being put to the test.
In early 1914 as World War I loomed, Andrew Carnegie founded Carnegie Council to bring ethics to bear in a world where an old order was falling apart, and a new one seemed possible. It was a moment in many ways like today . . .
- Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal
The Carnegie Ethics Newsletter delivers expert insights into the moral dimensions of international affairs. If you find this content valuable, we humbly ask for your support by making a gift to the Council today.
In a world that needs civic spaces for challenging conversations—to wrestle with competing values, weigh difficult tradeoffs, and chart ethical paths through genuine complexity—our work aims to provide you with the tools to unlock new ways forward. We invite you to explore our 2025 events, articles, reports, etc. analyzing this moment of profound transition in the international system.
Below, we're sharing a few key resources from 2025.
Ethics in a Post-Liberal World
Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal explores how the boundaries of the American law, politics, and the norms of daily life are being tested. He writes, “The fact is, power is consolidating around post-liberals who embrace a post-truth world where they can erase history, distort reality, seize power, and impose their worldview.”
Moral Dilemmas and Political Tradeoffs in Peacekeeping Operations
UN peacekeeping operations present unique ethical challenges. These moral and political dilemmas are exacerbated by today's deteriorating geopolitical environment. Watch a key event from our Ethics Empowered: Leadership in Practice series.
Post-Liberal American Power
Has Trump 2.0 ushered in an era of post-liberal American power? Watch the recent event from the Council's new series, Values & Interests.
Dive Deeper
Continue exploring the ethical questions and challenges at the heart of international relations by accessing our Year in Review resource.
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