November 21, 2023

The Doorstep: Beijing Rules, with Bethany Allen

As Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met in San Francisco last week, Axios China reporter Bethany Allen joined Senior Fellows Nikolas Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin on The Doorstep podcast for a virtual talk on her new book Beijing Rules.  

While much of the discussion focused on China’s “authoritarian economic statecraft” and why that’s a threat to Western democracies, Allen pointed out that there has been a positive shift recently in "this important bilateral relationship.” “I think Xi recognizes that he cannot continue to allow ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy and the same kind of hard edge he adopted in recent years,” said Allen. As the two nations grapple with global issues, like the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, climate change, and the rise of AI, this dialogue is vital for national and global security.   

Ralph Bunche & Conflict in the Middle East

During our Global Ethics Day event at Carnegie Council, Abiodun Williams, former director of strategic planning for UN Secretaries-General Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-Moon, discussed the current violence in the Middle East, commenting that he draws "strength, hope, and inspiration" from the example of diplomat Ralph Bunche, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to mediate the end of the First Arab-Israeli War. 

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Tales from the Hype Beat: A Discussion with AI Reporter Will Knight

With AI in the headlines and increasingly in our lives, Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel spoke with Wired senior writer Will Knight to reflect on some of the top emerging technology trends from the last decade and to discuss the question: Is an AI revolution truly here? 

Migration from Venezuela to Brazil: Addressing the Regularization of Undocumented Children

In a guest article for Carnegie Council’s Model International Mobility Convention (MIMC) initiative, two Brazilian federal public defenders highlight the surge in vulnerable Venezuelan migrants, specifically children, who are entering Brazil without any documentation. How might an international framework help ensure the rights of migrant children?  

From Another Angle: Ethics, with Christian Hunt 

In the tenth episode of this series, host Hilary Sutcliffe speaks with Christian Hunt, author of Humanizing Rules: Bringing Behavioural Science to Ethics and Compliance. How can we create an ethical culture from a human perspective?  

Ethics as a "Science of Happiness" in Cyber International Relations 

In this Platonic dialogue looking at the U.S. ethical and strategic goals in cyberspace, Visiting Fellow Zhanna Malekos Smith presents differing viewpoints and "systems thinking." Should the U.S. be a “hawk” or a “dove” when it comes to cyber policy?  

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