Carnegie Council Podcasts

Might the world we live in be a simulation? Are the virtual environments being created real or illusions? What are the prospects for creating artificial consciousness? New York University's David Chalmers and Carnegie-Uehiro Fellow Wendell Wallach discuss Reality+, Chalmers' latest book, which probes the vast array of philosophical and ethical challenges posed by virtual reality and enhanced reality.

How could the world change if the dynamism of India's rise is connected to the wealth and resources of the Gulf states and the technological powerhouse of Israel? Could a new Indo-Abrahamic corridor that connects South Asia with the Middle East and East Africa through to the Mediterranean be a major game-changer for the world of the 21st century? Middle East Institute's Mohammed Soliman joins The Doorstep this week to discuss all of this and more. For more, please go to carnegiecouncil.org. 

The return of great power rivalry—whether U.S. versus Russia or U.S. versus China—has recreated the sense that nuclear war is possible. But what is the actual threat versus perceived threat and how can we manage our collective anxiety? Brandeis University's Professor Gary Samore, joins Doorstep co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin to discuss how nuclear deterrence fosters restraint and caution, and the hope that a protracted Russia-Ukraine war will not tip the scales. For more, please go to carnegiecouncil.org. 

In the midst of declining domestic approval ratings and skyrocketing inflation, President Biden heads to the Middle East to re-imagine U.S. regional relationships and counter China's and Russia's growing influence.  NYU's SPS Center for Global Affairs Assistant Dean Carolyn Kissane returns to speak with Doorstep co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin about the trade-offs Biden must make in energy, climate, and human rights discussions. How will Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 'countries to watch' Israel and UAE affect U.S. policy in the short and long-term? Will this trip be a win or loss for Biden? For more "Doorstep" podcasts, visit carnegiecouncil.org.

In a candid conversation, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, talks with Carnegie Council President Joel Rosenthal about her role in the UN, the importance of "kindness" in diplomacy, diversity in the Foreign Service, and much more. How do China and the U.S. work together at the UN? How has diplomacy changed under President Biden? And how can the UN stay relevant in 2022? For more, please go to carnegiecouncil.org. 

In this Global Ethics Review podcast, Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel discusses facial recognition systems, loitering munitions, and drones in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and analyzes their use on the battlefield and in the larger narrative of the conflict. As Russia's tactics become increasingly brutal while utilizing more traditional weapons, what effects are these technologies really having on the war? For more, please go to carnegiecouncil.org. 

As the fifth month of Russia's invasion of Ukraine begins, Atlantic Council's Melinda Haring returns to speak with Doorstep co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin about on-the-ground realities in Ukraine and how the West needs to manage Putin's long war game. What more is needed from leaders attending G7 and NATO meetings this week? And how can "compassion fatigue" be countered to help Ukraine meet the challenges of the second phase of a more brutal war? For more, please go to carnegiecouncil.org. 

For decades, American nonprofits and philanthropies worked with Chinese citizens and the Chinese Communist Party. But over the last several years especially, the space for foreign NGOs to operate in China has increasingly shrunk due to COVID restrictions, paranoia about Western influence, and an American public suspicious of Beijing. Should nonprofits and philanthropies continue to engage with a China ruled by an increasingly hostile Party? Freedom House's Michael Abramowitz and Strategy Risks' Isaac Stone Fish discuss this question and much more in this podcast.  For more, please go to carengiecouncil.org. 

In this Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast, Carnegie-Uehiro Fellow Wendell Wallach is joined by Angela Kane, a chair of the United Nations University Governing Council, to discuss how AI is likely to upend geopolitics. Kane, a former UN under-secretary-general, also shares some of her concerns about the role of the UN and the many ways AI could undermine international peace and security. Without proper guardrails, the development and deployment of AI systems could accelerate the pace of armed conflict and risk loosening control over the means of war. For more, please go to carnegiecouncil.org.

Inflation and a bear market are dominating headlines. Efforts to curb costs and boost markets, like the Ocean Shipping Reform Act—which President Biden is set to sign—should help. Logistics analyst Peter Sand returns to speak with Doorstep co-hosts Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin about what else can be done in the the face of unexpected obstacles to global trade like China's slide back into lockdowns and a fourth month of war in Ukraine. What trade-offs will U.S. consumers have to make in the short and long-term? For more, please go to carnegiecouncil.org.