In the five-day war between Russia and Georgia that broke out over South Ossetia there is the inevitable inclination to assign black and white, blame and innocence.

The Carnegie Council will send a delegation to Beijing this month to confer with prominent Chinese academics, policymakers, think tank scholars, and businesspeople on issues of ethics and climate change.

What is the U.S. role in the world? There are two extremes. Being an example, or employing forceful U.S. engagement and being a moral champion. Neither pole will or should prevail, but which might best drive America's interests?

What is the U.S. role in the world? There are two extremes. Being an example, or employing forceful U.S. engagement and being a moral champion. Neither pole will or should prevail, but which might best drive America's interests?

George Packer discusses some of his essays from the period of September 11, 2001 to November 4, 2008; the luxury of being able to write long, in-depth articles for "The New Yorker" magazine; and the uncertain future of print journalism.

Should civil resistance be seen as potentially replacing violence completely, or as a phenomenon that operates in conjunction with, and as a modification of, power politics?

In July 2009, the Harvard Kennedy School's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative launched a 6-month project on Web 2.0 and corporate accountability. This expert panel discusses the project's preliminary findings and which avenues look most...