# Global ethic vs. national interest

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Gordon Brown
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/gordon_brown_global_ethic_vs_national_interest)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Can the interests of an individual nation be reconciled with humanity's greater good? Can a patriotic, nationally elected politician really give people in other countries equal consideration? Following his TEDTalk calling for a global ethic, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown fields questions from TED Curator Chris Anderson.

## Lectures

1. [Global ethic vs. national interest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/gordon_brown_global_ethic_vs_national_interest/e9b64446b961), 17 min (TED's player)