Douglas Paal explains that the recent political incidents in Beijing have the potential to help shift the balance of power within China’s leadership to give a larger voice to proponents of reform.
Marina Ottaway and Mai El-Sadany write that the failure to secure a peaceful separation between Sudan and South Sudan does not bode well for the chances of avoiding new decades of conflict and poverty. | عربي
Uri Dadush analyzes the greatest risks facing Europe today and outlines the elements needed to find a way out of the turmoil, including Greece’s departure from the euro.
Nathan J. Brown explains what the Islamic sharia is—and is not—and how it might be interpreted in Egypt’s new political system. | عربي
In advance of the Chicago meeting, Jamie Shea details how NATO must slim down while remaining both politically and militarily engaged in world affairs.
Mark Hibbs analyzes the IAEA’s talks with Iran and what it will take to end the Iran nuclear crisis.
Marina Ottaway analyzes the presidential election in Egypt and its likely outcome. | عربي
Deborah Gordon analyzes the shift to unconventional oils and identifies the policies needed to reduce the transition’s harmful effects.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will co-host the launch of The Hill's new Global Affairs blog with a lunch discussion keynoted by Congressman Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
New commentary James Collins outlines how Europe, Russia, and the United States can build trust and work together cooperatively on missile defense.
Carnegie paper Bernd von Muenchow-Pohl explains how to revitalize the relationship between the EU and India, which has underperformed despite its tremendous potential.
op-ed, Foreign Affairs Moisés Naím writes that mafia states enjoy the unhealthy advantages of their hybrid status—they’re as nimble as gangs and as well protected as governments, and thus more dangerous than either.
op-ed, Foreign Policy Dmitri Trenin says that Putin’s surprising decision to skip the G8 summit means that he is putting the stability of his power structure above his diplomatic engagements abroad. Русский
commentary Deborah Gordon and Sabine Johnson-Reiser say that how China and the United States utilize their coal resources will affect the future of the global climate.
commentary Vikram Nehru writes that recent events in Southeast Asia reveal deep fault lines. Resolving them will take time and extraordinary and sustained leadership.
The Syrian opposition will fail to bring about change unless it develops a clear transition plan and a credible political strategy for winning over key sectors in Syria.
The Strategic and Economic Dialogue, scheduled to be held in May 2012, will mark the first formal U.S.-China bilateral dialogue since the United States announced its strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific region last year.
Relations between Ukraine and the EU have reached their lowest point yet. It could be time for the EU to come up with a new plan.
Putin has returned to the Kremlin, but he faces a significantly different Russia, because the country's situation has changed drastically. The previous Putin’s consensus between those in power and society has fallen apart.
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