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Offshore Oil

Offshore Drilling U.S. offshore oil reserves are too small to significantly impact world oil prices or America’s reliance on foreign oil.  Whitney Leonard explains that alternatives to offshore drilling could effectively maximize long-term environmental, economic, and security gains.

Commodity Prices Staging a Modest Rebound

International Economic Bulletin Although commodity prices are slowly recovering from their dramatic decline, weak demand growth will moderate the rebound. However, low investment now may establish conditions for another price boom in the longer term.

Former Secretary of State George Shultz on U.S. Concerns

Former Secretary of State George Shultz Former Secretary of State George Shultz discussed his views on global disarmament, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the question of America's decline, and the future direction of American foreign policy.

The Impact of the Doha Round on Kenya

The Impact of the Doha Round on Kenya Kenya’s economy has yet to recover from the global financial crisis and the upheaval that followed the disputed elections of 2007. The ongoing Doha Round of trade negotiations could improve Kenya’s competitive position in processed food and agriculture, but long-term development requires the strengthening of other economic sectors.

The Future of the NPT: Should It be Enhanced, Changed or Replaced?

Brazilian President Lula Brazil's refusal to implement the Additional Protocol to the IAEA’s safeguards agreement weakens the nonproliferation regime as a whole, explains Pierre Goldschmidt. Brazil should lead by example and sign and ratify the Protocol before the opening of the 2010 NPT Review Conference.

Russia Reborn

Putin and Medvedev Nearly 20 years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia still struggles to find its role on the international stage. Dmitri Trenin suggests that by embracing a soft power foreign policy fueled by a new focus on economic, intellectual and social renewal, Russia can emerge as a serious and indispensable global actor.

There's a Cost to Mainland Overinvestment

China China’s recent surge in infrastructure investment may improve economic conditions for now, but if it continues to slow household income growth, its net effect may be to simply constrain consumption and prevent a more rapid rebalancing of the economy, explains Michael Pettis.

“Fixing Broken Windows”: Security Sector Reform in Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen

Yemeni soldier Development assistance aimed at reforming the security sectors in Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen mainly consists of military training and equipment and has achieved only limited results. Yezid Sayigh says that without an integrated approach that includes support for democracy and the rule of law, security sector reforms are not sustainable.

Turkey's Transformers

Prime Minister Erdogan Turkey's ruling party aims to transform the country from a regional power into a global one.  Morton Abramowitz and Henri Barkey explore whether its ambitions will be thwarted by Turkey's Islamist past and the culturally conservative inclinations of its core constituents.

Can a Deal be Reached at Copenhagen?

Climate Change With less than two months until the global climate summit in Copenhagen, major issues remain unresolved. The European Commission Vice President Margot Wallstrom, Pew’s Eileen Claussen, the UN Foundation's Mohamed El-Ashry and Carnegie's Jessica Mathews discussed the economic and political realities of various climate change initiatives and realistic expectations for COP15.

Yemen: Avoiding a Downward Spiral

Yemen protests A confluence of looming challenges in Yemen threatens to overwhelm the government, provide a breeding ground for terrorists, and destabilize the region. Christopher Boucek warns that while Yemen has survived past crises, the current risks are unprecedented in both their scope and potential to threaten regional and international security.
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Getting to Pluralism

The imbalance of power in Arab countries allows regimes to stay in control virtually unchallenged by non-violent opposition groups. Without a break in the stalemate between the key players democratization is impossible.

Getting to Pluralism: Political Actors in the Arab World, a new book edited by Marina Ottaway and Amr Hamzawy with contributions by Michele Dunne, analyzes the political stagnation entrenched across the region.

 

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Moscow

Russia's Search for an Identity

StalinThe perception of Stalin and his crimes in Russia has more to do with the nature of Russian statehood than with the monstrous actions of the man himself, Masha Lipman explains.

Beirut

Could This be Turkey’s Century in the Middle East?

Paul Salem explains that Turkey’s expanding regional role in the Arab and Islamic world means that Israel is losing a regional ally and could signal the beginning of a new round of confrontations if no progress is made in the Arab-Israeli peace process.

Brussels

Time for an Afghan Surge

If the international coalition is to find a way out of Afghanistan, Fabrice Pothier explains, their new strategy should increase efforts to help the Afghan government win over the hearts and minds of its people.

Beijing

Traditional Values in Modern China

Experts discuss the reasons for and consequences of Confucianism's recent revival in China.

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