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Abolishing Nuclear Weapons
Monday, September 22, 2008
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| In a new Adephi Paper published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), George Perkovich and James M. Acton explore in unprecedented detail whether and how the elimination of all nuclear arsenals could be verified and enforced. Perkovich discussed his paper in an event at the Carnegie Endowment, joined by Sir Michael Quinlan, a consulting fellow at IISS. |
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Kazakhstan in a Globalizing World
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Kazakhstan’s vast energy resources, rapidly growing economy, and important geographical position make the country a key player both in global energy markets and regional power relations. The Carnegie Endowment hosted H.E. Marat Tazhin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for a discussion of Kazakhstan’s position in an increasingly globalizing world.
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Saudi Arabia's "Soft" Counterterrorism Strategy
Monday, September 29, 2008
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Saudi Arabia’s increasing use of unconventional, “soft” measures to combat violent extremism is bearing positive results, especially its rehabilitation program, which officials claim enjoys an 80-90% success rate. The Saudi approach is now serving as a model for the US military as it deals with insurgent detainees in Iraq.
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Can Syria and Israel be serious about Peace? And What Should the U.S. Do About It?
Thursday, September 25, 2008
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The status of Golan Heights remains the last major disputed land issue between Israel and its neighbors, outside of its conflict with the Palestinians. Indirect talks between Syria and Israel have set the stage for starting meaningful negotiations, but their success depends heavily on U.S. direct involvement. If signed, a deal between Syria and Israel would have a transformative effect on the region.
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U.S.-Russia Relations: The Longer View
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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With U.S.-Russia relations at a crossroads, several former ambassadors to Russia and the United States met to discuss how the two nations might move forward. In the near term the ambassadors urged both nations to exercise restraint and cool their rhetorical exchanges. Looking to the longer term they urged reflection, development of a relationship based on real interests, and creation of an institutionalized and improved framework that would facilitate dialogue.
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World Nuclear Industry Status Report Update
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
In this event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment's Nonproliferation Program, Mycle Schneider, author of the 2007 World Nuclear Industry Status Report, questions whether the world civilian nuclear industry is capable of achieving a "nuclear renaissance," given its declining share of electricity market, recent construction problems, and education crisis.
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The Shape of China's Future Growth
Monday, September 8, 2008
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China is shifting its focus from growth at all costs to the broader goal of economic development, which in addition to growth includes a wide range of social and economic policy objectives. To examine the nature and impact of that transition, Carnegie hosted an event with KC Kwok, chief government economist of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Albert Keidel, senior associate at Carnegie, moderated the discussion.
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Political Party Development in Conflict-Prone Societies: Does Political Engineering Work?
Friday, September 5, 2008
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In response to political parties that are institutionally weak, sectarian, poorly inclusive, and ideologically incoherent, new democracies are increasingly attempting to use institutional incentives and constraints to stimulate the development of cohesive and inclusive parties. To better understand this trend, the Carnegie Endowment hosted Ben Reilly, Director of the Centre for Democratic Institutions at Australian National University, and Per Nordlund of the Swedish International Development Agency to discuss the major findings of their new book documenting and assessing this trend, Political Parties in Conflict-Prone Societies: Regulation, Engineering, and Democratic Development.
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Turkey: Aftermath of the Political Crisis
Friday, September 5, 2008
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Turkey’s constitutional crisis – which nearly led to the banning of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) – is not over yet. Henri Barkey and Ian Lesser argue the country has yet to fully recover, and the AKP needs to implement a set of changes to the party’s hierarchy and political agenda in order to avoid another crisis.
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Engaging Pakistan – Getting the Balance Right
Friday, September 5, 2008
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The process of political evolution towards democracy needs to be supported regardless of the leaders it produces, asserted Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani. Haqqani joined Ashley J. Tellis in discussing Tellis’ new policy brief, Engaging Pakistan–Getting the Balance Right, in which Tellis warns that the next U.S. president must pursue a balanced strategy toward Pakistan that simultaneously strengthens the civilian government—the best hope for Pakistan’s long-term stability—without alienating the Pakistani army.
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Crisis in the Caucasus: A Conversation with Nino Burjanadze
Thursday, September 4, 2008
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H.E. Nino Burjanadze, former speaker of the Georgian parliament, warned that the current Russian show of force was more about Russia’s attempt to establish a new regional order rather than support the independence efforts of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. At an event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment, Burjanadze maintained that it is unacceptable to discuss buffer zones, internal changes in Georgia, and recognition of de facto governments when searching for a solution to the crisis.
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