Events
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China's Economy in the Post-Crisis World
Despite China's extraordinary recovery, the debate over its economic prospects has intensified as new questions have emerged about China's exit strategy and its relationship with the United States.
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The New World Economic Order: Are Capitals Ready?
Over the next half century, the economies of developing countries are predicted to surge ahead of their advanced counterparts. Washington’s senior G20 diplomats gathered to discuss whether the world’s leaders are prepared.
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Will the U.S.–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Help Colombia's Small Farmers?
The proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement could potentially have adverse effects on Colombia’s economy and stability, and particularly on small farmers, who have already been disproportionately affected by Colombia’s internal conflict.
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Russia Update: An Opposition View
The large protest in Kaliningrad marks an increase in popular anti-Putin and anti-Kremlin sentiment and an opportunity for the opposition to work with the dissatisfied population and toward a more democratic Russia.
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Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Strategies: What's Working and What's Not
Haider Mullick, a fellow at the Joint Special Operations University and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, examined Pakistan's counterinsurgency strategy as well as U.S.-Pakistan relations.
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The G20 in 2050: Policy Consequences of Long-Term Growth Dynamics
In a shift that will affect all major dimensions of the global economy, including trade flows, capital flows, the size of the middle class, and carbon emissions, today’s developing countries are likely to become the world’s dominant economies by 2050.
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Iraq’s Elections—and Iraq’s Future
The Iraqi parliamentary elections on March 7 will be a critical test for the young democracy. Ad Melkert, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq, assessed the latest situation on the ground in the run up to the elections and what the election means for the country's political future.
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The Euro Under Attack
As market confidence in the Greek government debt teeters on collapse, and confidence in Portugal, Spain, and Ireland continues to erode, an urgent question has emerged: will the Euro area implode?
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Labor Protest Politics and Worker Rights in Egypt
Since 2004, Egypt has experienced more than 1600 labor protests, which have dwarfed political protests in scale and consequence. What are the political ramifications of increased labor unrest? Are the labor movements a harbinger for a more active and mobilized Egyptian society?
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The United States, Russia, and the Future World Order
The administration of President Barack Obama sees the repair of the U.S. relationship with Russia as a major foreign policy objective, and has spent its first year ambitiously attempting to reset relations and place them on a more positive footing.
Future Events
After the Elections: A New Beginning for Iraq and the United States?
On March 7th, Iraqis went to the polls to vote in their second free parliamentary elections. The subsequent government formation process will have implications on the stability of Iraq and the U.S. effort to withdraw combat forces.