A group of former policymakers, generals, and business leaders from Russia, North America, and Europe chart a roadmap of practical action to move toward an inclusive Euro-Atlantic Security Community.
Yezid Sayigh writes that the Assad regime cannot win in Syria, but it certainly can resist and prolong the conflict.
Muhammad Faour writes that serious education reforms are needed in order for the Arab world’s youth to turn into responsible citizens who can stimulate social transformation.
Andrew Burns, a lead economist at the World Bank, outlines why the World Bank significantly downgraded its forecasts for global growth in the year ahead.
Douglas Paal examines the challenges facing Taiwan’s President Ma as he prepares to launch his second four-year term.
Thomas Carothers takes stock of Obama’s democracy policy, finding valuable revitalization with continued troubling shortcomings.
Check out Carnegie's latest on Egypt's political transition:
2012 has the markings of a difficult year. The future of the euro is inscrutable and Europe is likely already in recession. Growth is slowing in the major emerging economies, and the recovery in the United States remains slow and fragile.
video q&a Yezid Sayigh says Egypt needs to negotiate numerous important issues that will shape the country’s future, especially the relationship between the civilian authorities and the armed forces.
commentary Vikram Nehru analyzes Southeast Asia’s tumultuous year ahead as it faces economic uncertainty, tension in Malaysia, Thailand, and the South China Sea, and positive developments in Myanmar.
policy outlook Togzhan Kassenova examines how the establishment of national strategic trade control systems could help limit the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
commentary Martha Brill Olcott says that Kazakh President Nazarbayev’s greatest test lies before him: to encourage the development of a strong parliament, prime minister, and cabinet system to exist alongside his strong presidency.
op-ed, Washington Post Thomas de Waal considers whether Georgian President Saakashvili will leave the scene gracefully when his term ends and allow more pluralistic politics to emerge in Georgia. If not, Washington will have a problematic partner in Georgia.
commentary Nathan Brown writes that Hamas’s recent steps toward reconciliation with Fatah are significant, but they do not yet represent any clear commitment to a different path.
Absent a good education environment, there is little room for the Arab world’s youth to turn into responsible citizens who can consolidate and stimulate social transformation to bring about more prosperous and free societies.
China’s traditional diplomacy is at a crossroads as it adjusts to the new global order. The financial crises, climate change, and regional instability have propelled China into a new global role and in turn, a new era of diplomacy.
The obvious and often painful mismatch between aspiration and reality in European foreign policy has plagued discourse on European integration during the last decade.
While the project of “grand Eurasian alliance” between Russia and China currently appears unworkable, the Sino-Russian strategic partnership is a major boon for both countries and acts as one of the pillars of peace and stability in Asia.
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