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June 30, 2008 |
A Clear Strategic Vision for Asia
The next U.S. administration needs a clear strategic vision for Asia befitting the region’s status as the new global “center of gravity.” In Asia—Shaping The Future, Douglas H. Paal presents key steps the United States should take to advance its interests in “rising Asia.” These include: Signal to China where constructive cooperation will lead; appoint a high-level advocate for Asia; develop new multilateral security and economic arrangements with China and India, including discussion of G8 membership; avoid coalitions based on common values or democracy. | MORE > |
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North Korea Hands Over
Nuclear Details
Last Thursday North Korea handed China long awaited details of its nuclear program as part of the six-party effort offering North Korea diplomatic and economic incentives to eventually disarm. In briefings following the announcement, Carnegie experts offered analysis of this development, noting that while it is the first of several hurdles to be overcome before North Korea may fully reintegrate into the international community, it represents the greatest understanding of the North's plutonium program in fourteen years. | MORE > |
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 Israel's military exercise earlier this month, which was interpreted by some as a rehearsal for a potential bombing raid on Iran's nuclear facilities, has further escalated the tension between the two nations. On NPR’s Weekend Edition, George Perkovich argued that threatening Iran with military force is not an effective strategy for moving it toward greater nuclear transparency. He noted that any Israeli military strike will be seen in the Middle East as a proxy attack by the United States.
 Leaders meeting at the EU-US summit in Slovenia earlier this month agreed to impose new sanctions on Iran. Karim Sadjadpour explained to BBC World that the sanctions will likely do little to temper Iran, and the mutual mistrust between the United States and Iran is unlikely to end until a new U.S. administration is in place and a new president is elected in Iran in June 2009.
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 Ireland's vote against the Lisbon Treaty is the latest blow to the EU’s efforts to steramline its decision-making process. Robert Kagan writes in the Washington Post that the treaty’s failure is due to a lack of leadership within the EU and a growing rejection among Europeans of the ambition to become a superpower.
As food prices continue to rise across the Middle East, Arab governments have tempered public anger by increasing wages and subsidies. But their approach is not sustainable without raising taxes. In Food Price Crisis in the Arab Countries: Short Term Responses to a Lasting Challenge Ibrahim Saif emphasizes long-term initiatives that revise agricultural policies, expand social safety nets, and curb excessive energy consumption.
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 From Carnegie Europe - The recent Afghanistan donors' conference in Paris granted the local United Nations mission broader responsibility for coordination and the Afghan government a greater role in reconstruction efforts. But the question remains whether the outcome of the conference will make a difference in the face of the daunting challenges posed by corruption, illegal drugs and rampant poverty. Carnegie Europe convened a day of discussions in Paris, between Afghan leaders, top NATO representatives and other international experts, on the priorities for Afghanistan over the next five years and how the roles of NATO and the EU should evolve.
 In, EU and US Free Trade Agreements in the Middle East and North Africa, Riad al Khouri argues that the West increasingly uses free trade agreements with countries in the region as an economic policy tool with political goals. These agreements have strengthened negative perceptions of “western-led globalization” because they benefit unpopular elites and cause serious short term economic disruptions for workers.
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