Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | eNewsSubscribe to other Carnegie newsletters
December 11, 2008

Stabilizing South Asia

nuclear powerPakistan launched a surprise raid against Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistani-based militant group suspected by Indian and American officials of conducting the Mumbai attacks. Carnegie hosted a delegation of distinguished Indian public figures to reflect on the recent violence and its implications for India, stability on the subcontinent, and relations between India, Pakistan, and the United States.   | MORE >
 Mumbai Attacks
Also in this issue... g20

Syrian-Israeli Peace

An Israeli–Syrian peace deal is a real possibility and would have a positive effect on the Middle East and U.S. interests there. But the two sides will not reach an agreement without U.S. leadership. Paul Salem explains that the incoming administration should use a balance of pressure, incentives, and robust diplomacy to make the agreement a reality. | MORE >

Experts Discuss Syrian-Israeli Peace

Islamist Movements at the Crossroads

Detainee Despite limited electoral success, Islamist movements in the Middle East have failed to influence policy and are criticized by their base for abandoning their religious commitments. Marina Ottaway and Amr Hamzawy explain that Islamist movements must convince their supporters that political participation is the best long term means to affect government despite seemingly poor short term gains.

Obama’s Middle East Policy

ProtestorAmid the overwhelming popular enthusiasm and unprecedented media coverage in the Arab world that accompanied the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, the Carnegie Middle East Center provided an open forum for distinguished Arab observers to explore America’s image in the region; the critical security issues facing the Middle East: Iraq, the Israeli—Palestinian conflict and Iran’s nuclear ambitions; the social significance of Obama’s election, political reform, and Islamist movements.

The Baby, the Bathwater, and the Freedom Agenda in the Middle East

Hamas and FatahDemocracy promotion belongs on the short list of strategic objectives for the Obama administration's Middle East policy. Michele Dunne explains that the administration needs to be prepared to adjust tactics frequently to cope with new realities and encourage Arab governments to create space for peaceful Islamists to participate fully in political life.

U.S.-Russia Cooperation on Iran

Chinese ruralIn the wake of the Russia-Georgia conflict, the willingness of the U.S. and Russia to cooperate has been brought into question. Rose Gottemoeller explains that the urgency of nuclear threats around the world, including Iran's ambitions, requires both countries to “wall off” their nuclear discussion from other issues that might hinder progress on finding solutions to common security challenges.

Losing on the Battlefield of the Mind

Korean Vote

Just as Guantánamo's legal and geographic isolation from the United States denies its prisoners recourse to the American judicial system, Christopher Boucek explains that it also denies its military administrators the benefits of the most current research on how to de-radicalize prisoners and reintegrate them into society.

Closing Guantánamo :A Way Out of Guantánamo

Looking Back: The 1978 Nuclear Nonproliferation Act

ObamaThe 1978 Nuclear Nonproliferation Act (NNPA) sought to tighten the criteria for nuclear cooperation and reshape the nuclear fuel cycle. Sharon Squassoni explains that the solutions proposed by the NNPA may still be necessary to ensure the long-term viability of the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
Subscribe to Carnegie RSS Feeds
Carnegie experts and analysis straight to your desktop or mobile device. Subscribe by topic, region, media type and publication.
You are currently subscribed to the Carnegie eNews newsletter, a biweekly update of the Endowment's recent reports, publication, and events. Subscribe or unsubscribe from any of Carnegie's newsletters, www.carnegieendowment.org/signup.
Visit the eNews archive.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036-2103
Phone: 202.483.7600  |  Fax: 202.483.1840  |  Email: webmaster@carnegieendowment.org