The continuing violence in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is reverberating across the entire region. Carnegie experts in the Middle East and Washington explain regional perspectives on the conflict, its impact on neighboring nations, and its possible outcome.
Instability in Russia
The falling price of oil and global economic instability are taking a heavy toll on Russia. For the first time since Vladmir Putin's rise to power, Moscow confronts the prospect of serious domestic turmoil — economic, social, and political. Carnegie experts in Moscow and Washington explain the difficulties facing Kremlin leadership, how the U.S. can develop a comprehensive approach to Russia, as well as the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute.
Russia's Future:
Russia - Ukraine Gas Dispute: What Next?
For Russia, A Dark Horizon
Thinking Strategically About Russia
BBC Live at Carnegie: Foreign Policy For Obama
In a special live broadcast of the BBC’s The World Tonight program, Carnegie experts assessed the foreign policy priorities facing President-elect Barack Obama. The wide-ranging discussion focused on issues from Iraq, climate change, and the Middle East peace process, to Russia and Iran
Sharing the Burden in the Middle East
During the campaign, President-elect Obama emphasized the need for greater diplomacy and a willingness to engage with hostile regimes. Marina Ottaway explains that this commitment to “return to diplomacy” will not be enough to break the deadlock in the Middle East. Obama should break from traditional U.S. posture and support peace initiatives originating with Arab countries.
U.S.-China Relations After Bush
U.S.–China cooperation is critical to a host of foreign policy issues likely to be high on the agenda for both nations in the coming years. Jessica T. Mathews and Douglas Paal assessed Bush's China policy in an interview with CCTV International in Beijing. Both agreed that Bush's approach to China was an exception to his unilateralism, and that the Strategic Economic Dialogue will become an even more valuable part of bilateral relations as both countries attempt to limit the impact of the global financial crisis
Out Into the World
Despite China's clout as a global economic center and regional power, it has not yet integrated into the internal system. Minxin Pei explains in Newsweek that China may be warming to international rules as a responsible global citizen so long as any reforms serve its interest. China sees the global balance of power shifting East, which may make negotiations for change more difficult, and the costs to the West much higher.
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