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Douglas Paal writes that China’s Vice President Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit is an opportunity to represent America's issues frankly. But it is important to leave partisan politics out.
Marina Ottaway writes that both Washington and Cairo must act, and urgently, to stop a deterioration in relations that serves nobody’s interests.
Dmitri Trenin says Moscow’s position on Syria is heavily shaped by events in Libya, strong doubts about the Syrian opposition, and suspicions of U.S. motives.
Marina Ottaway and Danial Kaysi write that Iraq could plunge into civil war or split apart if the political factions that dominate the country can’t forge a real compromise.
A group of former policymakers, generals, and business leaders chart a roadmap toward an inclusive Euro-Atlantic Security Community.
Relations between the Kremlin and Kyiv are at a new low after serious gas shortages in Europe this winter. Ukraine needs to be doing more to reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas.
The recent bill on the State Duma elections seems like a concession to the opposition, but in reality it would actually be a serious obstacle to the development of a full-fledged multiparty system and the strengthening of representative government.
At this point, Hamas and Fatah have reached only an agreement to agree. It remains to be seen how much more, if anything, they can accomplish.
The reshuffling of the board of Russia's liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy illustrates that Putin's government is becoming increasingly intolerant of criticism.
The nature of the climate challenge in the immediate future will be determined by China and the world’s largest carbon emitters—not U.N. summits.
If the Egyptian government has instigated the sudden crisis with the United States in anticipation of a domestic confrontation, then the worrying implication is that it is actively preparing to go on the offensive and trigger such a confrontation.
With the death of Kim Jong-Il, global attention has refocused and intensified on North Korea and the Six Party Talks—halted since April 2009.
Though most states that want a nuclear weapon can get one through determined effort, the fact remains that most choose not to proliferate. Turkey is no exception.
The recent bill on the State Duma elections seems like a concession to the opposition, but in reality it would actually be a serious obstacle to the development of a full-fledged multiparty system and the strengthening of representative government.
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