Carnegie Moscow Center
Today, the two predominant political and social models—authoritarianism and liberal democracy—are experiencing simultaneous crises.
The Sahara suffers from a perfect storm of weaknesses. Foreign assistance that relies exclusively on counterterrorism will only exacerbate the problems.
The overdue recognition that development in all sectors is an inherently political process is driving international aid providers to try to learn how to think and act politically.
Although the U.S.-Russian recent attempts to agree to a joint missile defense system have failed, the imperatives for such collaboration are increasing. Over the coming decade, the two countries should take steps to integrate missile defense systems into the regimes of nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, and mutual security.
President Barack Obama should articulate a narrowed framework for the legitimate use of nuclear weapons that the United States believes would be defensible for others to follow as long as nuclear weapons remain.
Those in power today are more constrained in what they can do with it and more at risk of losing it than ever before.
China's economic growth is sputtering, the Euro is under threat, and the United States is combating serious trade disadvantages. However, this is not another great recession but rather a critical rebalancing of world economies.
This book examines what China's military rise means for the region and the world, looking at China’s strategic aims and the challenges and opportunities facing the United States.
The concept of nuclear disarmament as an essential condition for nuclear nonproliferation is again entering the realm of practical politics, but the movement toward nuclear disarmament is extremely difficult and fraught with great dangers.
Despite the huge differences in the current naval capabilities of China, India, and the United States, the three countries are locked in a triangular struggle destined to mold the future Indo-Pacific.