Carnegie Moscow Center
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.
A number of important decisions and agreements were reached between parties of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, although many issues remain unresolved.
Despite their initial inclination to lower the profile of U.S. democracy promotion, President Obama has had to confront a series of urgent, visible democracy issues, from political upheaval in multiple Arab countries and unexpected events in Russia to thwarted elections in Côte d’Ivoire and beyond.
Turkey’s seemingly successful blend of Islam and democracy, as well as its steady economic growth, are very attractive points, but its human rights infractions are worrying.
Set against the backdrop of the war in Bosnia, "In the Land of Blood and Honey" tells the story of a Bosnian Serb and Bosnian Muslim whose relationship is dramatically changed as violence engulfs the country.
Conditionality poses the most significant difference in how aid is given by Western nations and China.
As change continues to sweep through parts of the Arab world, a number of countries in the region need to consider how to institute serious reforms.
Former Libyan finance minister Ali Tarhouni discussed the U.S.-Libya relationship and the unique challenge of rebuilding Libya’s oil-rich economy after decades of misrule.
The global economic outlook for 2012 and 2013 is exceptionally uncertain. With the euro crisis continuing to fester, a global credit crunch, and generalized slowdown threatening emerging markets, it remains unclear where growth will come from.
American basketball player Kevin Sheppard experiences life in Iran in the run-up to the 2009 uprising and subsequent suppression of Iran’s reformist Green Movement.