Carnegie Moscow Center
As U.S. troops continue to withdraw from Iraq, America’s relationship with the emerging democracy is evolving from a security-dominated military alliance into a more traditional bilateral relationship based on cooperation between civilian institutions.
Russia’s current political system is unable to create the conditions necessary for economic modernization, which can only flourish where political competition exists. Consequently, Russia first needs to reform its political system, but this process faces a number of risks.
With the EU and the United States no longer occupying the central place in Turkey’s foreign policy, some of Ankara’s new foreign policy choices have created frictions with its traditional allies and are sparking concern among some observers of a gradual drift away from the West.
While water and water scarcity are often seen as a source of potential conflict in the Middle East, policy measures can be taken that could turn tensions around water into opportunities for socio-economic development.
China and India’s remarkable economic growth over the past two decades has been accompanied by a corresponding surge in energy consumption. Both countries are pursuing ambitious nuclear and hydrocarbon programs, with domestic, regional, and global implications.
For President Hu Jintao's state visit, a host of economic, political, and security issues top the agenda, including China's growth strategy, accusations of currency manipulation, territorial water rights, and North Korea.
Media has an increasingly significant impact on diplomatic activities: public opinion has become an important factor in shaping the Beijing’s policymaking and the media play an important role in guiding public opinion and exerting influence on foreign affairs.
Corruption in Russia is not a symptom of a disease, but the disease itself. Corruption does not only interrupt or undermine the existing system; it is the way the system functions.
In November 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama visited India, followed by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao the following month. These visits had a mixed impact on Chinese-Indian-U.S. relations.
It is necessary to maximize carbon reductions within the transportation sector by determining the effectiveness of carbon reduction measures combined with demand side strategies such as pricing, land use, and investment.