Carnegie Moscow Center
As President Obama prepares to visit India, observers there and in the United States are debating the wisdom of his administration's policies toward the country.
2010 was a difficult year for U.S.-China relations, driving home the need for higher-level and more frequent exchange of views.
The last decade has seen a marked change in both the scale of competition for resources and the interdependences this entails.
The main political issue facing Turkey in the Black Sea region is how to guarantee political and military security in the area as Ankara positions itself as a key regional actor and independent center of power.
Afghan opium cultivation, and subsequent drug production and trafficking, continue to be a source of instability in Afghanistan and the surrounding region, with significant international implications.
While many experts argue that building democratic institutions and processes strengthens prospects for long-term stability in Afghanistan, establishing a democracy is a challenge in a country plagued by violence and corruption.
Maintaining the balance between Russia and Europe in Ukrainian foreign policy has become increasingly challenging, as Kyiv struggles to find a way to integrate its economic future with one or both of the larger powers without losing its political autonomy.
As Egypt moves toward parliamentary elections on November 28, political parties are debating whether to participate in the process or to boycott, while the ruling party struggles to manage competition within its own ranks and opposition groups face restrictions on their ability to campaign.
A number of major domestic challenges, including violence in the Caucasus, anger over this summer’s wildfires, and the need for significant police reform, face the Russian government as the country moves towards the 2012 presidential elections.
The Internet is changing the way people identify themselves at global, local, and personal levels, and as the concept of citizenship evolves, modes of governance must do more to keep up with a changing society.