
The triangular dynamic between the United States and the rising powers of China and India will be affected by the new challenges posed by such issues as economic integration, energy security, and environmental degradation.
The Kurdish opening, referred to as a Democratic Opening, has already transformed Turkey's relations with Iraq, the Kurdish region in northern Iraq in particular. It also has the potential of fundamentally altering Turkish state-society relations

The Carnegie Endowment, working with Central Asia’s Eco-Energy Alliance, launched the pilot regional project in Tajikistan to demonstrate how linking renewable energy to Internet access can be a tool for alleviating social problems.

Leading economists describe the 2007-2009 economic crisis as the worst since the Great Depression, causing regulators worldwide to question the system that has drive the world’s economy for the past two decades.

With the arrival to power of the Obama administration there appears to be a lessening of the divide that opened up in recent years between Europe and the United States over democracy promotion policies and programs.

Yemen faces a great and growing number of challenges which need to be addressed immediately, or there is a very real risk that the country will collapse, becoming a safe-haven for al-Qaeda and destabilizing the entire Gulf region.

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William J. Burns previewed the Obama administration's approach to the U.S.–India relationship.

The results of the May 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference will exacerbate or allay concerns about the nuclear nonproliferation regime unraveling.

The newly launched governmental pilot program for the creation of national research universities in Russia opens new opportunities for cooperation with American universities on multiple levels, including student, faculty, and management exchanges.

The ongoing Doha Round of trade negotiations could improve Kenya’s competitive position in processed food and agriculture, but long-term development requires the strengthening of other economic sectors.