Carnegie Moscow Center
Why are so many violent Islamic radicals trained as engineers? While there is a general understanding of the ties between education and political radicalization, much less is known about the link between the type of education and radicalization.
Pakistan’s continuing instability is a matter of international concern. Leading Pakistani experts discussed the situation in their country and the role Europe could play in helping Pakistan achieve greater stability.
The development of efficient and well trained Lebanese Armed Forces still represents one of the main priorities for achieving security and state sovereignty in Lebanon.
The July 25 elections for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) changed the dynamics of Kurdish politics in Iraq; for the first time real political opposition to the two ruling Kurdish parties emerged.
Development is an integral part of the counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, according to UK Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander. He highlighted the importance of increasing economic opportunity to undercut support for the Taliban.
Moderate Islamist parties across the Arab world have the opportunity to present themselves as legitimate candidates for preventing the spread of fundamentalism, allowing for normalized relations with the West.
Carnegie hosted leading experts Roger Cohen of The New York Times, Ali Ansari, director of the Iranian Institute at the University of St. Andrews, and George Perkovich, director of Carnegie's Nonproliferation Program, to discuss how the United States should proceed with its Iran policy given the continued unrest in the country.
Despite significant barriers to trade in cotton, the issue failed to garner serious attention at last year’s WTO trade ministers meeting. Representatives from the U.S. and Africa’s four major cotton producers discuss the challenges facing this issue.
Only one month following the start of Iran’s civilian uprising, Carnegie joined forces with PEN American Center, The New York Review of Books and 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center for New York City’s first public discussion about the recent events in this pivotal Middle Eastern country.
Preventing Yemen from becoming another al-Qaeda safe haven requires more than traditional security assistance from the United States.