Discussants examine the influence of the Chinese Communist Party leadership on judicial independence in China.

A discussion meeting with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Chairman of and CEO of Yukos.
A discussion meeting with Masha Lipman, editor of the Carnegie Moscow Center's journal Pro et Contra, on media freedom and freedom of speech in Russia.

Jessica Mathews, president of the Carnegie Endowment, has returned from a Department of Defense-sponsored trip to Iraq. She joined Carnegie colleagues for a briefing. Read transcript.
A discussion meeting with Mikhail Lesin, Russian Minister of Press, Television and Radio Broadcasting and Mass Communications.
Co-organized by the China Program of the Carnegie Endowment and the Asia Studies Program of the Council on Foreign Relations, this day-long conference examined China's political, economic, social, and international challenges.
While Ukraine could be considered a democratic country, the current period is crucial to its future political development and the entrenchment of democracy. The Parliament will play a decisive role in determining what kind of state Ukraine will be and in structuring the domestic and international agenda.

Held at the Metropol Hotel, Moscow, Russia.
Carnegie experts discuss issues relating to the September Bush-Putin summit. Click below for audio. See full description for complete audio.
Looking ahead to the Bush-Putin summit, it is important to address the contrasts between Russia's remarkable economic improvements and its continued political repression and how this dichotomy impacts both sides' expectations.