Ashley J. Tellis writes that India and the United States must build a genuine strategic partnership to maintain a favorable balance of power in Asia.
Uri Dadush says the U.S. fiscal deal is a step in the right direction. But Washington still needs to address the biggest cause of the chronic fiscal crisis—exploding healthcare costs.
Karim Sadjadpour and George Perkovich write that the potential ramifications of a military attack on Iran are so dire that President Obama must give engagement another chance.
Nathan J. Brown writes that Egypt has a new constitution, but its once-promising democratic system remains in crisis. To salvage the transition, Egypt’s political actors must change their ways.
Dmitri Trenin says EU-Russia relations are changing fundamentally. By dissociating from the West, Putin may aim to reposition Russia to hold inescapable global influence.
Deborah Gordon writes that given the varied carbon footprints of the world’s new oils, a balance must be struck between exploiting these resources and protecting the climate.
Carnegie experts analyze the most pressing challenges and most promising opportunities awaiting President Obama in his second term.
Rachel Kleinfeld's book Advancing the Rule of Law Abroad has been named by Foreign Affairs as one of the three best books of 2012 on international politics and law.
The array of emerging unconventional oils driven by the investment in new technologies is diverse in terms of resource geographies, make-ups, processing requirements, trade patterns, carbon emissions.
op-ed, New York Times Moisés Naím says that Venezuela’s unsettled leadership faces an economic crisis of historic proportions due to enormous government spending, mounting foreign debt, and a mismanaged oil industry.
article Yezid Sayigh writes that Syria's opposition National Coalition needs an effective political strategy capable of splitting the regime from within. عربي
q&a Marwan Muasher says a two-state solution will soon be impossible. Despite the difficulties, the United States needs to make a major effort to find a solution—the costs of waiting are much too great. عربي
article Sarah Chayes writes that a new arrangement for ending the Afghan war would drive the country dangerously back to pre-9/11 conditions and give Pakistan indirect hegemony over its neighbor.
article Milan Vaishnav writes that the Indian government needs to address its institutional shortcomings to truly deliver justice for India’s women.
global ten Jessica T. Mathews writes that the crisis of the Western democratic model, rising sectarian strife in the Middle East, and worries about American withdrawal from the world will drive events in 2013. Русский
The Syrian opposition must recognize its need for an effective political strategy capable of splitting the regime from within, bringing the Syrian crisis to a definitive resolution, and building a stable post-Assad Syria.
Join us for an in-depth conversation between Admiral Mike Mullen and Carnegie’s Jessica T. Mathews as they discuss the foreign policy landscape confronting the president in 2013.
Over the course of a decade, Turkey has transformed itself from a status quo-oriented, peripheral member of NATO to an emerging power with an ambition to shape regional power dynamics.
Relations between the EU and Russia are changing. By dissociating Russia from the West, Putin may aim to position Moscow to hold inescapable influence going forward.
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