Carnegie Endowment Events

International support for democracy and human rights faces a serious challenge after its increased influence in the last decades.

Three years after the Arab world was rocked by the uprisings that brought down longstanding autocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, the region remains embroiled in a transformational struggle for the future.

In a landmark step, Tunisia’s Islamic and secular political forces reached accord on a constitution that provides a foundation for Tunisia’s transition to democracy. But while progress has been made, the country still faces serious economic and political challenges ahead.

A slowing Indian economy, policy paralysis in the Indian government, and U.S. domestic distractions have combined to produce a drift in the bilateral relationship that is far more dangerous than the discord provoked by the recent diplomatic spat.

The Winter Olympics in Sochi are shining a rare international spotlight on the Caucasus and the conflicts of the region. Despite an improvement in relations since 2012, Georgia and Russia remain at odds over the breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

With counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan drawing to a close, the U.S. military is facing an abrupt transition.

In his first public address since assuming responsibilities as ambassador of India to the United States in December, S. Jaishankar discussed the promise of, and prospects for, the U.S.-India relationship.

It remains to be seen whether the third plenum decisions can put China on a sustainable and robust growth path.

Indonesia—the world’s most populous Muslim nation and its third largest democracy—will head to the polls this year to elect national and local legislatures as well as a new president.

A number of big foreign and domestic policy challenges face Japan in 2014.

Mutual perceptions in the United States and China have a growing influence on the bilateral security relationship, affecting how policymakers manage conflicts and seek cooperation.

The United States must confront the uncomfortable reality that China’s economic and military might may eventually rival or even surpass its own.

Pakistan is variously described as the world’s most dangerous place and the state with the fastest growing nuclear program.

The spillover of Syria’s war into Lebanon and Iraq, combined with the widening involvement of Iran and Saudi Arabia, has spawned dire predictions of sectarian conflict engulfing the entire Middle East.

The Somali terrorist group al-Shabab catapulted onto the international stage after its September attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi.

North Korea seems to have adopted a new approach to nuclear diplomacy. In contrast to its threatening rhetoric and nuclear test earlier this year, Kim’s policy is increasingly characterized by alternating hard and soft edges and inconsistent decisionmaking. Narushige Michishita, one of Japan’s leading scholars on North Korean diplomatic strategy provided his analysis of Pyongyang’s behavior, its impact on Japan’s security policies, and the implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance. Carnegie’s James L. Schoff moderated.

Much has been made of China’s recent internal and external rebalancing. Though China’s current account surplus has shrunk significantly, the predicted shift toward consumption-fueled growth has not occurred. Instead, recent growth has relied on increasing investment, which leaves questions regarding the sustainability of the current model.

China’s Views on Prompt Global Strike (Full Audio) by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Next Steps for the U.S.-Japan Alliance (Full Audio) by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

China’s Eurasia Strategy: Central Asia, AfPak, and Middle East (Full Audio) by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace