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The continuing violence in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is reverberating across the entire region. Carnegie experts in the Middle East and DC explain the various regional perspectives on the conflict, its current impact on neighboring nations, and its possible outcome.
Russia has threatened to cut gas supplies to Ukraine on January 1st if a $2 billion gas debt is not resolved, and both countries stand to lose if they fail to reach a settlement in time. Carnegie experts in Washington and Moscow discuss the implications of the dispute for regional stability, European energy security, and Russia’s relations with the West.
As stock markets around the world have come crashing down, sovereign wealth fund managers have shifted gear in their investment strategies.
Moderate Islamist movements that have adopted the strategic option of taking part in official political life in the Arab world are up against a range of ideological and tactical obstacles associated that help limit the degree of their commitment to democratic standards and processes.
Most of the items on the foreign policy agenda awaiting President Obama require global cooperation, including climate change, nonproliferation, and the war in Afghanistan. History suggests, however, that nations are less cooperative during times of upheaval, and the economic crisis – itself a problem requiring multinational action – may hinder the new administration’s ability to find solutions.
Since the 1979 Islamist revolution, Iran's hard-line leadership has relentlessly painted America as a racist, bloodthirsty power bent on oppressing Muslims worldwide. Nothing punctures this narrative more than the election of an African-American—Barack Obama—who supports dialogue with Iran and whose middle name—Hussein—is that of the central figure in Shiite Islam.
Preventing Russia’s economic, social, and political collapse requires effective leadership, cooperation and patience, and government acknowledgment that the crisis has domestic dimensions.
The possibility of peace between Syria and Israel in 2009 is a serious one. Both countries have a strategic interest in peace, and have been pursuing indirect negotiations under Turkish auspices for a year.
Eastern European and Baltic countries that have recently joined NATO and the European Union have undergone social and economic reforms, but they have also faced significant challenges along the way. Can their experience be of use to Russia?
Les Echos interviewait récemment Albert Keidel, chercheur au Carnegie Endowment, quant à la crise économique. Il affirme que les autorités chinoises devraient encourager la consommation intérieure et les investissements domestiques et aborder la grogne sociale de manière équilibrée en distinguant bien les doléances légitimes des autres qui le sont beaucoup moins.