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Tensions have eased slightly on the Korean Peninsula, but after years of playing international powers against each other to enhance its own position, Pyongyang may not be receptive to calls from the United States, China, and South Korea to return to six party talks.
Political analysts from Russia and abroad discuss the outlook for Russia ten years down the road and endeavor to outline the potential for development in social, economic, and political life.
Confronting the global challenges in 2011, from the ongoing war in Afghanistan and a rising China to continuing international economic turmoil, will require an understanding how much has changed and the extent to which the center of gravity in global power has shifted.
Moscow's more active policy stance on North Korea serves Russia's strategic, political, and economic interests and could potentially have a positive impact on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
If the Abkhaz government continues to avoid engagement with the international community, it runs the risk of letting Russia determine Abkhazia's future.
Khodorkovsky's conviction illustrates the dead-end road that Russia is on and underscores the personalized nature of Russia’s regime, despite attempts to don a “human face” over the past two years.
To solve the problems of the North Caucasus, Moscow needs to stop the trend toward de-modernization and de-industrialization of the region, as well as to help raise local elites and support the closer integration with the rest of the Russian Federation.
The level of education among job seekers in Tunisia has improved, yet, the government still fails to make policies that guarantee enough job creation to absorb new entrants to the labor market, causing the country's youth feelings of frustration and despair.
With nearly 1 in 3 Tunisian youth unemployed, the country’s policymakers must develop a strategic vision for growth and create jobs quickly.
The new conviction of Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a potent demonstration of the regime’s lack of commitment to the modernization of the Russian political and judicial system.