Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The resulting framework may look very different from arms control of the past. But it would be better than a future in which proliferation proceeds in the absence of any shared guardrails for handling the most dangerous weapons in the world.
By revamping its social protection system, Lebanon could address its current economic crisis and restore public trust in the government.
The Russian president is an unpredictable leader, but he’s also Beijing’s best bet for a stable Moscow.
The Turkish president has three main priorities and the support of an overwhelmingly conservative parliament.
In the current political system, Prigozhin can only be against the elite so long as he is for Putin. It would take the slightest sign from the president for the Wagner boss to disappear.
Canberra should push to alleviate itself of the burden of managing spent fuel while enhancing commitments to nonproliferation.
n conversation with Michael Radunski, the expert talks about China’s arms supplies to Russia, China’s stance on Ukraine – and explains how dangerous the partnership between Beijing and Moscow can yet become for the West.
The world needs to relearn the art and science of ousting dictators. Or get used to the dismal reality that tyranny and anarchy, not democracy, are the world’s most common form of government.
Financial crises are threatening the stability of Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebanon. Despite a rare alignment of elements conducive to change, reforming the economy will still be politically challenging.
Regardless of how worn-out Russians may be, therefore, Putin will stick to his selective perception of reality, looking for reasons for and ways to further escalate his addictive crusade against the current world order.
In conversation with Michael Radunski, the expert talks about China’s arms supplies to Russia, China’s stance on Ukraine – and explains how dangerous the partnership between Beijing and Moscow can yet become for the West.
More political leaders—both left- and right-leaning—have used populist strategies in the past five years than at any time since the 1930s. That is bad news for countries’ economies and businesses.
Washington may wish to be finished with the Middle East, but the Middle East is nowhere close to being finished with the United States.
The universal adoption of cloud-centric operating models is bringing enormous benefits to every sector of the global economy, yet the ubiquity of dependence on common technologies and service providers also creates a new potential for systemic risk.
For the West, concerns about dependency are often cast in terms of China’s dominance in producing critical goods such as pharmaceuticals or the lithium essential in most batteries.
This article reflects on the iCET’s mobilization since it was announced nearly a year ago and argues why this framework is the best structured bet between India and the United States.
In occupied Ukraine, upcoming elections highlight the Kremlin’s limited room for maneuver following its declared annexation of parts of Ukraine last year: a costly decision forcing it to pretend that everything is going according to plan.
How to deal with this Russia will be a headache for the United States and its allies for years, possibly decades, to come. As to whether Putin’s heirs will be able or willing to fundamentally change course and begin to atone for his crimes—it is, at best, an open question.
Alexandra Prokopenko focuses on Ukraine’s counteroffensive and what it could mean for the Russian economy.
The recent transfer of Andrei Rublev’s world-famous Trinity icon to the Russian Orthodox Church illustrates the Kremlin’s superstitions and desire to give its war against Ukraine a spiritual foundation.