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Countdown to Beijing: Will China Stage a Successful Olympics?
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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The Beijing Olympics mark China’s emergence as a global leader, but present risks that could mar its reputation. To explain those risks and their potential impact on the Chinese government, Carnegie hosted an event with Victor Cha, director of Asian studies at Georgetown University, and Carnegie’s Minxin Pei and Douglas Paal. Risks discussed include logistical organization, pollution, security, and political protests.
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Failed Responsibility: Iraqi Refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon
Thursday, July 31, 2008
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Dr. Joost Hiltermann, the deputy director of the Middle East Project at the International Crisis Group (ICG) and Michel Gabaudan, the Regional Representative for the United States from UNHCR discussed the findings of the ICG’s report on the refugee crisis in Iraq.
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How the World Feels about China and How China Feels about Itself and the World
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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With the Beijing Olympics only days away and the Chinese economy continuing its robust expansion, the Chinese people are increasingly optimistic about China’s future and confident about its global image. That is the major finding Richard Wike, Associated Director of the Pew Global Attitudes Project, and Bruce Stroke, columnist for National Journal and member of the Pew Project, presented at Carnegie from Pew’s 2008 Global Attitudes Survey.
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Ayad Allawi: Reconciliation in Iraq
Friday, July 25, 2008
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Dr. Ayad Allawi, Former Prime Minister of Iraq and current member of the parliament held a discussion on Iraqi politics in which he stressed the importance of reconciliation, including reaching an agreement on Iraqi refugees, the internally displaced, and the disarmament of militias.
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The Promise and Perils of Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Lessons from the Americas
Thursday, July 24, 2008
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 The authors of a new policy report from the Working Group on Development and the Environment discussed the impacts of agricultural trade liberalization on sustainable development in Latin America at an event at the Carnegie Endowment on July 24, 2008.
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Will the EU Ever Become a Superpower?
Thursday, July 17, 2008
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Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Stubb, discusses the prospects and challenges of the EU becoming a superpower in the international arena.
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The Persistent Problem: Inequality, Difference, and the Challenge of Development
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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 The chair of an American Political Science Association task force discussed the implications for developing countries of global inequality at an event at the Carnegie Endowment.
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The European Union and the Start of the French Presidency
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
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France assumed the presidency of the European Union earlier this month as Europe tries to move forward after Ireland’s rejection of the Lisbon Treaty. To better understand where the EU is today and French leadership objectives, the Carnegie Endowment hosted French Ambassador to the United States Pierre Vimont for an in-depth discussion on the future of the EU.
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China’s Economic Rise—Fact and Fiction
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
China’s economic size will match that of the U.S. by 2035 and double it in total GDP by midcentury, concluded Albert Keidel in presenting his new policy brief, China’s Economic Rise—Fact and Fiction. Keidel and a panel of leading experts on China’s economy and military discussed the success and substantiality of China’s economic rise and addressed the U.S. and global implications of China’s long-term economic growth.
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A Clear Strategic Vision for Asia
Thursday, June 26, 2008
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The next U.S. administration needs a clear strategic vision for Asia befitting the region’s status as the new global “center of gravity.” In Asia—Shaping The Future, Douglas H. Paal presents key steps the United States should take to advance its interests in “rising Asia.” These include: Signal to China where constructive cooperation will lead; appoint a high-level advocate for Asia; develop new multilateral security and economic arrangements with China and India, including discussion of G8 membership; avoid coalitions based on common values or democracy.
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