Events
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Tribal Conflict and Resolution in Yemen
Since Yemen became a policy priority three months ago, there has been much discussion about the emergence of under-governed spaces in the country as host for Al-Qaeda. It is critical to understand how these alternatively governed areas function, deal with conflict, and how traditional methods of conflict resolution work.
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After the Elections: A New Beginning for Iraq and the United States?
On March 7th, Iraqis went to the polls to vote in their second free parliamentary elections. The subsequent government formation process will have implications on the stability of Iraq and the U.S. effort to withdraw combat forces.
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China's Economy in the Post-Crisis World
Despite China's extraordinary recovery, the debate over its economic prospects has intensified as new questions have emerged about China's exit strategy and its relationship with the United States.
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The New World Economic Order: Are Capitals Ready?
Over the next half century, the economies of developing countries are predicted to surge ahead of their advanced counterparts. Washington’s senior G20 diplomats gathered to discuss whether the world’s leaders are prepared.
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Will the U.S.–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Help Colombia's Small Farmers?
The proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement could potentially have adverse effects on Colombia’s economy and stability, and particularly on small farmers, who have already been disproportionately affected by Colombia’s internal conflict.
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Russia Update: An Opposition View
The large protest in Kaliningrad marks an increase in popular anti-Putin and anti-Kremlin sentiment and an opportunity for the opposition to work with the dissatisfied population and toward a more democratic Russia.
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Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Strategies: What's Working and What's Not
Haider Mullick, a fellow at the Joint Special Operations University and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, examined Pakistan's counterinsurgency strategy as well as U.S.-Pakistan relations.
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The G20 in 2050: Policy Consequences of Long-Term Growth Dynamics
In a shift that will affect all major dimensions of the global economy, including trade flows, capital flows, the size of the middle class, and carbon emissions, today’s developing countries are likely to become the world’s dominant economies by 2050.
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Iraq’s Elections—and Iraq’s Future
The Iraqi parliamentary elections on March 7 will be a critical test for the young democracy. Ad Melkert, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq, assessed the latest situation on the ground in the run up to the elections and what the election means for the country's political future.
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The Euro Under Attack
As market confidence in the Greek government debt teeters on collapse, and confidence in Portugal, Spain, and Ireland continues to erode, an urgent question has emerged: will the Euro area implode?
Future Events
The Sky Below: The Creation of Pakistan
Sarah Singh will screen and discuss her award-winning documentary, The Sky Below, a contemporary exploration of the Indian subcontinent's partition in 1947.
