Venezuela: Scenes From a Democracy

The Venezuelan presidential election produced a posthumous win for Chavez, but although his successor Nicolas Maduro was deemed the winner of the election, the results have not gone uncontested.

If I Ruled the World

The negative connotation associated with political parties has led to dwindling youth membership. Changes must take root in order to get the U.S. political system out of gridlock and paralysis.

Why Power Is Decaying in the Modern World

The shifting nature of power is changing the geopolitical world. The "more, mobility, and mentality" revolutions are initiating these changes in power dynamics.

A Waste of the Crisis

Although the United States is recovering from the economic crisis, the challenges of low household savings, rising costs of healthcare, and growing income inequality have yet to be addressed.

Who’s Lying? You be the Judge

The suspicious deaths of Cuban dissidents Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero, as well as the opposing accounts by witnesses and Cuba's government, mean only one thing: someone is not telling the truth.

It Ain’t What It Used to Be

The shifting nature of power is impacting not only corporations, but countries, churches, institutions, and even authoritarian regimes.

Three Global Revolutions that Make it Tough for States and Corporations to Stay on Top

Three global revolutions are eroding traditional bastions of political, economic, and social power. Together these three shifts are making it easier to gain power but more difficult to use and keep it.

Hugo Chávez, R.I.P.: He Empowered the Poor and Gutted Venezuela

Hugo Chávez shattered Venezuela’s peaceful coexistence with poverty, but leaves behind a weaker democracy, an economy in shambles, a fiercely polarized society, and high crime and murder rates.

Why the People in Power are Increasingly Powerless

The transformation of power has made it easier to attain, yet more difficult to use and easier to lose.

Corporate Power Is Decaying. Get Used to It

A new breed of emerging-market entrepreneurs are introducing unprecedented competition into every sector of global business.

The End of Power

Those in power today are more constrained in what they can do with it and more at risk of losing it than ever before.

Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy

From pirated movies to weapons of mass destruction, from human organs to endangered species, drugs or stolen art, Illicit reveals the inner workings of these amazingly efficient international organizations and shows why it is so hard—and so necessary—to contain them.

Altered States: Globalization, Sovereignty, and Governance

Gordon Smith and Moisés Naím provide practical recommendations for improved governance and for strengthening and reforming the United Nations. They explore the dynamics of globalization and discuss what makes today's globalization distinct.

Mexico 1994: Anatomy of an Emerging-Market Crash

This book offers in-depth analysis of long-term political and economic processes that set the stage for Mexico's peso crisis, and of specific actions in Mexico and abroad that prompted the crash and shaped its outcome.

Lessons of the Venezuelan Experience

Papers presented at an October 1992 conference form the basis of the chapters in this book, although some were commissioned after the conference. Topics include the decline of Venezuelan exceptionalism, political parties and the Democratic crisis, popular opinion, civil- military relations, the Venezuelan private sector, social policy, and constitutional reform.

Paper Tigers and Minotaurs: The Politics of Venezuela's Economic Reforms

Weakened public institutions, military reform, and public opinion in the face of rapid change have opened the door for corruption, inequitable distribution of burdens, and political instability in South America. Countries in the region are facing painful and sometimes dangerous reform.

Obama in Mexico

President Obama’s 72 hour visit to Latin America widely ignored the critical issues of drugs and immigration due to the delicate nature of U.S. negotiations on immigration as well as the security issues associated with the illicit drug trade.

Kim Jong Un’s Troubles

Kim Jong Un’s challenge is to hold power in a world where democracies seem to be overtaking autocracies.

Tracing the History and Decline of Political Power

Power is both harder to use and easier to lose than ever before.

Power: Not What It Used to Be

In almost every realm, micro-powers are challenging the grip of old entrenched powers.

Being In Charge Ain’t What It Used to Be

Although the change in power dynamics has led to increased competition and advanced opportunities for voters, citizens, workers, and entrepreneurs, it is also tied to the political gridlock taking place around the world.

Power Outage

Power has become more fleeting and transient, with a number of different kinds of constraints limiting the abilities of those in power, whether countries, corporations, churches, or armies.

Changing the Cauldrons of Power

The decline of political and corporate power has been observed over the last two decades. Although there is much to celebrate, there is also cause for concern over the ability to push through an agenda and make decisions in a timely manner.

On Friday: The End of Power

Traditional leaders have experienced a decay in power, as observed by the challenges faced by the pope and the economic problems the U.S. government is fighting to resolve.

What Comes After Chavez?

With the passing of Chavez, the country's leaders must find new scapegoats and excuses for why the standard of living and situation in Venezuela has declined.

Shifting Global Politics in the End of Power

Power is shifting across the world, from east to west, from presidential palaces to public squares, and from big companies to start ups.

Book Launch: The End of Power

Moisés Naím hosted a lively conversation about his new book with columnist Thomas Friedman and Carnegie's Jessica Mathews.

Senator Mark Warner on the Deficit

The United States must find a way to reduce its more than $15 trillion debt and improve its long-term fiscal outlook.

The G20 and the Eurozone Crisis

The key developments that come out of the G20 summit at Cannes could have a significant impact on the euro and the global economy.

Power Implications of the 21st Century Economy

Within a generation, developing countries will likely account for six of the world’s seven largest economies and dominate world trade. How will this affect international relations and governance in the context of globalization?

2011 Global Economic Outlook: The Euro Crisis, Currency Tensions, and Recovery

As fears rise over currency clashes, policy makers must confront the challenges of a two-speed global economy where China and other emerging markets are surging ahead while Europe, the United States, and Japan face a number of serious economic concerns.

Scarcity and Foreign Policy

The last decade has seen a marked change in both the scale of competition for resources and the interdependences this entails.

European Companies and the Great Recession: A View from the Trenches

The Great Recession and European debt crisis have had a profound impact on Europe’s macroeconomy and its public sector.

Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy

Discussion of Moisés Naím's new book Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy.
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Foreign Policy in the Age of Ambiguity: How the Future Will Differ From the Past

A discussion on the lessons offered by America's past management of its global interests. Discussants examined whether the current organization of U.S. foreign policy around the War on Terror and democracy promotion is sustainable or whether a new set of concerns should be considered.

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