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In advance of the Chicago summit, Jamie Shea details how NATO must slim down while remaining both politically and militarily engaged in world affairs.
Marina Ottaway analyzes the presidential election in Egypt and its likely outcome.
Nathan J. Brown explains what the Islamic sharia is—and is not—and how it might be interpreted in Egypt’s new political system.
Uri Dadush analyzes the risks facing Europe and outlines the steps needed to find a way out of the turmoil, including Greece’s departure from the euro.
Douglas Paal explains how recent events in Beijing have the potential to shift the balance of power within China’s leadership to give a larger voice to proponents of reform.
While signals pointing to a looming nuclear test in North Korea have quieted in recent weeks, this could change overnight.
In the first quarter of 2012, economic developments in China unfolded according to plan. Growth slowed moderately and incremental steps were taken towards key economic and financial reforms.
Europe, Russia, and the United States can take steps to build trust and find a way to work together cooperatively on missile defense.
Using car ownership as a proxy for purchasing power indicates that the global middle class is about 50 percent larger than typically assumed, with important implications for geopolitics and economics.
As the world watches Hollywood superheroes conduct battle, real world politicians and businesspeople are locked in similarly intense and damaging contests of will.
As armed clashes last weekend show, north Lebanon is becoming a growing support base for the Syrian revolution. Sunni mobilization in support of the uprising in Syria is mounting and the Lebanese government is losing its ability to maintain its policy of neutrality.
The U.S. pivot to the Asia-Pacific has created both tension and opportunity in its relations with China.
Relations between Ukraine and the EU have reached their lowest point yet. It could be time for the EU to come up with a new plan.
Putin has returned to the Kremlin, but he faces a significantly different Russia, because the country's situation has changed drastically. The previous Putin’s consensus between those in power and society has fallen apart.
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