Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
What does the election of centrist incumbent Hassan Rouhani mean for Iran's young population, for the region, and for the United States? Carnegie Senior Fellow Karim Sadjadpour talks to Tom Carver about Iran's recent presidential election and how it will impact foreign and domestic Iranian policies. (Runtime - 23:39)
The biggest challenge for the Indian state is not its size, but its inefficiency. Carnegie Senior Fellow Milan Vaishnav and co-authors Devesh Kapur and Pratap Bhanu Mehta discuss their new book, Rethinking Public Institutions in India, and explore the massive challenges India faces and the state’s ability to adapt. (Runtime - 29:09)
The Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014 has forced the EU to reevaluate its relationship with its eastern neighbors. Richard Youngs discusses his new book, Europe’s Eastern Crisis: The Geopolitics of Asymmetry, to discuss how reality is threatening the fundamental principles of the European order. (Runtime - 18:12)
The French presidential elections have captured attention around the world as the populist firebrand Marine Le Pen faces off with political newcomer Emmanuel Macron. As the final round of voting approaches, Tom Carver is joined by Erik Brattberg and Pierre Vimont to discuss the rising frustration with “politics as usual” in France that has led to such a riveting contest. (Runtime - 23:52)
Amr Hamzawy discusses the transformation of activism in Egypt from 2011 to the present, looks ahead at the country’s political future, and discusses the regional and security pressures Sisi is facing. (Runtime - 29:49 min.)
In the current political environment, developing any kind of effective strategy toward Russia is fraught with difficulty. A two-year, bipartisan task force convened by Carnegie has recommended that instead of fueling unrealistic expectations of a breakthrough, the Trump administration should seek incremental progress on specific topics, based on a set of guiding principles. (Runtime - 26:04)
President Trump has made it clear that he wants to reduce the U.S trade deficit with China. If he follows through on his campaign promises to impose tariffs, how would China react? Is a trade deficit with China necessarily a bad thing for the US? One of the most thought-provoking economists on China, Michael Pettis examines the trade relationship between Washington and Beijing, and explains how the Chinese growth model is facing unique challenges.
As Carnegie’s popular blog Strategic Europe celebrates its 5th anniversary, Tom Carver talked to its editor-in-chief Judy Dempsey about the future of European foreign policy. (Runtime - 19:57)
In a podcast, Carnegie Middle East scholars discuss a new report on the state of the Arab world.
This month, as Carnegie brings together 800 experts for its nuclear policy conference in Washington, Tom Carver spoke with Carnegie’s James Acton and Toby Dalton about the nuclear nonproliferation agenda. (Runtime - 22:39)
