
A symposium on Iranian politics featured three noted experts on Iranian politics and a debate on the link between Iranian domestic politics and U.S.-Iranian relations.
From October 29 - 30, 2002, representatives from more than 40 civil society organizations met in Quito, Ecuador during the VII Ministerial Conference of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) to discuss the role played by environment and sustainable development policies in the ongoing FTAA.

Listen to a debate on the prospects for democracy in post-Saddam Iraq and elsewhere in the Arab world, and on the United States’ role in Middle East democracy promotion. Click on link to listen to audio.

Presentation by Ivan Rybkin, former Speaker of the Russian State Duma and former Secretary of the Russian Security Council on the Russian military involvement in the present Chechen war.
Ukraine began the WTO accession process in 1993, and is now entering the final stage of accession, as is evidenced by its passage of nine bilateral protocols on market access in the past 18 months, with traditional trading partners such as Slovenia, Latvia and Georgia, as well as Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, and most recently, India.

Experts debrief the October 10 Pakistani elections and discuss the long-term implications of their outcome for Pakistan and South Asia. Click link to listen to audio.
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This meeting launched the new Carnegie publication, Russia after the Fall, edited by Andrew Kuchins. Listen to audio from the event, or read the transcript.

Over 150 leading observers of U.S.-China-Taiwan relations attended a conference featuring prominent specialists to engage in discussion on the economic, diplomatic, military-political, and domestic politics dimensions of the U.S. role in Cross Strait relations.

Tune in to a discussion with Robert Kagan, author of "Power and Weakness," a provocative assessment of the US-European relationship.
Presentation by Georgia's Ambassador to the US and a panel discussion.