
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Communication Workers of America sponsor a panel discussion on labor relations in Mexico, proposed labor law reform, and the implications for democratic development in Mexico.
In the first session of a two-part conference series, over 120 leading observers of U.S.-China relations attended a forum featuring prominent specialists to engage in discussion on the challenges of China’s rapidly changing political, economic and social situation.

The almost single-minded interest in the personnel matters surrounding China's upcoming leadership transition ignores a far more important point: very serious underlying issues of governance await China's next leadership, no matter who this might be.

The panelists detail the options offered in the new Carnegie report, "Iraq: A New Approach," which proposes "coercive inspections" in which a multinational military force created by the UN Security Council would enable international inspections teams to operate effectively in Iraq.
Gianni Zanini, a Senior Evaluation Officer at the World Bank, presented the findings of the recent Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE) on the Russian Federation, prepared for the World Bank Operations Evaluation Department (OED). The moderator was Anders Åslund.

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Cordell Hull Institute co-sponsor a conference to discuss the liberalization of agricultural trade. Also read the Carnegie Issue Brief exploring areas of consensus reached among participants.
The Carnegie Endowment hosted a panel discussion on a pre-election assessment report by the National Democratic Institute, the International foundation for Election Systems, and the International Republican Institute.

U.S. legal experts and senior Chinese judges discuss the U.S., China, and the WTO.
Russian State Duma member Aslanbek Aslakhanov, spoke on the current political situation in Chechnya.