Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with CNN’s senior international correspondent and veteran journalist Clarissa Ward to discuss the war in Ukraine and the challenges of wartime reporting.
Join us on Thursday, March 17 from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Beirut time for a public panel with Paul Stronski, Sinan Ülgen, Maha Yahya and Jihad Yazigi to discuss the consequences of the war in Ukraine on the Middle East.
Against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, Russian president Putin’s first post-pandemic visit to China is taking on major importance. Sino-Russian relations have flourished in recent years, with Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping presiding over a rapid expansion of military, economic, financial, and technological ties.
Tensions between the Kremlin and the West have soared amid a growing threat of renewed Russian military action in Ukraine. How effectively can the West respond to Russian actions? What is the likelihood that the Kremlin is overplaying its hand?
On November 28, Kyrgyzstan returned to polls for the third time this year to vote for its new parliament. This election occurs at a time of tremendous economic and social distress, and amid a shifting geopolitical framework in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from nearby Afghanistan.
On October 24, Uzbekistan will hold a carefully choreographed presidential election that almost certainly will lead to a resounding win by its President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a self-proclaimed reformer. Join us for a discussion on Mirziyoyev’s reform agenda and Tashkent’s calculus at home and abroad.
Recently, the Arctic has again become the arena for increasingly intense international competition. The militarization of the region is gathering pace.
The Russian government’s brutal treatment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny has provoked widespread international anger. Yet support for Navalny at home remains surprisingly thin.
On April 11, Kyrgyzstan will head to the polls for the third time in six months to vote on a controversial constitutional referendum that would enhance the political power of the president, allow presidents to run for a second term, and push through initiatives designed to weaken the parliament.
Last weekend, Russians angry over high-level corruption and the arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny protested in 120 cities across the country. How significant is the threat of these protests to President Putin’s leadership? And how will his government respond to the unexpected and well-organized display of popular anger?