Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The use of technology in the field of peacebuilding is on the rise, as novel approaches to fostering and promoting peace are needed to tackle persistent conflict.
Israel’s economy is very successful, but there are some key problems which act as impediments to the country’s future economic and social development.
Cooperation between the United States and Russia has essentially halted, and contact between Washington and Moscow has decreased dramatically. At the same time, the attention each country pays to the other in their respective domestic debates has increased significantly.
Japan-Russia relations have received a flurry of attention in both countries’ capitals since 2013. More recently, however, the process has stalled amid an intractable territorial dispute and other tensions.
A very firm friendship between the United States and Japan will become stronger in the new regional context.
Migration and the Syrian refugee crisis continue to affect Europe. How will the EU respond to this challenge?
The Internet in Russia is either the most efficient totalitarian tool or the device by which totalitarianism will be overthrown. Perhaps both.
In light of the crisis in Syria, and as part of its mandate to promote democracy and development in the region, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) has initiated a program named The National Agenda for the Future of Syria (NAFS).
The current downturn in U.S.-Russian relations can be understood as a new Cold War. A new long-term strategic vision is needed to guide the two countries through this challenging period.
Shia-Sunni sectarianism is one of the factors driving instability in the Middle East.