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The problem with Putin’s vision for modernizing Russia’s military is that it rests on the misplaced belief that the United States is still the country’s principal adversary.
The reshuffling of the board of Russia's liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy illustrates that Putin's government is becoming increasingly intolerant of criticism.
The twin shocks of the Euro debt crisis and the Arab Spring are forcing members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to grapple with old and new challenges, including overreliance on oil, changing trade relationships, and regional integration.
Both the Egyptian government and the United States must keep in mind that the future of bilateral relations is much more important than the future of U.S. NGOs in Egypt.
While Turkey considers its options and resolutions stall in the United Nations, Ankara is preparing for a post-Assad Syria, developing contacts with the Muslim Brotherhood and other Syrian opposition forces.
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the United States will be an opportunity to represent America’s issues frankly and privately. However, it is important to leave partisan politics out of the visit.
Although China has a vital interest in developing Africa’s natural resources, it is not just on a resource hunt in the region. Moreover, the adverse impacts of its rising exports are also limited.
If Russia continues to support Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, it does not bode well for cooperation between Russia and the West on missile defense or any other security matter of a strategic nature.
One year after the Egyptian military forced President Mubarak from office, Egypt is caught in a vicious circle that risks derailing its move toward democracy, leading to more uncertainty and violence.
Though globalization is increasing labor market integration and income inequality, policymakers should help workers adjust to a changing world rather than erecting protectionist measures.
As globalization continues to accelerate, a rising China will exert greater influence on the world.
Syria has entered a “hurting stalemate” that may last months rather than years. The regime is unable to suppress the revolt, but the opposition seems equally unable to demonstrate effective operational control over an increasingly messy situation on the ground.
China’s impact on the U.S. economy and its rising global power gives China a significant role in the Republican primaries for the 2012 U.S. presidential elections.
Recent violence in Zhanaozen in December has forced Kazakhstan's authorities to rethink political, economic, and social policies. Only time will tell if the changes will have their desired effect, but it is the country's population that will make the ultimate judgment.
Six months ago, economists outlined several scenarios that could slow the global recovery. With financial turmoil spreading from Europe to both advanced and developing countries, these forecasts appear to be coming true.
Four worrying trends cast a cloud over Southeast Asia in the new year, but there may be a silver lining in Myanmar's re-entry into the international community.
President Ma faces a full agenda as he prepares to launch his second four-year term on May 20, with high costs of housing and education, stagnant incomes, and changing lifestyles threatening Taiwan's economic growth.
Contingent on the global economy’s resilience, economic trends in Latin America appear favorable. In the medium-term, however, a number of structural challenges persist.
The ruling class emerged victorious from the recent parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan. But the overconfidence of Kazakh leaders means that all economic, social, and political issues, including the question of power transition, remain unresolved. The leadership may soon face a political storm.
Taking a cautious rather than a hostile stance when it comes to Palestinian reconciliation and Hamas’s baby steps toward evolutionary change would not erase the mistakes of the past decade. But it may lay the basis for eventually recovering from them.