Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Trade policy is a major source of friction in the U.S.-China relationship – so much so that the facts are sometimes obscured by rhetoric. Do China’s violations of international trade norms merit a U.S. response, and if so what actions should the U.S take?
India, like the United States, is entering a complex geopolitical environment that is likely to survive for at least another two decades. This environment will be characterised by the continuing dominance of the United States in the global system.
Governments are funding and controlling nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), often stealthily. They have become the tool of choice for undemocratic governments to manage their domestic politics while appearing democratic.
The United States and Japan have one of the most important relationships in the world, based on shared values, the size of their economies, and their technological sophistication. New cooperation between the U.S. and Japan will benefit not only the two countries but also the whole Asia-Pacific region, possibly providing the building blocks for an Asia-Pacific partnership.
Discussants examine the ongoing global power shift toward Asia and its impact on the international system.
The leading voice in public policy in Hong Kong, Christine Loh, spoke at Carnegie on February 13, 2007 about Hong Kong politics. Carnegie Senior Associate Minxin Pei moderated the discussion.
With he potential for future political-military crises between Washington and Beijing, America’s enormous lead in virtually all aspects of military power, the heavy U.S. reliance on satellites for military purposes, and the absence of any formal agreement on the weaponization of space, it is little wonder that the Chinese are developing anti-satellite capabilities to even the playing field.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is on course to become the most significant military force in East Asia after the United States within the next decade. Is China's military modernization a growing threat to its Asian neighbors and the U.S.?
There are not necessarily preconditions that must be in place before a country attempts democratization, argues Thomas Carothers. Francis Fukuyama and Jack Snyder joined Carothers to debate the sequencing fallacy.
The U.S. foreign policy establishment is increasingly adopting a ‘Strong China’ paradigm. It will do well to remember that China is simultaneously weak – internal fissures like inequality, lack of social institutions for redress, social unrest, corruption and environmental destruction could create havoc in the country and the world.