Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Drops in Chinese export figures and declines in world GDP suggest there will not be an economic recovery in the fourth quarter of 2009. The upcoming G-20 meeting must focus on halting the contraction as opposed to reforming the financial architecture.
A panel of experts on Russia, Europe and NATO discussed what a common European security space would look like, and how it could be created.
Experts for the United States, Europe, and China debate the future of trilateral relations.
For the EU to be an effective player in the Middle East, it should seek an efficient division of labor with the United States and pursue greater political engagement in the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Lebanon.
The Dalai Lama problem has been in the way of an EU-China "strategic partnership" for a long time, and there continues to be miscalculations on both sides about each other's stand on this issue.
New European Union members are having a mixed influence on European democracy assistance policies and instruments, with little role in the reform of the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights, but an instrumental one in the creation of the European Partnership for Democracy.
At a lunch debate co-hosted with the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, Jamie Shea and Ashley J. Tellis discussed new, emerging security risks and provided an outlook on how and if NATO should respond.
Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini, outlined the priorities of the G8 under the Italian Presidency, arguing that there is a need for a review of international structures.
The collision of British and French nuclear-armed submarines in early February underscored the need to engage other countries in strategic arms limitation talks.
Increased interest in nuclear power has fueled talk of a "nuclear renaissance." But the reality of nuclear energy’s future is more complicated. Without major changes in government policies and aggressive financial support, nuclear power is actually likely to account for a declining percentage of global electricity generation.