President Vladimir Putin of Russia has made "three enormous mistakes" in the last year that have underscored his obsession with complete political control.
A discussion forum featuring Anatol Lieven, Daniel Byman, Michael Scheuer, and W. Patrick Lang on the situation in Iraq, Afghanistan and the progress of the the "War on Terror."
Listen to audio from the launch of Uncharted Journey: Promoting Democracy in the Middle East.
Carnegie Endowment and UNDP co-hosted a breakfast meeting on “Next Steps in Ukraine.” Click here for audio.
Inauguration - Four more years of unfettered Bush may sound like a disaster for America and the world, but both the man and his team are likely to see their second-term ambitions frustrated on all sides. By Anatol Lieven
Anatol Lieven reviews Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya's book, Putin's Russia.
Lieven argues that the American democratic system differs greatly from the modern day democracies, in the respect that the American constitution is full of elements designed to create checks and balances not only against a potentially autocratic executive but against unrestrained majority rule. If institutions like the US electoral college or the Senate itself look undemocratic, it is because they are and were meant to be undemocratic.
The Carnegie China program held a breakfast seminar during which Dr. Minxin Pei analyzed the CCP's strategy of "illiberal adaptation," one that maximizes the resources of the state to co-opt new social elites, neutralize emerging societal threats, and ward off external pressures for reform.