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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.
On December 12, 2006, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace sponsored an event with Visiting Scholar Joshua Kurlantzick and former ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia Dr. David Shinn. This event was organized in coordination with the release of Kurlantzick’s Policy Outlook, “Beijing Safari” and was moderated by Carnegie Senior Associate Minxin Pei.
Fifteen years ago, it would have been impossible to identify a uniquely East Asian identity. But new generations and more interdependence seems to be developing a common culture and greater cooperation. This may finally halt long-held animosities.
In advance of 2008, if Mr Putin were looking to improve his legacy he might consider three moves. He should release Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed oligarch, bury Lenin and invite the Pope. Each move would erase a dark shadow of Russia’s history.
Many analysts predict that China’s economy, even if its growth trajectory gradually slows, will be larger than the U.S. economy before the middle of the 21st century. But without domestic reform, will China's economy unravel before overtaking the U.S.?
At an event to launch Confronting the Weakest Link, Thomas Carothers was joined by discussants Ivan Doherty, Gerald Hyman, and Judy Van Rest. The session was moderated by Jennifer Windsor. 
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Celebrities used to use their star power to raise awareness about their chosen causes, while letting experts do the policymaking. Now celebrities not only want to do good but think they know how to do the good, as Madonna’s recent “adoption” of Malawi demonstrates. Though every dollar helps, what African nations need is support for their own businesspeople, thinkers, and politicians.
Carnegie hosted a seminar on Russia's accession to the WTO, including a presentation by AUSTR Dorothy Dwoskin on the negotiation of the U.S.-Russia bilateral agreement. Features event audio and video
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