This book examines the strategic balance in Asia and the increasing levels of trade and interdependence in the region, assessing the implications for the United States.
Asian states have, for now, concluded that U.S. hegemony is robust and can provide the public goods that no other Asian country is yet willing to provide. Asian states have high expectations of peace in the future, and are committed to the use of political means to resolve disagreements.
Aside from the tragedy and horror of Anna Politkovskaya's assassination, it is sad and depressing, though not unexpected, to witness how little reaction her murder has caused in Russia. In today's Russia idealism and direct challenges to the government authorities are scarcely regarded as virtues.
Discussants focus on the likelihood that fast track trade negotiating authority will be renewed before it expires next June.
Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, former Director-General of the WTO and Carnegie Senior Associate Sandra Polaski addressed critical issues surrounding the WTO and the changing nature of world trade.
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China has quietly reoriented its foreign policy to emerge as a new advocate of soft power. It's all part of an international charm offensive that could threaten U.S. interests abroad, but could also – if properly exploited by other nations – transform the Asian giant into a more responsible member of the world community.
Carnegie hosted a meeting with Bruce Jackson, Project on Transitional Democracies; Charles King, Georgetown University; and Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center.
From pirated movies to weapons of mass destruction, from human organs to endangered species, drugs or stolen art, Illicit reveals the inner workings of these amazingly efficient international organizations and shows why it is so hard—and so necessary—to contain them.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in partnership with Wilton Park, held a conference October 6-8, 2006 on the challenges of top-down, managed reform efforts in Arab countries. Discussion focused on how reformers within or close to ruling establishments view prospects for reform inside their countries as well as the impact of pressure for change coming from outside.























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