China's economic growth is sputtering, the Euro is under threat, and the United States is combating serious trade disadvantages. However, this is not another great recession but rather a critical rebalancing of world economies.
Venezuela is preparing for a potential power struggle amid intense secrecy over the president's health.
Reforms undertaken in Italy have done little to redress its competitiveness and growth problems. In the coming elections, Italians should elect those most likely to commit to more vigorous reforms over a long period.
The rise of China and India as major world powers promises to test the established global order in the coming decades.
Venezuela’s unsettled leadership faces an economic crisis of historic proportions due to enormous government spending, mounting foreign debt, and a mismanaged oil industry.
Both the United States and China are coming out of political transitions to face endemic trade conflicts and domestic structural adjustments.
The prospects that the United States will find a solution for the fiscal cliff’s impending tax increases and spending cuts seem promising.
President Obama’s trip to Southeast Asia provides him with an opportunity to present a common vision of partnership to Southeast Asia that will resonate throughout the region.
While Malaysia’s economic performance has been robust, its politics are in ferment.
Germany’s actions to resolve the eurozone crisis will significantly impact the future of the region’s monetary union as well as trade relations with China, the EU's largest trading partner.






Stay connected to the Global Think Tank with Carnegie's smartphone app for Android and iOS devices