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Emissary
European Elections Are Casting Shadows Over the NATO Summit

EU, French, and British votes will impact NATO’s agendas and policies—but only over time.

· July 2, 2024
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Launch of Women LEAD: Women Leading Effective and Accountable Democracy in the Digital Age
July 8, 2024
2:30 PM — 4:00 PM EDT

On the margins of the seventy-fifth NATO summit, please join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the National Democratic Institute for an event marking the launch of Women Leading Effective and Accountable Democracy in the Digital Age (Women LEAD), a new initiative from the Biden-Harris administration focused on advancing women’s political participation globally and addressing barriers to women’s leadership, both online and offline.

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A woman stands amid rubble in a bombed-out room that used to be a school classroom.
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Emissary
Why Recognizing Palestine Is Essential for the Two-State Solution

· June 27, 2024
A member of the Guarani-Kaiowa ethnic group (C) attends a hearing on the responsibility of states in the face of climate emergencies, organised by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
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A Seminal Case for Climate Litigation

Climate change presents states with new obligations. Chile and Colombia are asking what those are.

· June 26, 2024
podcast
The Dilemma of an Indian Liberal

Leading author and thinker Gucharan Das joins Milan Vaishnav for Grand Tamasha's season finale. Das shares his personal journey to becoming a liberal, which largely mirrors India's own democratic struggle.

· June 25, 2024
Pakistani police with riot shields advance toward protesters behind a makeshift barricade. One protester stands outside the barricade with arm upraised.
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Inside the Punitive State: Governance Through Punishment in Pakistan

Mainstream Pakistani political parties are complicit in the criminalization of political activity.

· June 20, 2024
podcast
India's 2024 Election—and its Aftermath

Sadanand Dhume and Tanvi Madan join Milan Vaishnav to discuss the outcomes and aftermath of India’s 2024 election.

· June 18, 2024
G7 leaders gathering on a platform before a group photo
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Emissary
South Korea Should Be the Next G7 Member

Seoul could act as a crucial link for the current cast of characters, particularly as it seeks to integrate emerging markets.

· June 18, 2024
In The Media
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Brexit Has Fundamentally Damaged the Tories

Voters who supported the Conservatives in 2019 have since lost faith in the party, its competence, and its values.

· June 17, 2024
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Migrants wait in line hoping for processing from Customs and Border Patrol agents after groups arrived at Jacumba Hot Springs, California, after walking under intense heat from Mexico into the US on June 5, 2024.
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The Role of Migration in a Year of Crucial Elections

Roughly half of the world lives in countries holding elections in 2024. Carnegie asked a global group scholars to reflect on the role of migration in electoral campaigns. 

· June 17, 2024