Initiatives
The Transatlantic Afghanistan Initiative
The United States' renewed commitment to achieving success in Afghanistan with additional U.S. and NATO forces requires European leaders to reconsider their own strategies in the region. Carnegie’s Transatlantic Afghanistan Initiative aims to formulate fresh ideas for U.S. and European leadership by tailoring the work of our South and Central Asia programmes to the needs of European policy makers through publications, meetings and conferences.
Russia and the World
Russia’s increasingly assertive foreign policy is isolating it from the international community just as the global financial crisis, European security concerns, and energy interdependence make it more important than ever for the U.S. and EU to engage it. Russia and the World brings the perspectives of our leading scholars in Moscow to Europe and encourages a strategic dialogue between Russia, the U.S. and the EU.
Non-Proliferation and Global Security
The Iranian elections in June 2009, talk of pulling U.S. nuclear warheads out of Europe, and Obama’s support for a ‘global zero’ concept have reinvigorated non-proliferation discourse. Thus far, highlights of the programme have included a roundtable led by George Perkovich in Berlin with senior officials from the German government, including Klaus-Peter Gottwald and Rolf Nikel, and a panel discussion on Iran between Thérèse Delpech and Karim Sadjadpour at the Carnegie Europe New Vision Conference.
The New Middle East
The Middle East remains one of the most volatile regions in the world. The Israel-Palestine conflict, growing Iranian regional influence, the role of non-state actors, and the precarious state of the Gulf economies all require considerable attention in Washington and European capitals, meaning the region will stay high on the agenda for the foreseeable future.
China's Economic Rise
China’s emergence as a great economic power and a global political stakeholder makes it an essential part of any initiative to combat the global financial crisis, take action on climate change, and create the conditions for stability in Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East. China’s Economic Rise combines the resources of Carnegie’s leading Asia scholars on both sides of the Pacific, including Minxin Pei, Douglas H. Paal, and Michael Pettis, to create multifaceted discussions between Asia, Europe and the US.
Highlights from our Centers
Putin-Medvedev Double Act is Prelude to Either Reform or Marginalisation
To dismiss Medvedev as a mere Putin puppet would be a mistake; Medvedev was chosen to recruit an internet savvy and generally more liberal Russian constituency to the Kremlin’s program of conservative modernization.
China's Not a Superpower
Before China can move from being a great power to a superpower, it will have to overcome a number of economic, political, environmental, and regional challenges, from low per capita income and an aging and primarily rural population to the threat of ethnic secessionism.
Understanding Cyberspace as a Medium for Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization
Given the prominent role of the internet in propagating and perpetuating violent Islamist ideology, identifying methods to short-circuit internet radicalization has become an urgent goal for numerous countries, including Saudi Arabia.
U.S. Policy in Central Asia: Looking Ahead
As the war in Afghanistan begins to enter a new phase, it is important to reexamine some of the premises of U.S. policy in the Central Asian region and to consider whether the conditions in the region have changed in the last decade.