Carnegie Endowment Events

As countries in MENA embark on constitutional reform, they face the challenge of providing a legitimate, inclusive constitutional process that will lead to equal power distribution, create an effective system of checks and balances, and ensure fair and equal representation of all societal groups, particularly ethnic and religious minorities. What is needed to build a solid base for peaceful democratic transition? What issues in the constitutional drafting process define the political system, the electoral process, and the wider definition of political rights? What is the place of religion in the constitution, and how will it be addressed?

Since the Boston Marathon bombings, Russia’s relationship with its Muslim minorities has become the focus of intense scrutiny in the West.

The Muslim Brotherhood, Salafis, and a host of state institutions dedicated to Islam are being reshaped profoundly by their growing involvement in politics, often in ways that are difficult to predict and even more difficult for their leaders to control.

The rise of India and China holds profound implications for Bangladesh’s economy, politics, and foreign policy.

On May 11, 2013, for the first time in Pakistan’s history, the country will hold general elections after a legislature has completed its term.

On May 11, 2013, for the first time in Pakistan’s history, the country will hold general elections after a legislature has completed its term.

This roundtable is organized to mark the Brussels launch of the DiXi Group’s report entitled Ukraine and Energy Community: Two Years of Waiting, as well as to discuss current issues dominating EU-Ukraine cooperation in the energy sector. This event is held in the framework of the project “Monitoring the implementation of Ukraine’s commitments under the Energy Community after two years of its membership,” supported by the International Renaissance Foundation.

As the North Korean regime continues to issue provocative warnings for foreigners to evacuate the Korean peninsula, suggesting military escalation, regional cooperation has become essential to maintaining stability on the peninsula.

The Nuclear Security Summits in Washington in 2010 and Seoul in 2012 began the process of international engagement on the challenge of securing existing fissile material vulnerable to theft and diversion by non-state or terrorist groups.

Over the next decade, the United States, China, and India will form a critical strategic triangle while the individual relationships of these three nations with ASEAN, Iran, and Pakistan will have significant regional and global implications.

Despite limited international engagement with Belarus, the situation in the country continues to evolve.

Economic disparities and a widening development gap both among and within Southeast Asian nations are among the most pressing issues facing the region.

As Taiwan peacefully manages its differences with mainland China, it seeks dignity within the international system and believes it can play a positive role supporting its close unofficial relationship with the United States.

U.S.-Russian public health cooperation has led to extraordinary achievements, from the development and production of the Sabin polio vaccine to the eradication of smallpox. But the full potential of this collaboration has not yet been achieved.

Opposition groups in Egypt face a range of challenges amidst the country’s rapidly changing political context.

China’s new leadership has taken shape since November and March but programmatic policy statements are not expected until around the time of the Third Plenum of the Central Committee in the autumn.

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistani terrorist organization best known for the high-profile November 2008 attack in Mumbai, has established itself as one of the most feared groups in the region.

Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian and Carnegie Vice President Marwan Muasher discuss the prospects for peace in the Middle East.

Balancing the U.S. commitments to reduce the number and role of nuclear weapons while strengthening extended deterrence and assuring allies has emerged as a significant challenge in the new security environment.