Carnegie Podcast

As the world's predominant political, economic, and military force, the United States faces a significant challenge in responding to China's rising power and influence, especially in Asia.

The World Energy Outlook 2011, the International Energy Agency’s flagship annual report, provides analysis and insight into global energy markets for today and the next 24 years.

Arab monarchies have so far survived the unrest of the Arab Spring without major challenges to their authority, but their countries are not immune to the widespread popular discontent.

As Vladimir Putin prepares to return to the presidency in the 2012 elections, the prospects for Russia’s future are unclear.

Since its establishment just over ten years ago, the Community of Democracies has received mixed reviews. This symposium will assess the successes and failure of the Community and highlight current developments in the Community's work.

Relations between the West and Russia are still shifting as the West has yet to adjust to the post-Soviet reality and Russia has not settled on its relationship with the rest of the world.

The key developments that come out of the G20 summit at Cannes could have a significant impact on the euro and the global economy.

The Arab Spring has toppled three governments and galvanized change across the Middle East. But fiscal, external and labor market imbalances are widening, and both new and old governments are under pressure to deliver simultaneously on political, economic, and social fronts.

Former president Pervez Musharraf addressed the history of U.S.–Pakistan relations, recent tensions between the two countries, and his vision of the way forward.

With EU leaders scrambling to keep Greece afloat, rating agencies continuing to downgrade European sovereign credit, banks being pushed to the brink, and Europe likely slipping back into recession, time may be running out for the euro.

As the 18th National Party Congress approaches, 2012 promises to be a very interesting year for China and few are able to accurately describe how this change might impact China's domestic and international policies.

Twenty years after the end of the Soviet Union, Moscow should drop the notion of creating an exclusive power center in the post-Soviet space.

During four years as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen has presided over two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a period of historic change in the Middle East, and the capture of Osama bin Laden.

While China remains an engine of growth in an unsettled global economy, it also faces many challenges, including high inflation, the potential of a housing market bubble, and volatile global liquidity conditions.

As the effects of climate change continue to impact daily life, what are the opportunities for leading carbon emitting countries to improve their energy efficiency?