IMGXYZ4328IMGZYXChinese Chairman Xi Jinping’s decision to make Russia his first state visit suggests Beijing’s renewed prioritization and reinvigoration of its relations with Moscow. In the second of ...

Two years after his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has once again been declared the winner in Russia’s sham presidential election. The vote extends his time in the Kremlin to at least ...

March 20 marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. This followed president George W. Bush’s now-famous speech in which he announced the launch of Operation Iraqi ...

As the Israeli-Hamas war enters its sixth month, the conflict shows no signs of abating. The humanitarian plight of Gazans continues to deteriorate while the prospects of a major Israeli ground ...

We often conceive of climate change as a future problem, one to be faced decades from now, when rising seas and failed harvests will send people fleeing from their homes. But in fact, climate change ...

South Asia faces an array of security challenges. The ongoing U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the continuing violence in Pakistan, and the region’s intense militarization are creating a heightened ...

The Doha Round negotiations underway in the World Trade Organization (WTO) are poised at a crucial stage. Members resumed meetings in November 2006 with a view to breaking the impasse in the ...

IMGXYZ456IMGZYXOn March 13, 2006, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace hosted a meeting entitled “What Does the Orange Revolution Tell Us about Ukraine’s Future?” to commemorate the ...

In recent years, China’s footprint in the Middle East has grown. While traditionally focused on economic engagement, Beijing has become more involved in regional political and security issues. In ...

The Asia Program in Washington studies disruptive security, governance, and technological risks that threaten peace, growth, and opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region, including a focus on China, ...