Carnegie Endowment Events

Has it become morally acceptable to allow the use of chemical weapons? How effective and sincere is the international community’s implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention?

The single most costly U.S. nonproliferation program currently underway faces a cloudy future in Washington.

Ten years after its initial release, Black Garden remains the definitive account of war and peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the conflict over Nagorny Karabakh.

At a time of fiscal stress at home and economic challenges abroad, the credibility and sustainability of America’s economic engagement with Southeast Asia will be central to its success.

A focus on the differences between political actors and their implications for political development could distract attention from trying to understand the critical institutional changes underway in countries across the Arab world.

The International Energy Agency's special report, Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map, seeks to bring climate change back into the spotlight and provide analysis and insights intended to support great climate action by all nations.

With the emergence of the Indo-Pacific as the epicenter of global maritime activity, the rise of the Indian Navy has drawn much attention.

The Indian nuclear energy industry is evolving as the country looks for new sustainable ways to power its burgeoning middle class. Ambassador T.P. Sreenivasan discusses the key elements for fostering a cooperative and successful civil nuclear energy partnership between India and the United States.

While the TPP and the RCEP may not be "either-or" trade negotiations for Southeast Asian countries, the two may hold very different economic as well as political and strategic ramifications for the region.

Carnegie Europe, in partnership with the U.S. Mission to NATO, was pleased to host Ambassador Ivo H. Daalder at a special event to mark the end of his tenure as U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO. In bidding farewell, Ambassador Daalder discussed some of the high points of his four years at NATO and some of the key challenges facing the Alliance in the future. Carnegie Europe’s Jan Techau moderated.

The future use of drones in Pakistan is uncertain after President Obama’s recent speech on national security. Dr. Samina Ahmed discusses where drone policy and counterterrorism in general might be headed in Pakistan.

Cities, which account for 75 percent of Europe’s population and generate 85 percent of its GDP, have an important role to play in helping to meet key climate-change and economic targets.

Q&A with Frederic Wehrey and Anour Boukhars on conflicts in the Sahara. Read the transcript here: http://carnegieendowment.org/2013/06/10/simmering-conflicts-in-sahara/g9oa

With India’s revitalized Look East policy and the U.S. rebalance toward Asia, New Delhi’s and Washington’s interests are converging. But both initiatives face challenges in the short term. H. K. Singh discussed the shifting economic and security dynamics in India’s immediate neighborhood and Asia more broadly. Frederic Grare moderated.

The latter half of 2013 will be critical for Japan’s nuclear future. Two years after the earthquake and tsunami that triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Japan’s nuclear policy remains in flux while all but two of its power reactors remain shutdown. The upper house elections and the release of new safety standards for nuclear power plants, both set for July, should bring some clarity. But, critical questions will remain. More importantly, Japan aims to restart commercial reprocessing in October, but has failed to articulate what it intends to do with its growing stockpile of plutonium.

Transitioning Myanmar from authoritarianism to democracy and from a planned to a market economy brings unprecedented political, social, and economic difficulties.

In just six decades, India has gone from geopolitical backwater to emerging global power. Drawing on his new book, Accidental India: A History of the Nation’s Passage through Crisis and Change, Shankkar Aiyar argued that the nation’s ascent was not the work of foresight or careful planning, but rather the serendipitous consequence of major crises that had to be resolved at any cost. Aiyar discussed seven “game-changer” historical accidents that have shaped the ascent of the world’s largest democracy. Carnegie’s Milan Vaishnav moderated.

The Arab Spring rapidly upset the regional order, leaving Europe struggling to formulate cohesive and solid policies to react to the changing political and social landscapes. So far, European countries have reacted to the events on an ad hoc basis, lacking a systematic and effective approach toward the Arab Spring. Considering the influence Western powers hold in the region, how can Europe engage effectively with regional actors? What can the Middle Eastern and North African governments expect from the West? What will the new regimes’ foreign policies look like?

With the old status quo in the MENA region unraveled, regional powers are playing an increasingly important role in keeping regional stability. With the backdrop of Saudi and Iranian quests for power risking a deepened (religious) divide in the region, can a regional settlement satisfying all parties be envisaged? Can Qatar balance its support for the United States and Iran without risking alienation from both sides? Where do Turkey and Israel stand during this crucial period of transition, and how will they influence the process?

Western media were quick to paint the Arab Spring as a movement for freedom and human rights. While liberal values are certainly one part of the equation, the Western perspective tends to overlook the underlying socioeconomic dimensions of the transition. How can equal access to economic opportunities be enhanced and widely assured? How can a vibrant media landscape be achieved and protected from censorship?