Turkey, North Korea, and China
Turkey and the Arab Spring
Henri Barkey
As the Arab Spring rolls on, the regional balance of power is shifting. Henri Barkey analyzes how Turkey is responding to the shifting landscape in the Middle East and whether it can serve as a role model for countries undergoing revolutions. | Read More
Talks Set to Start with North Korea
Douglas Paal | Commentary
Six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear program seem likely to resume, but Douglas Paal cautions that the prospects for a satisfactory outcome to the negotiations have never looked worse. | More
The Chinese Are Coming!
Douglas Paal | Commentary
Douglas Paal explains why China’s new aircraft carrier does not pose a major threat to U.S. forces or allies in the Western Pacific. | More
Expand Cities to Stop Dissent
Yukon Huang | op-ed, Financial Times
By reforming its residency restrictions and increasing the mobility of labor, China can reverse decades of rising disparities between its rural and urban citizens. | More
The Impact of the Kandahar Prison Break
Gilles Dorronsoro | op-ed, New York TimesThe mass escape from the main prison in Kandahar demonstrates the growing sophistication of the insurgency in Afghanistan. | More
A Conversation with Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi
| event |
At an event hosted by Carnegie, distinguished Iranian human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi discussed the current state of Iran’s democracy and human rights movement.
