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One Year After the Great Aid Recession, Investments in Climate Mobility Offer Cost-Effective Returns
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (347+ words) Climate mobility interventions can vary, but they all present opportunities to unlock transformative results that mitigate costs associated with inaction. Humanitarian and development aid cuts implemented in 2025 by many high-income countries have led to less climate resilience and more forced…...
Inside the Hidden World of Think Tanks
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (452+ words) Tino Cuellar is president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a premiere foreign policy think tank. He joins host Jon Bateman on The World Unpacked to pull back the curtain on this hidden world. Tino takes on the skeptics…...
The Future of Russian Power: Threat Perceptions, Military Reconstitution, and Economic Constraints
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (341+ words) Wed, April 15th, 2026 1: 15 PM - 2: 30 PM (EDT) The Russia and Eurasia Program continues Carnegie's long tradition of independent research on major political, societal, and security trends in and U. S. policy toward a'region that has been upended by Russia's war against Ukraine. 'Leaders regularly…...
The Impact of Ending U. S. International Media Assistance
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (676+ words) The future looks bleak for independent media worldwide, but there is a robust infrastructure of knowledge, organizations, and people to build upon. The Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program is a leading source of independent policy research, writing, and outreach on…...
The Myriad Problems With the Iran Ceasefire
19+ hour, 10+ min ago (636+ words) Four Middle East experts analyze the region's reactions and next steps. The Middle East Program in Washington'combines in-depth regional knowledge with incisive comparative analysis to provide deeply informed recommendations. With expertise in the Gulf, North Africa, Iran, and Israel/Palestine,…...
The U. S. and Israel's War With Iran: Where Do We Go From Here?
1+ day, 52+ min ago (120+ words) Fri, April 17th, 2026 10: 00 AM - 10: 45 AM (EDT) The American Statecraft Program develops and advances ideas for a more disciplined U. S. foreign policy aligned with American values and cognizant of the limits of American power in a more competitive world. "Join Aaron David"Miller…...
Amid Iran War, Gulf Countries Slow the Pace of Reforms
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (558+ words) The return of war as the organizing factor in Middle Eastern politics has predictable consequences: governments are prioritizing regime stability and becoming averse to political and social reform. The Middle East Program in Washington'combines in-depth regional knowledge with incisive comparative…...
Taking the Pulse: Can NATO Survive the Iran War?
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (362+ words) Donald Trump has repeatedly bashed NATO and European allies, threatening to annex Canada and Greenland and deploring their lack of enthusiasm for his war of choice in Iran. Is this latest round of abuse the final straw? Professor, Institute for…...
Power, Pathways, and Policy: Grounding Central Asia's Digital Ambitions
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (420+ words) Source: Scott Rodgerson / Unsplash Central Asia's digital ambitions are achievable, but only if policy is aligned with the region's physical constraints. Carnegie Politika is a digital publication that features unmatched analysis and insight on Russia, Ukraine and the wider region....
It's Not Like Turning a Switch On and Off
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1259+ words) Why the Iran ceasefire isn't a quick fix to the Strait of Hormuz energy crisis. The American Statecraft Program develops and advances ideas for a more disciplined U. S. foreign policy aligned with American values and cognizant of the limits of American…...