Articles & Reports

SEP 23, 2011 • Article

Although Russia and the West are confronting each other on a number of issues, it is premature to write off their strategic partnership. The New ...

SEP 23, 2011 • Article

This paper's main predictive theoretical proposition is that, in fact, progress on conventional arms control in Europe will continue to move at a pace dictated ...

SEP 16, 2011 • Article

Urban advocates, planners, officials, and artists join forces each September to install miniature parks and pop-up cafes in parking spaces normally reserved for cars.

SEP 15, 2011 • Article

According to UN projections, our world will be home to more than 9 billion people by 2050, increasing competition for livable space and critical resources such as ...

SEP 9, 2011 • Article

Strong natural resource management is essential for a young democracy, yet Guatemala's human rights advocates face death threats after a failed presidential debate on mining.

SEP 7, 2011 • Article

Is sustainability the only, or even the most desirable framework for environmental issues? What are the limitations and benefits of the sustainability approach, and what ...

SEP 6, 2011 • Article

Can the United States and Russia finally put their zero-sum competition in Eurasia behind them so that they can concentrate on the common strategic challenges ...

SEP 2, 2011 • Article

The Arctic is often seen as a no-mans-land where natural resources are up for grabs. In reality, international cooperation is working well and the regions's ...

SEP 1, 2011 • Article

Many are concerned about possible struggles over Arctic territory and resources. Yet this paper argues that most Arctic sovereignty disputes have either been resolved or ...

AUG 31, 2011 • Article

A hundred years ago Andrew Carnegie thought that world politics was about to change forever. War would be abolished. Just as private war in the ...

By Joel H. Rosenthal