Recent Articles
SEP 11, 2009 • Journal
Pious Words, Puny Deeds: The "International Community" and Mass Atrocities [Full Text]
Most of the large-scale violence in the world will continue to occur within societies rather than between or among states. Yet the international community still ...
SEP 11, 2009 • Journal
More Money, Less Cure: Why Global Health Assistance Needs Restructuring
Is more money for global health always good news? No, argues Esser, who suggests that many of the problems that plague decision-making in global health ...
SEP 2, 2009 • Article
The Emerging Alliance of World Religions and Ecology
John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker argue that although the world's religions have been slow to respond to our current environmental crises, their moral authority ...
SEP 1, 2009 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: China: Failure is Not an Option
A stable and prosperous China will continue to bring enormous opportunities, both economically and diplomatically, for the United States. To advance its own interests, the ...
SEP 1, 2009 • Article
Afghanistan, August 2009: A Turning Point--But Which Way Is it Turning?
August 2009 may be a turning point in the war in Afghanistan, according to McCausland, due to a dramatic increase in violence and a national election. ...
AUG 28, 2009 • Article
Realism as Pragmatic Cooperation
I would like to begin my presentation by telling you a bit about the Carnegie Council—and specifically, the word “ethics” in our title. This ...
AUG 17, 2009 • Article
U.S./NATO-Russia Cooperation on Afghanistan and Central Asia
This set of four papers focuses on U.S./NATO-Russia cooperation on Afghanistan in its regional context, looking at common interests in Afghanistan's stability, the ...
AUG 17, 2009 • Article
Obama's War
As President Obama and his administration lead the nation and their coalition partners in a renewed effort in the war in Afghanistan, what can be ...
AUG 17, 2009 • Article
State of Denial? NATO at 60 and the War in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, NATO is proving itself the wrong alliance, fighting an enemy that defies precise definition in a war for which it is ill suited ...
AUG 17, 2009 • Article
Prospects for U.S.-Russia Cooperation in Central Asia
Yuri Morozov proposes several ways that the United States and Russia can expand their cooperation in Central Asia, particularly in Afghanistan, in order to neutralize ...