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SEP 4, 2013 • Article
Seven Scenarios for the Future of Syria
"Now that the country has imploded, there is no easy way out." Seth Kaplan outlines possible futures for Syria, followed by a list of recommended ...
SEP 4, 2013 • News
Book Review: "Semi-Presidentialism: Sub-Types and Democratic Performance"
In this review of Robert Elgie's latest book—which examines why some semi-presidential democracies perform better than others—grants manager Mladen Joksic argues that while ...
SEP 4, 2013 • News
US Did Intervene in Iran-Iraq War
In this letter to the editor published in the "Financial Times," senior fellow and program director David Speedie reminds us that U.S. officials turned ...
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SEP 4, 2013 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Ghana Builds Bamboo Bikes
A bamboo bicycle builder in Ghana is working to end the triple problem of poverty, unemployment, and environmental degradation by training rural migrants in manufacturing ...
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SEP 3, 2013 • News
Carnegie Council Appoints George Rupp as Senior Fellow
Dr. Rupp's project is "Ethics in an Age of Globalization: Exploring the Intersection of Values and Conflict in International Affairs." He will write a book ...
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AUG 30, 2013 • Article
Syria: The Case for Punitive Intervention
"If framed in terms of punishment for a wrong committed, and if undertaken in a way that respects the rule of law at the global ...
AUG 30, 2013 • News
Seven Reasons U.S. Intervention in Syria is a Bad Idea
In this opinion piece adapted for "The Christian Science Monitor," senior fellow and program director David Speedie argues that the view that the U.S. ...
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AUG 29, 2013 • Article
Syria: "To Jaw-Jaw Is Always Better than to War-War"
The mantra of those who are pro-intervention in Syria is that while there are no good options, in the face of tens of thousands of ...