JUN 25, 2014 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Does India Really Need a Women-centric Bank?
With plenty of banks and microfinance services already available, does India's new bank have the right strategy to empower poor and rural women?
JUN 25, 2014 • News
Are the Authoritarians Winning?
In a "New York Review of Books" article, Centennial Chair Michael Ignatieff examines the strengths and weaknesses of modern democratic and authoritarian states according to ...
JUN 25, 2014 • News
The Participation Gap
"Inequality doesn't result only from differences in income or wealth (the focus of French economist Thomas Piketty). It also has a political dimension, fueled by ...
JUN 23, 2014 • Podcast
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
How did the Arab Revolt and Lawrence of Arabia shape the Middle East? And how are Lawrence's actions of a century ago still being felt ...
JUN 20, 2014 • Article
Can Japan Change? Yes, It Can!
It may not be a revolution, but change is happening in Japan in important ways. A more open attitude is emerging toward entrepreneurship, global education, ...
JUN 20, 2014 • News
Can Japan Change? Yes, It Can!
Carnegie Council Senior Fellow Devin Stewart summarizes key takeaways from a panel he organized about Japan's future. Stewart argues that although it may not be ...
JUN 20, 2014 • News
NATO Needs to Get Its House in Order to Face a More Dangerous World
Global Ethics Fellow Roland Paris argues in "The Globe and Mail" that due to shifts in world affairs, if NATO political leaders "do not reinvest ...
JUN 18, 2014 • Article
Cataclysm: David Stevenson on World War I as Political Tragedy
David Stevenson discusses the military and political decisions on both sides that led to World War I; the Eastern, Balkan, and Italian Fronts, which are ...