How do civil society organizations operate in the authoritarian environment of Vladimir Putin’s “sovereign democracy?”  To what extent are they able to further their causes despite pervasive corruption and the rule of courts that take their cues from the Kremlin?

Ukraine has a convincing claim for U.S. support. Ukraine voluntarily gave up what would have been the world"s third-largest nuclear arsenal in 1994. Through fully contested presidential elections in 2004 and the legitimate transfer of power to the winning candidate, Ukraine showed that it belongs to the Euro-Atlantic community.

In short, for all the differences that exist between the United States and the states of Europe, and for all the personal clashes between heads of state and government on both sides of the Atlantic, Europe matters to America, and America to Europe, because converging concerns, compatible values, and overlapping interests make of each the other"s partner of choice.

2012 looks to be an interesting year for the already complex political triangle among the United States, Taiwan and China, what with each country undergoing political transitions. Should we expect policy continuity from President Ma Ying-jeou and the likely new Chinese leader Xi Jinping? What about continuity in the United States?

But with the Cold War a full decade behind, and with many dangerous years of an unpredictable war against terrorism looming ahead, the transatlantic connection has rarely seemed to be at the same time so uncertain and so important.

Nicholas Eberstadt's October 29, 2002, Powerpoint presentation at CSIS.

In regards to 3Gs, public welfare is enhanced when individuals manage their own assets in their own self-interest rather than relying on a third party to manage those assets for them.

Jane Perlez's and William Wan's articles in today's papers (the New York Times and Washington Post, respectively) stand as a minor but important milestone in elite understanding of international relations in the 21st century. Though they provide only a summary of a Brookings monograph - the product...