Medvedev’s Foreign Policy
Dmitry Medvedev’s decision to veto a recent UN Security Council resolution for sanctions against Zimbabwe was a clear signal that he will not deviate from Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy. Dmitri Trenin explains that like Putin, Medvedev seeks to pit U.S. economic and military power against the authority of existing international law. Moscow’s ultimate objective is to “replace U.S. hegemony with an oligarchy of the new global powers.”
Russia’s Global Posture: Is Russia's foreign policy a tool for modernization? Does Medvedev Make a Difference? 
Addressing the Food Crises
Skyrocketing food prices have sent shock waves around the world, from poor households to elite policy circles to trade negotiating tables. In a new Policy Outlook, Carnegie Senior Associate Sandra Polaski proposes several measures which should be adopted in the WTO’s Doha Round in order to improve long term global food security and reduce future hunger and poverty. Polaski also reviews the causes and effects of high food prices and finds that - contrary to conventional wisdom - more poor households may gain from rising prices than lose.
The European Union at the Start of the French Presidency
France assumed the presidency of the European Union earlier this month as Europe tries to move forward after Ireland’s rejection of the Lisbon Treaty. To better understand where the EU is today and French leadership objectives, the Carnegie Endowment hosted French Ambassador to the United States Pierre Vimont for an in-depth discussion on the future of the EU.
Europe in the World: France's Leadership Moment The End of the End of History Europe and the U.S. Commentary
US Joins EU-Iran Talks
Undersecretary of State William Burns met with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran’s nuclear envoy, Saeed Jalili, in Geneva last weekend—a move which could open the door to dialogue between the US and Iran on the nuclear issue. On NPR’s Weekend Edition, George Perkovich argued that the administration’s policy of threatening Iran with military force is not an effective strategy for moving it toward greater nuclear transparency.
Inside Iran: Iran's Failed Leadership Iran's Missle Tests EU-US Posture Toward Iran Iran Sanctions 
Supporting Taiwan
Despite President Bush’s 2001 commitment to supply Taiwan with F-16's for its self defense, the administration froze the final part of the arms deal last week. Ashley Tellis argues in the Wall Street Journal that Washington’s concern over offending Beijing is misplaced: the deal should move forward, not only to support a democratic ally whose leader is committed to improving cross-straits relations, but also as a pragmatic step toward balancing China’s military build-up.
U.S.-Taiwan Relations: 
Lebanon’s New Status Quo
The formal formation of Lebanon's national unity government is a milestone for the political agreement reached in Doha in May between Hezbollah and Lebanon’s U.S.-backed government. But Paul Salem cautions that although the Doha agreement might allow a number of months—or years—of relative calm, Lebanon is unlikely to know real stability until it is able to integrate or dominate non-state militias.
Middle East Political Movements 
Achieving Long-Term Stability in Iraq
President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's agreement to pursue further U.S. troop withdrawals may lead to finalization of a long-term bilateral security arrangement. Iraqi legislators argued at a recent Carnegie briefing that negotiations on the agreement should only occur after national reconciliation between Iraq's political parties.
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