Many people in non-Western countries say that they want a democratic system of governance—but just not Western-style democracy. Yet what is meant by non-Western democracy often remains unclear, and at times is merely a cover for non-democratic practices.

Examining the Puzzle of Non-Western Democracy

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Carnegie Moscow Center organized a panel discussion on the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region.

Asian Geopolitics In Flux: Traditional and Non-Traditional Challenges for Russia and Japan

Carnegie's Tong Zhao, Fellow based at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, discusses the growth of China's nuclear ballistic missile submarine program and its implications for US-China strategic stability.

China's Ballistic Missile Submarines and Strategic Stability

Drawing on the history of conflict between India and Pakistan, in his new book Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments, Moeed Yusuf describes and evaluates how the process of third-party intervention affects deterrence strategies and prospects for peace, and applies lessons to other regional nuclear rivalries

Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments

Preventing Escalation in the Baltics: A NATO Playbook by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Preventing Escalation in the Baltics: A NATO Playbook

In his new book, "Navigation by Judgment: Why and When Top-Down Control of Foreign Aid Doesn’t Work," Dan Honig presents an empirically grounded argument for the value of implementation led by the judgment of field staff, particularly when tasks are difficult to measure and country environments are unpredictable. In this roundtable discussion, Honig will present his key findings and their implications for major aid organizations. Nilmini Rubin and Larry Garber, experienced development practitioners, will respond with comments and reflections.

Examining the Puzzle of Non-Western Democracy

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