Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Western media, many Russia scholars, politicians who are not in power, and much of the public see Putin moving Russia further away from democracy, human rights, and the rule of law as they are understood in the West. How can the EU forge a set of common values with Russia in order to further the bilateral relationship and better understand Russia's backslide from democracy?
A unique and successful international policy experiment has been under way in Cambodia for the last six years that demonstrates how trade agreements can create jobs and improve working conditions, pay, and labor rights. Sandra Polaski examines the lessons from Cambodia's experiment and the opportunities for replication in other countries.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has transformed Mexico's banking system over the past decade and made it the most foreign owned financial sector in Latin America. This paper traces the foreign investments and resulting structural changes in Mexico's banking sector, identifies key impacts on Mexican finance, and evaluates the results from an economic and development perspective.
The first section of this paper looks at the basic objectives of Taiwan’s defense reform and modernization programs and the successes and failures to date. The second section assesses the underlying reasons for those successes and failures. A final section assesses the prospects for the future and the implications for U.S. policy and U.S.–ROC relations.
While enjoying both quantitative and qualitative advantages relative to U.S. efforts, European democracy policies in the Middle East require significant revision if they are to attain the sophisticated holistic gradualism to which they aspire.