Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

There's a small, unassuming device powering the world, from cell phones to warfare: lithium ion batteries. Why are batteries so strategically important? Milo McBride explains. Read his full paper here: https://lnkd.in/eub3aqtX

When the U.S. uses its power too much, what signal does that send to adversaries — and to allies? Daniel Drezner explains, based on his piece for the Carnegie American Statecraft Program's Future of American Power project. Read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/ghk7NCyK

President Trump faces an uphill battle on multiple fronts in the Middle East, heightened after Israel's rejection of the Board of Peace plan for Gaza. But he's not the first U.S. president to get "stuck" in the region, as Aaron David Miller tells Crooked Media. Full podcast: https://lnkd.in/eTjF9zJz

The U.S. is "low-keying" Iran in negotiations, says President Trump. Is that indicative of a shift in strategy, or a lack of strategy altogether? Aaron David Miller explained on CNN.

Russia, for the most part, is gaining only minimal ground in Ukraine. But that might not be the picture that Putin's getting. Michael Kofman explained on One Decision. Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/ekjGU6tK

Erosion of democracy at home makes the U.S. less powerful abroad. Thomas Carothers explained, for the Carnegie American Statecraft Program's Future of American Power series. Read his full paper here: https://lnkd.in/erJcEn4t

🔵 Egypt’s Damietta Port was hit last week by drone strikes—allegedly from Iran or one of its proxies. Was this an isolated incident, or a deliberate attempt to draw Egypt into the wider regional war? Learn more in this week’s edition of Carnegie in Focus. 

India's Cockroach Janta Party protesters harnessed technology, social media, and memes to beat the Modi government at its own game. Milan Vaishnav explained on Vox. Full video here: https://lnkd.in/eyyb_Jm4

Since the state of Israel was established in 1948, the U.S.-Israeli relationship has had its ups and downs. Even with episodic tensions under American presidents of both parties, U.S. support for Israel remained strong. In the last few years, however, the foundational elements of the relationship—shared values, common interests, and strong bipartisan domestic support—have come under unprecedented strain and scrutiny, especially as Congressional and public attitudes have grown more critical.     What's driving the decline and to what extent is this shift affecting the actual substance of the U.S.-Israeli relationship? How has the war with Iran and Israeli policies in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank impacted strategic cooperation, intelligence sharing, and political alignment between the two nations? Have we reached an inflection point where America’s special relationship with Israel is changing irreversibly?    Join Aaron David Miller as he engages Princeton University’s Daniel Kurtzer, the Middle East Institute’s Yael Lempert, and the University of Maryland’s Shibley Telhami, in a wide-ranging discussion of the future of the US-Israeli relationship, on the next Carnegie Connects.  August 13, 10am EDT, live online. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eijy8W4k 

In this year's Hungarian elections, Péter Magyar campaigned against the corruption that came to define Viktor Orbán's time in office. It worked. But can U.S. democracy advocates copy Magyar's playbook? Saskia Brechenmacher explained, in Just Security. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ef8bk9S8