The Fragmentation of Power

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moisés Naím has drawn the attention of decision-making circles in Washington through more than one book on the Middle East. Of Libyan descent, Naím was raised in Venezuela, where he served briefly as the minister of trade and industry. He is, perhaps, most well-known for his 14 years at the helm of Foreign Policy magazine. He oversaw a renaissance at the publication, including the launch of an Arabic version. Unusual in his belief that power is not just changing hands today, it is declining, his latest book argues that it is becoming increasingly easy to lose power.

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Why Power Is Decaying in the Modern World

Brooke Berger / U.S. News & World Report

The nature of power is changing around the world, from political protests against dictatorships to startup companies competing with large corporations. In "The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be," Moisés Naím, scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazine, discusses what these power shifts mean for individuals and nations.

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Ten Years After 9/11—A World of Change

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

One year after 9/11, seventeen Carnegie experts assessed the global significance of the attacks and their aftermath. It was clear then that 9/11 had changed the United States far more than it had the rest of the world. Washington’s new agenda of attacking terrorism around the world and building greater security at home blotted out other issues.

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