Against the background of increasingly strained relations between Turkey and the West, a new Lowy Institute Perspective examines the reasons for the recent, dramatic shifts in Turkey's foreign policy. 'Losing Turkey? Why Turkey’s Foreign Policy is Changing and What it Means for the West' by Gwenyth Todd looks at a range of factors behind these...

This paper argues that an emissions trading scheme has many drawbacks and needs to be carefully designed to meet its goals. Economists and energy experts agree that a “price on carbon” is the most effective way to remove excessive fossil carbon from our energy system. But we need to ensure that the move towards a...

This paper analyses Russian blogs to discover networks of discussion around politics and public affairs. With funding from the MacArthur Foundation, the Berkman Center is undertaking a two-year research project to investigate the role of the Internet in Russian society. The study will include a number of interrelated areas of inquiry that contribute to and...

European governments are considering a plan to cut carbon emissions irrespective of what other countries decide, writes Michael Jacobs.

International comparisons of intergenerational mobility must take into account differences in politico-economic institutions, according to this study. The intergenerational elasticity of income is considered one of the best measures of the degree to which a society gives equal opportunity to its members. While much research has been devoted to measuring this reduced-form parameter, less is...