International Affairs

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The international policy agenda has become more diverse since the Cold War, with the United States and the world witnessing historic changes, including the global recession and the Arab awakening. These seismic events are generating major shifts in international affairs, with policymakers around the world facing new challenges in a new global order. Brookings experts are at the forefront of examining the dynamics of world affairs and the new approaches required in a multipolar world.

The Arab Awakening and Middle East Unrest ›

An Interview with Gregory Gause: Gulf Security and the US-Gulf Relationship

October 3, 2013, F. Gregory Gause, III
U.S. Foreign Policy ›

15-Minute Phone Call Cause for Hope in U.S.-Iran Relations

October 2, 2013, Bessma Momani
Islamic World ›

Islam and Social Democrats: Integrating Europe's Muslim Minority

Fall 2013, Jonathan Laurence

Recent Activity

Refine by: U.S. Foreign Policy | Middle East and North Africa | Asia and the Pacific | The Arab Awakening and Middle East Unrest

Testimony | House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa

Terrorism in North Africa: Before and After Benghazi

July 10, 2013, Daniel L. Byman
Testimony | House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa

Elections in Iran: The Regime Cementing Its Control

June 18, 2013, Suzanne Maloney
Testimony | U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

China-Middle East Energy Relations

June 6, 2013, Erica S. Downs
Testimony | Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

The Department of Energy’s Strategy for Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas

March 19, 2013, Charles K. Ebinger
Testimony | House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Two Years After the Revolution:Where Egypt Stands, What the United States Can Do

February 26, 2013, Tamara Cofman Wittes
Testimony | U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

China's Political Transition: A Balanced Assessment of its Problems and Promises

February 7, 2013, Cheng Li
Testimony | House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Safeguarding Israel's Security in a Volatile Environment

September 20, 2012, Martin S. Indyk
Testimony | House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Afghan National Security Forces: Afghan Corruption and the Development of an Effective Fighting Force

August 2, 2012, Vanda Felbab-Brown
Testimony | U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Next Steps in Syria

August 1, 2012, Martin S. Indyk
Testimony | Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Iran’s Support for Terrorism in the Middle East

July 25, 2012, Daniel L. Byman