Bruce Riedel

A visitor walks by snow covered Korean War Veterans Memorial sculptures

Catastrophe on the Yalu: America’s intelligence failure in Korea

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:September 05, 2017A man walks past houses destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes in an outskirt of the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen September 5, 2017. REUTERS/Naif Rahma

Are Yemeni rebels imploding?

Sunday, September 3, 2017

An Afghan man inspects the site of a suicide attack followed by a clash between Afghan forces and insurgents after an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTS1DATN

The 3 wars in Afghanistan

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:August 09, 2017A member of Saudi Special Forces holds his weapon as he walks in the town of Awamiya following a security campaign against Shi'ite Muslim gunmen, in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Saudi suppression of Shiites threatens Canadian arms deal

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

An aerial view of Bhutan's capital Thimphu is seen from a hilltop October 11, 2011. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (BHUTAN - Tags: CITYSPACE) - RTR2SIQT

JFK stopped a China-India War. Can Trump? The nuclear stakes are much higher now

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:July 30, 2017Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Iraqi Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 30, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Saudi Arabia engages Iraq after a quarter century

Friday, August 4, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:July 19, 2017Members of a special security force loyal to the Houthi rebels perform an oath as they take part in a military parade at the Tahrir Square in downtown Sanaa, Yemen July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Iran outflanking Saudi Arabia in Yemen

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:July 29, 2017A man reads a newspaper with news about the disqualification of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court, in Peshawar, Pakistan July 29, 2017. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

Pakistan’s generals strike again: Sharif’s ouster is a scary shake-up

Monday, July 31, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:June 21, 2017Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sits during an allegiance pledging ceremony in Mecca, Saudi Arabia June 21, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Al-Qaida strikes back

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looks out the window of his plane after attending a ceremony to inaugurate the M9 motorway between Karachi and Hyderabad, Pakistan February 3, 2017.

A corruption crisis rocks the most dangerous country in the world

Thursday, July 13, 2017