Scott R. Anderson

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. Damir Sagolj: "It's one of those "how to make a better or at least different shot when two presidents shake hands several times a day, several days in row". If I'm not mistaken in calculation, presidents Xi Jinping of China and Donald Trump of the U.S. shook their hands at least six times in events I covered during Trump's recent visit to China. I would imagine there were some more handshakes I haven't seen but other photographers did. And they all look similar - two big men, smiling and heartily greeting each other until everyone gets their shot. But then there is always something that can make it special - in this case the background made of U.S. and Chinese flags. They shook hands twice in front of it, and the first time it didn't work for me. The second time I positioned myself lower and centrally, and used the longest lens I have to capture only hands reaching for a handshake." REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo SEARCH "POY TRUMP" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2017 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1B1E5EF340

Congress’s Control Over Treaties

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

U.S. soldiers from D Troop of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment walk on hill after finishing with a training exercise near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan

Reforming the Authorizations for Use of Military Force

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

A FireEye information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats at the FireEye office in Milpitas, California, December 29, 2014. FireEye is the security firm hired by Sony to investigate last month's cyberattack against Sony Pictures. Picture taken December 29. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CRIME LAW)

Legal Regimes Governing Cyberactivity and Cyberwarfare

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Three large smokestacks at a nuclear power plant stand against a cloudy sky.

The Export and Proliferation of Nuclear Technology

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

A sheet of uncut U.S. 100-dollar bills.

Congress and the Convergence of Economics and National Security

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

National flags fly at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 6, 2021. (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

Sovereign Immunity: Past, Present, and Future

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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How Ukraine is changing European security

Célia Belin, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Scott R. Anderson

The Lawfare Podcast

Monday, March 14, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S, March 1, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS

Did Biden’s State of the Union speech meet the moment?

Scott R. Anderson, John Hudak, and Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 4, 2021: A boy sells water on the city streets. On August 15, the Taliban forces entered Kabul without any resistance from the government, President Ashraf Ghani fleeing the country. On September 6, the Taliban stated they had established control over the whole territory of the republic. A day later, new government members were revealed to include solely Taliban representatives and be mostly Pashtun, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Alexandra Kovalskaya/TASSEDITORIAL USE ONLY; NO COMMERCIAL USE; NO ADVERTISING.No use Russia.

What’s going on in Afghanistan?

Vanda Felbab-Brown, Bryce Klehm, and Scott R. Anderson

The Lawfare Podcast

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

An American flag and red rose stand in the names of those lost at the edge of the south reflecting pool of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar

How 9/11 changed the policy world

Madiha Afzal, Scott R. Anderson, John Hudak, Elaine Kamarck, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, and Fred Dews

Friday, September 10, 2021