Vanda Felbab-Brown

U.S. President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX33W7D

An assessment of Trump’s first 100 days of foreign policy, from Brookings experts

David Dollar, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Steven Pifer, Bruce Riedel, Richard C. Bush, Kemal Kirişci, and Dhruva Jaishankar

Friday, April 28, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:April 24, 2017Afghan Special Forces inspect inside a cave which was used by suspected Islamic State militants at the site where a MOAB, or ''mother of all bombs'', struck the Achin district of the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Parwiz

Afghanistan’s terrorism resurgence: Al-Qaida, ISIS, and beyond

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Thursday, April 27, 2017

The long war in Afghanistan and the Trump administration

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

A newborn baby pangolin climbs the walls of a cage during a news conference at Thai customs in Bangkok April 20, 2011. The Thai custom office showed 175 pangolins they found hidden in a truck heading into Bangkok early this morning. Pangolins, or Manis Javanica, listed as endangered species in CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), are found in Southeast Asia. Some people believe that its meat and blood can enhance sexual virility. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) - RTR2LFBD

How illicit economies in Myanmar help sustain conflict and underpin peace

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, April 24, 2017

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.

Tackling crime and illicit economies isn’t just a technical exercise—it’s an intensely political one

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Afghan local police (ALP) keep watch at a checkpoint at Chardara district, in Kunduz province, Afghanistan June 23, 2015. Afghan government forces regained control of a key district near the northern city of Kunduz on Tuesday, after Taliban fighters had threatened to capture a provincial capital for the first time since being driven from power in 2001. REUTERS/Stringer - RTX1HQEK

How predatory crime and corruption in Afghanistan underpin the Taliban insurgency

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Female students of American University of Afghanistan walk on the roof of a building during a security training and new orientation sessions at a American University in Kabul, Afghanistan March 27, 2017.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail - RTX32XRE

A triumph in Afghanistan as the American University in Kabul reopens

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Ambassador Ronald Neumann

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

A worker chats with residents at a newly built section of the U.S.-Mexico border fence at Sunland Park, U.S. opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez - RTSXKER

U.S.-Mexico relations: Beyond “America first” rhetoric

Dany Bahar, Vanda Felbab-Brown, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Tackling the ‘Water Problem’: Challenges facing U.S. regulation, sustainability, and global geopolitics

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

Men pour water brought by cart into a container at a stall on Clifton Beach in Karachi, Pakistan March 5, 2016. Some 650 million people, or one in 10 of the world's population, have no access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death. Dirty water and poor sanitation can cause severe diarrhoeal diseases in children, killing 900 under-five a day across the world, according to United Nations estimates. World Water Day, marked this year on March 22, highlights various concerns about the world's water resources, and in 2016 is focusing on how good access to safe water can create paid work and contribute to a greener economy. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro SEARCH "SAFE WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - RTSANXL

Stealing water

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Thursday, March 23, 2017