Order from Chaos

Order from Chaos

A how-to guide for managing the end of the post-Cold War era.

(L-R) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, and President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive ahead a family photo during the NATO summit on July 8, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey.

Security Alliances & Partnerships A divided southern flank faces Trump 2.0 and NATO 3.0

Bruno Cardoso Reis

October 12, 2026

A woman rolls a baby stroller past a replica of the Soviet RDS-4 nuclear bomb installed in memory of its creators in a park in Moscow on July 29, 2026.

Russia Why Putin is again rattling the nuclear saber

Steven Pifer

October 7, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets President of China Xi Jinping as he arrives to the South Portico of the White House on September 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Diplomacy & Multilateralism What did the Trump-Xi summit actually accomplish?

Ryan Hass, Melanie W. Sisson, Yun Sun, Susan A. Thornton, Kari Heerman, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jonathan A. Czin, Mireya Solís, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Scott M. Moore +5 more

September 30, 2026

Brazil's President and reelection candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets a Federal Highway Police officer as Brazil's Justice Minister Wellington Lima e Silva (L) and Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Cavalieri looks on (3-R) during a ceremony announcing security investments at the headquarters of the Federal Highway Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 18, 2026.

Brazil Crime and security take center stage in Brazil’s election

Vanda Felbab-Brown

September 30, 2026

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