Order from Chaos

An aerial view shows Independence Square during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev February 19, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich warned his opponents on Wednesday that he could deploy force against them after what he called their attempt to "seize power" by means of "arson and murder". REUTERS/Olga Yakimovich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CITYSCAPE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EA2J1J9F01

President Trump’s instincts on Ukraine have been bad, but he’s right about one thing

Michael E. O’Hanlon · Friday, November 15, 2019

Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks at Brookings.

Highlights: Sen. Van Hollen discusses US defense and foreign policy at Brookings

Adam Twardowski

Friday, November 15, 2019

Allseas' deep sea pipe laying ship Solitaire lays pipes for Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea September 13, 2019. Picture taken September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Stine Jacobsen - RC19E7D92D80

Congress, Nord Stream II, and Ukraine

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

A general view of the trial is seen at a military court in Tunis July 19, 2012. Former Interior Minister Rafik Belhaj Kacem was sentenced to 15 years in jail and Ben Ali's security chief Ali Seriati was given 20 years over the killing of protesters in the capital Tunis and the towns of Sousse, Nabeul, Bizerte and Zaghouan as a popular uprising spread through the country early last year. Ben Ali fled with his family to Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi (TUNISIA - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW) - GM1E87J1QML01

Reforming Tunisia’s military courts

Hamza Mighri and Sharan Grewal

Thursday, November 7, 2019

A smoke cloud rises moments after an air strike on the compound of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the Idlib region of Syria in a still image from video October 26, 2019. Video picture taken October 26, 2019. U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC179130A4B0

What we can learn about US intelligence from the Baghdadi raid

Eyal Tsir Cohen and Eliora Katz

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani before their meeting at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - S1AEUNZGGLAB

The Yes-Men have taken over the Trump administration

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

A U.S. Air Force F15-E fighter jet takes off from Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - GF10000262248

It’s time to get US nukes out of Turkey

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

A Bulgarian flag blows in the breeze, as protesters block the main road between Sofia and the Greek border near Doupnitsa, 60 km south of the capital January 30. The angry citizens of Doupnitsa turned out in shifts in freezing cold to blockade road and rail routes to Greece for a second day, in protest against Bulgaria's Socialist rulers.BULGARIA BLOCKADE - RP1DRIDBQHAA

Beyond the Berlin Wall: The forgotten collapse of Bulgaria’s ‘wall’

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

A combination picture shows leader of Blue and White party, Benny Gantz in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel September 17, 2019, Avigdor Lieberman, head of Yisrael Beitenu party in Tel Aviv, Israel September 5, 2019 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Jordan Valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun, Nir Elias, Amir Cohen - RC17757CDF80

Timeline: A tumultuous fall in Israeli politics

Kevin Huggard and Natan Sachs

Monday, November 4, 2019

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg react while entering a hall following their talks in Kiev, Ukraine October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RC178AF29120

Five months into Ukrainian President Zelenskiy’s term, there are reasons for optimism and caution

Monday, November 4, 2019

Pakistani Rangers (wearing black uniforms) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) officers lower their national flags during parade on the Pakistan's 72nd Independence Day, at the Pakistan-India joint check-post at Wagah border, near Lahore, Pakistan August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza - RC14044E1270

Stephen P. Cohen’s disciplinary contribution to political science

Monday, November 4, 2019

People walk on the street, where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared his caliphate back in 2014, in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Rashid - RC1468923010

Worried about an Islamic State comeback? Here’s why that’s unlikely.

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, November 4, 2019

Police stand guard at a demonstration during the Iran hostage crisis, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 9, 1979. Library of Congress/Marion S. Trikosko/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1573866350

The Iranian hostage crisis and its effect on American politics

Monday, November 4, 2019

Demonstrators wave Lebanese flags as the pass by Lebanese soldiers during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RC116FDD2CA0

With Lebanon making fragile progress, now is the wrong time to pull US assistance

Jeffrey Feltman

Friday, November 1, 2019

Smoke raises behind an Islamic State flag after Iraqi security forces and Shiite fighters took control of Saadiya in Diyala province from Islamist State militants, November 24, 2014. Iraqi forces said on Sunday they retook two towns north of Baghdad from Islamic State fighters, driving them from strongholds they had held for months and clearing a main road from the capital to Iran. There was no independent confirmation that the army, Shi'ite militia and Kurdish peshmerga forces had completely retaken Jalawla and Saadiya, about 115 km (70 miles) northeast of Baghdad. Many residents fled the violence long ago. At least 23 peshmerga and militia fighters were killed and dozens were wounded in Sunday's fighting, medical and army sources said. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EABP0BT301

What America never understood about ISIS

Friday, November 1, 2019

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