Order from Chaos

Highlights: Experts discuss the domestic drivers and strategic implications of an increasingly global China

Scarlett Ho · Wednesday, October 16, 2019

A boy carries bread on his head at al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho - RC1D6612CE50

The fallout from President Trump’s Syria withdrawal: Don’t forget the children

Eric Rosand and Stevan Weine

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses delegates during the signing of the Sudan's power sharing deal, that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventual elections, following the overthrow of a long-time leader Omar al-Bashir, in Khartoum, Sudan, August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah - RC138A0BD790

Alfred Nobel catches ‘Abiy-mania’

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighter stands near a former YPG office at the entrance of Tel Abyad, Syria, October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1A61702270

Trump’s Syria withdrawal is a boon for ISIS — and a nightmare for Europe

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid - HP1EF9R1627O7

Imran Khan’s incomplete narrative on the Taliban

Monday, October 14, 2019

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters walk together in the border town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC151BCB1700

What Israel can learn from yet another tremor in the Middle East

Eyal Tsir Cohen

Friday, October 11, 2019

A man gestures after casting his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Tunis, Tunisia October 6, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1CA224E2B0

Winners and losers of Tunisia’s parliamentary elections

Friday, October 11, 2019

A man gestures at U.S military vehicles driving in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC15AC3FC730

Turkey attacks Syria: Trump didn’t have to withdraw troops to fulfill campaign promises

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Ömer Taşpınar

Thursday, October 10, 2019

A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) fires a 120 mm mortar round in Raqqa, Syria, June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC174C20EA30

Around the halls: Brookings experts’ reactions to Turkey’s incursion into Syria

Amanda Sloat, Kemal Kirişci, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Ömer Taşpınar, Jeffrey Feltman, and Suzanne Maloney

Thursday, October 10, 2019

A U.S. soldier oversees members of the Syrian Democratic Forces as they demolish a YPG fortification and raise a Tal Abyad Military Council flag over the outpost as part of the security mechanism zone agreement, in Syria September 21, 2019. Picture taken September 21, 2019. U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Andrew Goedl/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1745C73700

The US played down Turkey’s concerns about Syrian Kurdish forces. That couldn’t last.

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Mark Etherington, Deputy Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine and members of organization talk as they arrive for monitoring ahead of the proposed withdrawal of troops, in the village of Petrovskoye in Donetsk region, Ukraine October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko - RC18E26FA480

Did Zelenskiy give in to Moscow? It’s too early to tell

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

A view shows the U.S. embassy in Kiev, Ukraine September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - RC16923BA100

Five observations on President Trump’s handling of Ukraine policy

Monday, October 7, 2019

People line up to cast their ballots to vote in the country's general elections in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RC19E1045AB0

Want to prevail against China? Prioritize democracy assistance

Patrick W. Quirk and David Shullman

Monday, October 7, 2019

A soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, uses night vision goggles as soldiers meet with members of the Afghan local police at a checkpoint near Combat Outpost Hutal in Maywand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, January 20, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Burton (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY) - GM1E91L04Z701

Why we need a more modern and ready military, not a larger one

Michael E. O’Hanlon and James N. Miller

Friday, October 4, 2019

A man fills out a voting ballot at P.S. 20 during the midterm election in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1E6D84B670

Democrats must act now to deter foreign interference in the 2020 election

Friday, October 4, 2019

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