Order from Chaos

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid - HP1ED9J1M5PW4

Why Trump’s “strong sovereignty” is more familiar than you think

Tarun Chhabra · Wednesday, September 20, 2017

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Voters look over their ballots at a fire station while a crew leaves on an emergency call during the U.S. presidential election in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - HT1ECB900D0DE

Can Washington protect America’s electoral process from the next cyberattack?

John R. Allen and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Diplomacy toward North Korea: Some good news

Jeffrey A. Bader

Monday, September 18, 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump attend the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC19B21BBA20

The Macron/Trump co-dependency

Célia Belin

Monday, September 18, 2017

A visitor walks by snow covered Korean War Veterans Memorial sculptures

Catastrophe on the Yalu: America’s intelligence failure in Korea

Bruce Riedel

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the eve of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Matthias Schrader,POOL - RC1F84A0CCF0

On Turkey, Germany’s Merkel and Schulz are making a major strategic mistake

Kemal Kirişci

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen at a polling station during the municipal elections in Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Kadobnov/Pool - RC13DD8B2CA0

Test Putin’s proposal for U.N. peacekeepers

Steven Pifer

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

A demonstrator reacts against a car leaving from the Guatemalas's International Commission Against Impunity (CICIG) headquarters as she protests in support of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales and his decision to expel Ivan Velasquez, head of CICIG, outside the CICIG headquarters in Guatemala City, Guatemala, August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria - RC16CC075790

What Guatemala’s political crisis means for anti-corruption efforts everywhere

Charles T. Call

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin, during a demonstration in Munster October 15, 2013. The state-owned WIS is a reference laboratory for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Picture taken October 15, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: MILITARY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - BM2E9AG10D501

The Biological Weapons Convention at a crossroad

Bonnie Jenkins

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance with Ri Hong Sop (3rd L) and Hong Sung Mu (L) on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 3, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS.

Despite H-bomb test, negotiate with North Korea—but from a position of strength

Ryan Hass and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance with Ri Hong Sop (2nd L) and Hong Sung Mu (R) on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 3, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS.

Decision time: North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat and U.S. policy

Evans J.R. Revere and Jonathan D. Pollack

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

U.S. troops walk from a Chinook helicopter in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani - RC1D627487C0

The case against involvement in Afghanistan

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

U.S. troops walk outside their base in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1A81864000

The case for continued U.S. involvement in Afghanistan

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

A missile is launched during a long and medium-range ballistic rocket launch drill in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on August 30, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. - RTX3DWPG

North Korea tests again: What did Pyongyang achieve?

Jonathan D. Pollack

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

An Afghan man inspects the site of a suicide attack followed by a clash between Afghan forces and insurgents after an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTS1DATN

The 3 wars in Afghanistan

Bruce Riedel

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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