Order from Chaos

Supporters of Congolese political parties attend a joint opposition rally in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo September 29, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe - RC1B722034F0

Ahead of elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, experts explain what’s at stake

Adam Twardowski · Monday, October 15, 2018

Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi speaks during a news conference at Carthage Palace in Tunis, Tunisia, December 27, 2017. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1C743F3D50

Tunisia just lost its anchor of stability. That’s a good thing.

Sharan Grewal and Shadi Hamid

Monday, October 15, 2018

A man adjusts a flag for his daughter during celebrations marking the sixth anniversary of Tunisia's 2011 revolution in Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC192ECA71B0

In another first, Tunisia criminalizes racism

Monday, October 15, 2018

A former customs hut is seen behind a Brexit sign between Donegal in the Republic of Ireland and Londonderry in Northern Ireland at the border village of Muff, Ireland, February 1, 2018. Picture taken February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne - RC1196063CD0

Explaining Brexit and the Northern Ireland question

Monday, October 15, 2018

Members of the Hungarian counter-terrorism unit TEK patrol the Christmas market in Budapest, Hungary, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo - RC1B37289290

Five lessons ignored in the Trump administration’s new counterterrorism strategy

Friday, October 12, 2018

An audience waves Taiwanese flags during the National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu - RC1A37B136B0

What Taiwan can take from Mike Pence’s speech on China

Richard C. Bush

Friday, October 12, 2018

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers remarks as U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes him in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1BA9175240

Saudi Arabia is taunting Trump

Friday, October 12, 2018

North Korea's nuclear test center was completely dismantled in accordance with the decision of the 3rd Plenary Meeting of the 7th General Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang May 24, 2018. 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 - RC11B3054080

How to tell when North Korea starts to denuclearize

Eric M. Brewer and Jung H. Pak

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Human rights activists and friends of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold his pictures during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC11BADE6ED0

After Khashoggi, US arms sales to the Saudis are essential leverage

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Members of the "Donbass" self-defence battalion take part in a training at a base of the National Guard of Ukraine near Kiev June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) - GM1EA621L1E01

Russia vs. Ukraine: More of the same?

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC155976E690

What’s behind Erdoğan’s apparent support for the liberal international order?

Kemal Kirişci and Onur Bülbül

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

An Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter plane flying above a traffic sign after taking off for a mission in Lebanon from an Israeli Air Force Base in northern Israel in this July 20, 2006 file photo. Israeli warplanes bombed unidentified Syrian targets early on September 6, 2007, causing no damage or casualties, the official Syrian news agency said. Syrian air defences fired at the incoming planes, which crossed into Syria after midnight local time, the agency said. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/Files (ISRAEL) - GM1DWCBQYXAA

Will Israel and Iran go to war in Syria?

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, October 5, 2018

A German police officer uses a Geiger counter to measure the radiation of a Castor container on a transport train, during a stop in Neunkirchen near Saarbruecken November 25, 2011. The Castor (Cask for Storage and Transport Of Radioactive material) train is carrying 11 containers of spent German nuclear fuel on route from France after being reprocessed, to the nuclear waste storage facility of Gorleben in north eastern Germany. REUTERS/Alex Domanski (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) - BM2E7BP15PZ01

Let’s get realistic on North Korea and Iran

Friday, October 5, 2018

Shipping containers are seen at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. - RC1340718000

Why it’s time to end the tit-for-tat tariffs in the U.S.-China trade war

David Dollar and Peter A. Petri

Friday, October 5, 2018

New York Police Department Counterterrorism Bureau members stand in Times Square to provide security ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Manhattan, New York, U.S. December 28, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky - RC1B736CC460

Takeaways from the Trump administration’s new counterterrorism strategy

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, October 5, 2018

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