Order from Chaos

Voters queue outside a polling centre before casting their ballots in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 30, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe - RC129A38C790

A roadmap for the United States in DRC and other budding African democracies

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Sasha Lezhnev · Friday, February 22, 2019

Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front fighters carry weapons on the back of pick-up trucks during the release of Lebanese soldiers and policemen in Arsal, eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF200000812722

What comes after ISIS?

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, February 22, 2019

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein talks to journalists at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford, Britain July 8, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls - S1AETOKYIXAA

General David Goldfein on building the Air Force of the future

Adam Twardowski

Friday, February 22, 2019

A boy holds a poster during a memorial rally to commemorate people who were killed during the uprising on Maidan square a year ago, in Kiev February 22, 2015. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: ANNIVERSARY CIVIL UNREST) - GM1EB2M1P2901

Ukraine: Looking forward, five years after the Maidan Revolution

Friday, February 22, 2019

Women and children walk with their belongings near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria February 12, 2019. Picture taken February 12, 2019. REUTERS/ Rodi Said - RC1B2727B0D0

The wrong decision on Hoda Muthana

Daniel L. Byman

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Rep. Seth Moulton at Brookings

Rep. Seth Moulton on geopolitical threats, defense spending, lessons learned, and more

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivers his speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle - LR1ED2I0XLLD8

Extending New START is a no-brainer—And yet, we can’t count on it

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

A view of minarets of Prophet Mohammad's Mosque in the holy city of Medina January 3, 2007. Pilgrims from all over the world gather in the holy city of Mecca each year for the five-day haj, which is a duty for every able-bodied Muslim at least once in a lifetime. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (SAUDI ARABIA) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE: ALSO SEE GF2E5440NM001 - GM1DUHYIKUAA

Islam as statecraft: How governments use religion in foreign policy

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the annual Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany February 16, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder - RC1575A4D000

Dispatch from Munich: The trans-Atlantic rift persists amid weaknesses on both sides

Monday, February 18, 2019

Two women visit the second job fair for migrants and refugees in Berlin, Germany, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch - LR1ED1P0SO387

Beyond camps: With more refugees living in cities, how can local and business leaders engage?

Friday, February 15, 2019

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to other leaders as they pose for a family photo at the Park of the Cinquantenaire during the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1E03D7E2D0

Blaming Trump for their problems is the one thing Europeans can agree on

Friday, February 15, 2019

Paolo Gentiloni and Thomas Wright at Brookings.

Paolo Gentiloni on the populist challenge in Europe

Filippos Letsas

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Iranian people gather during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2019. Vahid Ahmadi/Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTÝ - RC1507A9B400

After 40 years, is Iran’s revolution unravelling?

Suzanne Maloney

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

U.S. soldiers of the 82nd Airborne help load water onto a Navy helicopter at a staging area at Port-au-Prince international airport January 17, 2010. Relief efforts continue in the island nation's capital after last week's devastating earthquake. U.S. troops will help U.N. peacekeepers keep order on Haiti's increasingly lawless streets, the country's president said on Sunday as aid workers struggled to get food and medical assistance to desperate earthquake survivors. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER MILITARY) - GM1E61I0YZK01

The use of military diplomacy in great power competition

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Components of SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system are on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defence and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RC1EAAFF9260

The end of an era? The INF Treaty, New START, and the future of strategic stability

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

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