Order from Chaos

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia, August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES) - GM1E48F0B7101

Women and the war on terror: An insider account

Bruce Riedel · Monday, July 22, 2019

REFILE - ADDING RESTRICTIONS Syrian refugee men work at a textile workshop as day laborer in Istanbul, Turkey, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Cansu Alkaya - RC1DF5979500

Syrian refugees in Turkey need better access to formal jobs

Kemal Kirişci and Gokce Uysal Kolasin

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is seen in his office at the Presidential Administration building in Kiev, Ukraine June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - RC163F8FD360

In Ukraine’s parliamentary elections, President Zelenskiy’s party is likely to dominate

Molly Montgomery

Monday, July 15, 2019

Russian servicemen sit in the cabins of S-400 missile air defence systems in Tverskaya Street before a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva - RC1E849FD530

Why is Turkey betting on Russia?

Monday, July 15, 2019

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon addresses the Annual Conference of Swiss Developement Cooperation in Zurich, Switzerland January 22, 2016. On the screen behind are displayed the 17 goals of UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann - LR1EC1M141E1G

The silo problem: Connecting the UN’s efforts to promote sustainable development and prevent violent extremism

Eric Rosand and Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini

Monday, July 15, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China June 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1AA9284B20

No, we aren’t on the brink of a new Cold War with Russia and China

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Sean Zeigler

Saturday, July 13, 2019

IRANIAN CHILDREN PLAY SOCCER BY HUGE GRAFFITI SHOWING MULLAHS LEADING REVOLUTIONARY GUARD TO WAR AGAINST IRAQ. Iranian children play soccer by a huge grafitti showing mullahs leading the revolutionary guard to the war against Iraq in Tehran 6 June, 1990. SCANNED FROM NEGATIVE REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis - RP1DRICQVKAD

Four decades later, did the Iranian revolution fulfill its promises?

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Thursday, July 11, 2019

China's national flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium in this August 8, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen/Files (CHINA - Tags: SPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE IS PART OF PACKAGE '30 YEARS OF REUTERS PICTURES'TO FIND ALL 56 IMAGES SEARCH '30 YEARS' - LM2EB2A0WH901

The challenge of confronting China over a gray zone crisis

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Then White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon greets Britain's ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch prior to a joint news conference between U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2017. Picture taken January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1965E5B780

Trump brings relations with the United Kingdom to a new low

Thursday, July 11, 2019

A commercial plane flies past the Pentagon as security watch from the roof September 11, 2008. A ceremony dedicating the first major permanent U.S. memorial to commemorate the September 11 attacks, where 184 victims died in the assault on the Pentagon, will be held Thursday. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) - GM1E49B1M3S01

The case for gender diversity in national security

Heather Hurlburt and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

On July 2, Callamard discussed her report in detail in an event hosted by the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings. Joining Callamard were Tamara Cofman Wittes, senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy and Ted Piccone, nonresident senior fellow in Security and Strategy. United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, issued a report on Khashoggi’s murder based on a six-month investigation, including access to recordings of events inside the consulate provided by the Turkish government. Her detailed report offers both findings and recommendations to the international community to enable accountability for this murder and the violations of international law and norms it presents.

Investigating the Khashoggi murder and promoting accountability

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis waves as he speaks outside party's headquarters, after the general election in Athens, Greece, July 7, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis - RC1775C72E00

The center right ousts leftists in Greece

Molly Montgomery

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Panelists at June 13 event at Brookings

Is Europe headed toward a post-American future?

Filippos Letsas

Monday, July 8, 2019

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in London, Britain July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls - RC1DF34067A0

The history and future of Britain’s Labour Party

Filippos Letsas

Monday, July 8, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cross over a military demarcation line at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC1D4113FE00

Trump and Kim can’t fix the US-North Korea problem on their own

Monday, July 8, 2019

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