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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands in front of Japan's national flag after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) annual party convention in Tokyo, Japan, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai - RC1EEE131EC0

Around the halls: Experts discuss Japan’s role in North Korea diplomacy

Bruce Jones, Mireya Solís, Richard C. Bush, and Michael E. O’Hanlon · Tuesday, October 23, 2018

An Afghan man casts his vote during the parliamentary election at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani - RC1117B06270

Ballots and bullets in Afghanistan

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Armed tribal Yemenis hold their weapons above their heads in a show of support for independent condidate Abdullah Al-Buchri in Koneib west of Sanaa April 26. Yemenis, still recovering from a bitter 1994 civil war, are due to cast votes on Sunday in parliamentary elections.YEMEN ELECTIONS - RP1DRICTBWAE

A brief history of America’s troubled relationship with Yemen

Monday, October 22, 2018

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton answers questions from reporters after announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Vienna protocol and the 1955 "Treaty of Amity" with Iran as White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders looks on during a news conference in the White House briefing room in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC17A0C7F6B0

The Trump administration is preparing a major mistake on the INF Treaty

Friday, October 19, 2018

A policeman stands guard as an Indonesian journalist holds a placard during a protest over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta - RC1787518E20

On Jamal Khashoggi, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Saudi Arabia

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Friday, October 19, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after a news conference after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1F76777E70

Around the halls: Can President Trump claim credit for progress on North Korea?

Richard C. Bush, Robert Einhorn, Ryan Hass, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Jung H. Pak, and Jonathan D. Pollack

Friday, October 19, 2018

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech as he and China's President Xi Jinping meet business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo - RC14E55F28A0/File Photo - RC1164453C40

“Strategic competition” with China—Necessary but not sufficient

Friday, October 19, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia September 12, 2018. Valery Sharifulin/TASS Host Photo Agency/Pool via REUTERS - RC16A745C5C0

As Western ties fray, Putin and Xi are increasingly close

Friday, October 19, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before their bilateral meeting at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1BD9794C10

Second summit, second chance

Thursday, October 18, 2018

A burnt house is seen in a village near Maungdaw, in the north of Rakhine state, Myanmar, September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer - RC11C06BA010

Welcome to the jungle

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

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

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