Order from Chaos

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman waits for the family photo during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC149554C0C0

Sanctions on Saudi Arabia aren’t enough

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Saudi soldiers stand in line at an airfield where Saudi military cargo planes land to deliver aid in Marib, Yemen January 26, 2018. Picture taken January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser - RC1D0C8D9D00

Yemen after a Saudi withdrawal: How much would change?

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a working dinner after the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1AD6CD3AA0

Enjoy the Trump-Xi trade war truce while it lasts

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen casts her vote for the local elections in New Taipei City, Taiwan, November 24, 2018. Chang Haoan/Pool/via REUTERS - RC1BD9709CC0

Taiwan’s local elections, explained

Richard C. Bush

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Saad al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, speaks during a news conference in Doha, Qatar, December 3, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Knecht - RC18DCFC5890

Qatar breaks up with OPEC: It’s not you, it’s me

Samantha Gross and Adel Abdel Ghafar

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walks down steps as he leaves the APEC Summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea November 18, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

Japan’s National Security Council at five

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

A pier on the frozen Azov Sea is seen in Mariupol, Ukraine December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RC176728D900

The battle for Azov: Round 1 goes to Russia

Monday, December 3, 2018

Former President George H.W. Bush walks the gangway as he arrives for the christening ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush at Northrop-Grumman's shipyard in Newport News, Virginia in this October 7, 2006 file photo. The Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is scheduled to enter service in late 2008. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - TM3E8BU1BPV01

Remembering George H.W. Bush—A wise foreign policy leader

Monday, December 3, 2018

A Palestinian looks at the remains of a building that was destroyed by Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem - RC1FF211E190

How to fix Gaza

Hady Amr, Ilan Goldenberg, Kevin Huggard, and Natan Sachs

Monday, December 3, 2018

A woman takes part in a protest, opposing the visit of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Tunis, Tunisia, November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC189BD0FD50

Tunisia’s tough lesson for Mohammed bin Salman

Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal

Saturday, December 1, 2018

A researcher plants a semiconductor on an interface board during a research work to design and develop a semiconductor product at Tsinghua Unigroup research centre in Beijing, China, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - D1AETETVAHAA

Protecting sensitive technologies without constricting their development

Robert D. Williams

Friday, November 30, 2018

U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division soldiers listen as President Donald Trump speaks before signing the National Defense Authorization Act at Fort Drum, New York, U.S., August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC12B4CBE340

How the U.S. military became the exception to America’s wage stagnation problem

Brendan R. Stickles

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Newly-elected freshman U.S. House members depart the steps of the U.S. Capitol after holding a class photo in Washington, U.S. November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - S1BEUMZTJDAB

How will the new Congress approach the defense budget?

Adam Twardowski

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shake hands after a joint news statement at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, November 20, 2018. Mark Cristino/Pool via Reuters - RC1AC68D9E90

China’s premature bid for hegemony in Southeast Asia

Richard Javad Heydarian

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Supporters of Opposition Nationalist Kuomintang Party (KMT) Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Han Kuo-yu celebrate as Han won from local elections, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu - RC1A9683ED30

Four experts on Taiwan’s local elections

Tuesday, November 27, 2018