Order from Chaos

A Trump supporter reaches for his revolver as Black Lives Matter protesters advance to push the group away from the Justice Center in Portland, Ore., on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Who is a terrorist, actually?

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

National Counterterrorism Center Director Christopher Miller and FBI Director Christopher Wray testifiy before the House Homeland Security Committee during a hearing about 'worldwide threats to the homeland' on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 17, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS

How serious are threats to the US homeland?

Daniel L. Byman and Seamus Hughes

Monday, September 21, 2020

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley arrive to the 19th annual September 11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

Do our generals and admirals like war too much?

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, September 21, 2020

--FILE--View of a signboard of ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, 22 May 2016.The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's biggest in terms of capital and deposit, on Thursday voiced its readiness to continue its "all-round" financial services for "Belt and Road" projects. "ICBC is keen and active in promoting the Belt and Road Initiative," said Gu Shu, ICBC's senior executive vice president. The initiative, which comprises the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, is aiming at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient Silk Road routes. "ICBC has 123 branches in 18 countries along the Belt and Road, making it the Chinese financial institution that covers the most countries along the route," Gu said. "ICBC has been actively providing all-round and integrated financial services for 'Belt and Road' projects," he added. "So far, ICBC has operated 208 projects along the route, with a combined investment of 220.8 billion U.S. dollars." Gu was in Istanbul for the first anniversary of the inauguration of ICBC Turkey, which was established after ICBC purchased a majority of shares of Turkey's Tekstilbank in May last year.No Use China. No Use France.

How US-China tensions could hamper development efforts

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (3rd L), Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L), U.S. President Donald Trump (3rd R) and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Spinning good news on arms control

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - MAY 15: Gen. Jay Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, points to the newly designed rank insignia of CMSgt Roger Towberman, the senior most enlisted in the US Space Force, while President Donald Trump signs the 2020 Armed Forces Day Proclamation and presentation of the official flag of the United States Space Force at the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2020.No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Is Space Force meant to “look down” or “look out”? Titles will tell

Michael Sinclair

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Taiwan’s unlikely path to public trust provides lessons for the US

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

A Mexican Navy vessel chases masked men on skiffs fishing illegally inside the Vaquita Refuge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California, off San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico March 3, 2020 in this picture released by the Sea Shepherd. Sea Shepherd/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT SEA SHEPHERD.

Illegal fishing in Mexico and policy responses

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, September 14, 2020

--FILE--A Chinese mobile phone user shows the icons of App Store app, left, and messaging app Weixin, or WeChat, of Tencent on his iPhone smartphone in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 27 June 2017.Apple China said it will not take the blame for developers who charge differently on the iOS app and Android versions for the same product or service. Netizens have found they need to pay more on iOS than Android in using the same ride-sharing or video subscription services. Some Internet companies have reportedly adopted differential pricing plans through the use of Big Data based on a customer's buying behavior or interest, so a new customer may pay less than an old customer for the same product or service.No Use China. No Use France.

There are no winners in US-China technology divide

Jonathan D. Pollack

Monday, September 14, 2020

Latin America yields to Trump’s pick to head regional bank

Richard E. Feinberg

Monday, September 14, 2020

A 'No Border, No Brexit' sticker is seen below a road sign on the Irish side of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland near Bridgend, Ireland October 16, 2019. Picture taken October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Horror at the 9/11 attacks contributed to peace in Northern Ireland

Friday, September 11, 2020

A Libyan flag flutters atop the Libyan Consulate in Athens, Greece, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

Washington can seize a pinprick of light in Libya

Jeffrey Feltman

Friday, September 11, 2020

Ambassador of Germany to Russia Geza Andreas von Geyr is seen outside the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, Russia September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Germany is well placed to lead a tougher EU response to Russia

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Military vehicles carrying JL-2 submarine launched ballistic missiles drive past Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Not in my backyard: Land-based missiles, democratic states, and Asia’s conventional military balance

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi speaks during a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Francois Hollande at the presidential palace of al- Orouba for the official visit of the French president, Cairo on April 17, 2016. Cairo, Egypt, April 17, 2016. Photo by Etienne Bouy/ABACAPRESS.COM

The needed reset for the US-Egypt relationship

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Thursday, September 10, 2020