Order from Chaos

FILE PHOTO: A picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen on a door of a butcher shop, during a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Damascus, Syria April 22, 2020. Picture taken April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar/File Photo

The Caesar Act and a pathway out of conflict in Syria

Steven Heydemann

Friday, June 19, 2020

Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton listens to a question from the moderator during his lecture at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

What matters most is that Bolton publishes the book before the election

June 18, 2020

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal and Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, wearing protective face masks amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), discuss a recent armed conflict between representatives of transportation companies in the town of Brovary, during a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine May 29, 2020. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

What does COVID-19 mean for Ukraine’s frontlines?

Thursday, June 18, 2020

People wearing face masks hold signs and copies of the German constitution as they participate in a protest by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party against the government's restrictions following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Berlin, Germany, May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Germany’s far-right a major loser from COVID-19, so far

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Indian army trucks move along a highway leading to Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmir's Ganderbal district June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

As India and China clash, JFK’s ‘forgotten crisis’ is back

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

French military pilots are preparing for the first flight in the Kiev region May 15, 2001. A French military mission arrived in Ukraine for a two-day series of observation overflights according to" The Open Skies Treaty" signed in 1992 between member states of NATO and the former Warsaw Pact.AS/GB

A farewell to the Open Skies Treaty, and an era of imaginative thinking

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Anti-government demonstrators hold a banner that reads "Out Bolsonaro," in reference to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, during a protest named "Amazonas for Democracy" in Manaus, Brazil, June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

Reopening the World: How the pandemic is reinforcing authoritarianism

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

A woman walks as a man rides a bike, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Covent Garden, in London, Britain, June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Reopening the World: Britain bungled its lockdown and garbled its reopening

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

People enjoy themselves at a restaurant as some businesses reopened at the end of last month under a host of new rules, following weeks of shutdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, in Tel Aviv, Israel June 4, 2020. Picture taken June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Reopening the World: Israel reopens, but the risks persist

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Iranians wearing protective face masks ride the metro, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Reopening the World: Reopening Iran

Suzanne Maloney

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Parents wait outside the main campus of the Istanbul University while their children take the national university entrance exams, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey June 27, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Reopening the World: As the country normalizes, COVID-19 strains Turkey’s economy and politics

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Workers are seen on a production line manufacturing masks at a factory in Shanghai, China January 31, 2020. Picture taken January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Reopening the World: Lessons from China’s economic reopening

Cheng Li and Chen Jian

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

FILE PHOTO: An employee wearing a protective mask, leaves a menu on a table at the beach bar of the Divani Apollon Palace hotel, on the first day of the opening of hotels in Greece, following a nationwide lockdown against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece, June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo

Reopening the World: Responsibly reopening Greece

William J. Antholis and Filippos Letsas

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past officials wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as he arrives for the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Reopening the World: The fastest route to ending this crisis involves China

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA- People shop amid a joint discount campaign in Seoul, South Korea on June 26, 2020. The campaign will continue through July 12, involving traditional markets, small business owners from the country, and major distribution companies such as shopping malls and supermarket chains to overcome the contraction in consumer spending due to the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic. (NO RESALE)

Reopening the World: How to deal with an invisible enemy — South Korea’s war on COVID-19

Tuesday, June 16, 2020