Order from Chaos

Taiwanese flags wave at the park decorated by Chang Lao-wang, ahead of Taiwan National Day in Taoyuan, Taiwan, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Time is Taiwan’s most critical asset

Monday, November 28, 2022

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin takes part in an honor cordon ceremony with South Korea's Defense Minister Jong-Sup Lee before their meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

There is a lot to like in the 2022 National Defense Strategy

Melanie W. Sisson

Friday, November 18, 2022

SP - Sao Paulo - 29/10/2022 - SAO PAULO, LULA, CAMINHADA DA VITORIA - O ex-presidente e candidato a presidencia da republica Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) promove caminhada com seus apoiadores na Avenida Paulista, regiao central da cidade de Sao Paulo, neste Sabado (29). A caminhada acontece um dia antes do segundo turno da eleicao para presidente no Brasil. Foto: Ettore Chiereguini/AGIF

After a victory for democracy, what is Brazil’s road ahead?

Valerie Wirtschafter

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Algerian President Abelmadjid Tebboune welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival in Algiers, to attend the Arab League summit, Algeria November 1, 2022. Algerian Presidency /Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

What happened at the 2022 Arab League summit in Algeria?

Friday, November 4, 2022

Tunisia, Tunis, 2022-10-15. A demonstrator holds up a sign that reads, what do you want democracy! When do you want it now!, as others chant slogans while holding up Tunisian flags, during a demonstration held by the National Salvation Front (a Tunisian political group opposing the President Kais Saied), on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the evacuation Day, to protest against what the demonstrators called a coup by the President Kais Saied, as well as against the upcoming early parliamentary elections. They also protested against the measures Said has taken since 25 July 2021and demanded his departure. The crowd also protested against what they consider a return to dictatorship and an attack on Democracy. Photograph by Chedly BEN IBRAHIM / Hans Lucas.Tunisie, Tunis, 2022-10-15. Un manifestant brandit une pancarte sur laquelle on peut lire : Que voulez-vous de la democratie Quand la voulez-vous maintenant ! , tandis que d autres scandent des slogans tout en brandissant des drapeaux tunisiens, lors d’une manifestation organisee par le Front De Salut National (une coalition d’entites politiques Tunisiennes s’opposant au president Kais Saied), a l’occasion du 59e anniversaire de la Fete de l’evacuation, pour protester contre ce que les manifestan mmts appellent coup d’etat du president Kais Saied, ainsi que contre les prochaines elections legislatives anticipees. ils ont aussi proteste contre les mesures que le president Saied a prises depuis le 25 juillet 2021 et ont reclame son depart ainsi que la chute du regime. La foule a aussi proteste contre ce qu’elle considere comme un retour a la dictature et une atteinte a la democratie. Photographie par Chedly BEN IBRAHIM / Hans Lucas.

Rule of law continues five-year decline, but bright spots emerge

Monday, October 31, 2022

A security official wearing a face mask amid COVID-19 concerns stands guard on Oct. 22, 2022, near Beijing's Great Hall of the People (back), where the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party concluded the same day. (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

Around the halls: The outcomes of China’s 20th Party Congress

Richard C. Bush, Diana Fu, Ryan Hass, Patricia M. Kim, and Cheng Li

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

people are seen seeking for train information as information board showing no trains information at cologne central railway station, in Cologne, Germany on September 9, 2022 as second days of defective signal box causing station into standstill (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Russia may prefer sabotage of critical infrastructure over nuclear weapons

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Handout photo shows a Dassault Rafale jet fighter carrying a ASMPA (medium-range air to surface missile) French nuclear air-launched cruise missile. Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments on the French response in case of a Russian nuclear attack on Ukraine have drawn fire from observers and political opponents at home. During an interview with French TV channel France 2, the French president said on Wednesday that Paris would “evidently” not use nuclear weapons in response to a Russian nuclear attack on Ukraine. Photo by MBDA via ABACAPRESS.COM

How not to estimate the likelihood of nuclear war

Amy J. Nelson and Alexander H. Montgomery

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

A burning bus, set alight by cartel gunmen to block a road, is pictured during clashes with federal forces following the detention of Ovidio Guzman, son of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

The successes and problems of high-value targeting strategies around the world

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Turkey's “Disinformation law” is protested by journalists, media representatives, Izmir Bar Association, Confederation of Public Workers Unions, Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey, Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects and Izmir Medical Chamber in a demonstration which was organised by Izmir Journalists Association. Dilek Gappi, President of the Izmir Journalists Association, whose speech was often interrupted by slogans, emphasized that the law could destroy freedom of media.Where: Izmir , Turkey When: 21 Jun 2022Credit: İdil Toffolo/Cover Images**NOT AVAILABLE FOR ZUMA PRESS**

Turkey’s new media law is bad news – but don’t report it

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

United States President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 03 October 2022. President Biden and the first lady are traveling to Puerto Rico to receive a briefing, meet with families and community leaders and participate in a service project following the island wide damage from Hurricane Fiona.Featuring: President Joe BidenWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 03 Oct 2022Credit: Shawn Thew/POOL/CNP/startraksphoto.com/Cover Images

Around the Halls: Assessing the 2022 National Security Strategy

Shadi Hamid, Daniel S. Hamilton, Ryan Hass, Bruce Jones, Patricia M. Kim, Suzanne Maloney, Amy J. Nelson, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Natan Sachs, Bruce Riedel, Melanie W. Sisson, Mireya Solís, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Andrew Yeo

Friday, October 14, 2022

A guide talks to visitors in front of images of Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo

Xi’s three difficulties: The leadership lineup at the 20th Party Congress

Thursday, October 13, 2022

A Venezuelan migrant reacts as he is led onto a bus at St. Andrews Episcopal Church on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the island of Marthaâ€™s Vineyard. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM - NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARYNo Use ** NO TV. No Use VIDEO. No Use FILM ** ** NO TV. No Use VIDEO. No Use FILM **.

Why refugee resettlement is a crucial part of US migration strategy

Friday, October 7, 2022

Former Brazilian President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag during a rally in Curitiba, Brazil, September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Will Brazil’s elections be a victory for democracy?

Valerie Wirtschafter

Friday, October 7, 2022

Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine - September 21, 2022 - Fighters of the Melitopol separate battalion of Zaporizhzhia TRO currently hold back the enemy in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Zaporizhzhia Region, south-eastern Ukraine. Photo by Dmytro Smoliyenko/Ukrinform/ABACAPRESS.COMNo Use Russia.

How to respond to Putin’s land grab and nuclear gambit

Tuesday, October 4, 2022