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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg react while entering a hall following their talks in Kiev, Ukraine October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RC178AF29120

Five months into Ukrainian President Zelenskiy’s term, there are reasons for optimism and caution

Monday, November 4, 2019

Commuters stand still at a crowded railway station to pay homage during a two-minute long remembrance for bomb blast victims in Mumbai July 18, 2006. Millions of people in Mumbai stopped all conversation, traffic came to a halt and cinemas interrupted films on Tuesday as the Indian city observed a short silence in memory of 182 people killed in last week's bombings. - PBEAHUNKPEU

Brookings colleagues past and present remember Stephen P. Cohen

Michael E. O’Hanlon, Bruce Riedel, Dinshaw Mistry, and Dhruva Jaishankar

Friday, November 1, 2019

A military family reunites at DFW airport in Dallas, Texas, October 22, 2008. Among those struggling in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression are members of the U.S. armed forces and their families. Picture taken October 22, 2008. To match feature FINANCIAL/MILITARY REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) - GM1E4AS1CUD01

Highlights: Experts discuss military spouse (un)employment

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, October 31, 2019

A detail onboard of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, is seen after it docked at a port in Danang, Vietnam March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kham - RC1351904F80

Highlights: A conversation with the Secretary of the Navy

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, October 31, 2019

American soldier reads a newspaper in the shade under a U.S. Marine tank in Beirut, Lebanon. / Library of Congress

Beirut 1958: America’s origin story in the Middle East

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment shields himself from the rotor wash of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter after being dropped off for a mission with the Afghan police near Jalalabad in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 20, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: TRANSPORT CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EACK1LDW01

Why Democratic candidates should propose ‘5,000 for 5’ in Afghanistan

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, October 28, 2019

The Russian flag flies on the Consulate-General of the Russian Federation in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RC1549FDFC50

Towards a “Reaganov Russia”: A realist view influenced by Hal Sonnenfeldt

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Clifford G. Gaddy

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Brookings hosts ‘Global China: Assessing China’s growing role in the world and implications for U.S.-China strategic competition Monday, Oct 1, 2019 in Washington. (Sharon Farmer/sfphotoworks)

Highlights: Experts discuss the domestic drivers and strategic implications of an increasingly global China

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses delegates during the signing of the Sudan's power sharing deal, that paves the way for a transitional government, and eventual elections, following the overthrow of a long-time leader Omar al-Bashir, in Khartoum, Sudan, August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah - RC138A0BD790

Alfred Nobel catches ‘Abiy-mania’

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid - HP1EF9R1627O7

Imran Khan’s incomplete narrative on the Taliban

Monday, October 14, 2019