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Women carry food supplement received from World Food Programme (WFP) at the Banki IDP camp, in Borno, Nigeria April 26, 2017. Picture taken April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RTS14ZP0

Experts offer ideas for dealing with insecurity in Africa

Thursday, May 25, 2017

U.S. Army General John Nicholson, commander of Resolute Support forces and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, talks to U.S. soldiers during a transfer of authority ceremony at Shorab camp, in Helmand province, Afghanistan April 29, 2017. Picture taken April 29, 2017. REUTERS/James Mackenzie - RTS14IL2

America’s Afghanistan problem: It’s not just about sending more troops

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, May 25, 2017

U.S. troops arrive at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2015. At least 17 people were wounded in a suicide bomb attack on NATO troops as their truck convoy passed down the main road running between Kabul's airport and the U.S. embassy, police and health ministry officials said. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani - RTX1IFEU

Time for a (mini) surge in Afghanistan

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts with members of the Korean People's Army in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RTX35VOI

How to work with Seoul and Beijing on the North Korean nuclear problem

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

German European Union flag is pictured in front of the Reichstags building, the seat of the lower house of parliament Bundestag, before a debate about the Brexit in Berlin, Germany, June 28, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch - RTX2IM6E

Russia’s missile treaty violations directly threaten Europe—so Europe should speak up

Oliver Meier and Steven Pifer

Friday, May 5, 2017

Workers who collect coca leaves, known locally as "raspachines", carry bags with harvested leaves to be processed into coca paste, on a coca farm in Guayabero, Guaviare province, Colombia, May 23, 2016. REUTERS/John Vizcaino/File Photo - RTX2N1WW

What Colombia can learn from Thailand on drug policy

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Thursday, May 4, 2017

The Nimitz-class U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Philippine Sea while conducting a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers/Handout via REUTERSTHIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSFOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - RTS14738

How to ensure that the U.S. Navy remains effective

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

A shrapnel-hit bus belonging to Ukraine's "Donbas" battalion is seen in the eastern Ukrainian town of Ilovaysk August 24, 2014. REUTERS/Maks Levin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT) - RTR43IDU

Deepening division in Donbas

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RTS137WA

President Trump, don’t ignore Libya

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Monday, May 1, 2017

A general view of the upper parliament chamber is pictured in Algiers, Algeria February 2, 2016. Algerias parliament will vote on February 7, 2016 for the new constitution that could be President Abdelaziz Bouteflikas final farewell stage after consolidating power and removing the army from political sphere. Picture taken February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina - RTX25TC1

Algeria goes to the polls—why the United States and Europe have a stake in its stability

Monday, May 1, 2017