Foreign Policy

Olaf Scholz, Kanzlerkandidat der SPD, besucht einen Windpark in Luckau, 27.07.2021. Luckau Deutschland *** Olaf Scholz, SPD candidate for chancellor, visits a wind farm in Luckau, 27 07 2021 Luckau Germany Copyright: xJaninexSchmitz/photothek.dexNo Use Switzerland. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use Austria

Germany is now the fulcrum for Vladimir Putin’s pressure

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Implications for Taiwan of the divergence in narratives on China’s future

Monday, August 8, 2022

The sun sets beyond machinery at a Kiewit Offshore Services construction site in Ingleside, Texas on July 18, 2022. Kiewit is manufacturing an offshore oil drilling platform called 'Vito' for the Shell company, which, upon completion, will be installed in the Gulf of Mexico to extract petroleum for gasoline resources. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

The climate bill’s oil and gas provisions are a worthwhile tradeoff

Thursday, August 4, 2022

File photo dated May 1, 1998 of Oussama Bin Laden, with Ayman al-Zawahiri, his right hand man in Jamkha, Afghanistan. Zawahiri was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday. Mr Biden said Zawahiri had "carved a trail of murder and violence against American citizens". "Now justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more," he added. Zawahiri took over al-Qaeda after the death of Osama Bin Laden in 2011. He and Bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks together and he was one of the US's "most wanted terrorists". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Al-Qaida after al-Zawahri

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier

Navigating great power competition – A serious planning start

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Taliban fighters drive a car on a street following the killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a U.S. strike over the weekend, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

What Ayman al-Zawahri’s death says about terrorism in Taliban-run Afghanistan

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

(L-R) Israeli President Isaac Herzog, US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid attend the Opening ceremony of the Maccabiah games in Jerusalem. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

New polls: Democrats say Biden and members of Congress lean toward Israel more than they do

Shibley Telhami

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Ukrainian servicemen fire a M777 howitzer at a position on a front line, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova

Russia, Ukraine, and the decision to negotiate

Monday, August 1, 2022

President of the Council of Ministers, Prof. Mario Draghi, announces his resignation to the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic, in session, on July 21, 2022. Premier Draghi then went to the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to resign, President Mattarella took note and on the same day dissolved the chambers of Parliament, calling for new elections. (Photo by Manuel Dorati/NurPhoto)

Italy loses Draghi as its leader — for now

Friday, July 29, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend an Arab summit, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Rights as realism in the Middle East

Steven Heydemann

Monday, July 25, 2022