Foreign Policy

Members of a security force loyal to the Houthi rebels take part in a military parade at the Tahrir Square in downtown Sanaa, Yemen July 19, 2017. The placard reads: "Allah is the greatest. Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews, victory to Islam". REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC1C3C220F90

Why engage in proxy war? A state’s perspective

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, May 21, 2018

Employees of the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission check electronic counting device at a warehouse in Dohuk, Iraq May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Ari Jalal - RC1B40CD3970

What Iraq’s election results mean for U.S. policy there

Friday, May 18, 2018

Palestinian demonstrators are seen as smoke rises from burning tires during a protest marking the 70th anniversary of Nakba, at the Israel-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip May 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC164F7FC530

Political amnesia in Washington: From the Nakba to the occupation

Friday, May 18, 2018

A solar panel array can be seen at the Windorah Solar Farm, which was installed by Ergon Energy, near the town of Windorah in outback Queensland, Australia, August 11, 2017. Picture taken August 11, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray - RC181443EF20

Utility of renewable energy in China’s low-carbon transition

Wenjuan Dong and Ye Qi

Friday, May 18, 2018

A Lebanese Druze man casts his vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election, in Aley, Lebanon, May 6, 2018. REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi - RC1A6824A420

Three observations after observing the Lebanese elections

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Thursday, May 17, 2018

REFILE - CORRECTING DATE Mahathir Mohamad, former Malaysian prime minister and opposition candidate for Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) reacts during a news conference after general election, in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin - RC1932AA9080

What democracies can learn from Malaysia

Thursday, May 17, 2018

The United Nations Security Council votes to approve a resolution at the U.N. headquarters in New York July 20, 2015. The United Nations Security Council on Monday endorsed a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, but it will be able to re-impose U.N. penalties during the next decade if Tehran breaches the historic agreement. REUTERS/Mike Segar - GF10000164772

In exiting the Iran deal, Trump left U.N. sanctions relief intact—why that could pose problems down the road

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Columbian President Juan Manuel Santos (not pictured) give a statement to the media in Budapest, Hungary, May 11, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

Viktor Orbán’s majority can’t be a blank check

William A. Galston

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Trump’s hot-cold stance on China

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

The United Nations flag flies in front of the Secretariat Building at the United Nations headquarters in New York City September 18, 2015. As leaders from almost 200 nations gather for the annual general assembly at the United Nations, the world body created 70 years ago, Reuters photographer Mike Segar documented quieter moments at the famed 18-acre headquarters on Manhattan's East Side. The U.N., established as the successor to the failed League of Nations after World War Two to prevent a similar conflict from occurring again, attracts more than a million visitors every year to its iconic New York site. The marathon of speeches and meetings this year will address issues from the migrant crisis in Europe to climate change and the fight against terrorism. REUTERS/Mike SegarPICTURE 3 OF 30 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "INSIDE THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS"SEARCH "INSIDE UN" FOR ALL IMAGES - GF10000219185

Where is civil society in the U.N.’s counterterrorism efforts?

Tuesday, May 15, 2018