Foreign Policy

The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Advice for new appointees to consider as they enter the Biden administration

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

People protest outside the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse over the decision to drop drug charges against Mexico's former defense Minister General Salvador Cienfuegos, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The US-Mexico security relationship in 2021

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

The assault on the US Capitol opens a new chapter in domestic terrorism

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

The blockade on Qatar helped strengthen its economy, paving the way to stronger regional integration

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

On the front line of Al Swani during the battle, two fighters of the 610 Brigade (GNA) are passing a revolver from hand to hand. Since April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar is attempting to take control of Tripoli defended by the forces of UN-backed recognised Government of National Accord of Fayez el-Sarraj (GNA). Libya, outskirts of Tripoli, December 6, 2019.Sur la ligne de front de Al Swani pendant les combats, deux combattants de la brigade 610 (GAN) se passe un revolver de la main a la main. Depuis avril, l'armee nationale Libyenne (LNA) dirigee par Khalifa Haftar essaie de prendre le control de Tripoli defendu par les forces du gouvernement d'accord national de Fayez al-Sarraj, soutenu par l'onu (GAN). Libye, banlieue de Tripoli, 6 decembre 2019.NO USE FRANCE

The Biden administration inherits a rapidly deteriorating Libya

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Policemen stand guard beside razor wire outside Gaddafi stadium before the second Twenty20 Cricket match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Lahore, Pakistan, May 24, 2015. Zimbabwe is the first test-playing nation to tour Pakistan since a 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore left the driver dead and several players injured. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

Terrorism in Pakistan has declined, but the underlying roots of extremism remain

Friday, January 15, 2021

Police are seen outside the office of Daniel Wong Kwok-tung, a lawyer who tried to help the 12 people detained in mainland China, in Hong Kong, China January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Extending the long arm of the law: China’s international law enforcement drive

Lindsey W. Ford

Friday, January 15, 2021

Students of Bogazici University protest against President Tayyip Erdogan's appointment of a new rector, in Istanbul, Turkey January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

A new assault on a democratic citadel in Turkey, too

Ayşe Candan Kirişci and Kemal Kirişci

Friday, January 15, 2021

Law enforcement officers unload part of approximately 3,200 lbs. of cocaine, which was seized at the Port of New York/Newark on February 28, 2019 in a joint operation involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the New York Police Department (NYPD), and the New York State Police (NYSP), in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., in this image released on March 11, 2019. Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere

Michael Sinclair

Friday, January 15, 2021

A NATO solider (L) speaks on radio at the site of a car bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan August 22, 2015. A car bomb outside a Kabul hospital killed at least 10 people and caused widespread casualties among Afghan civilians, although it appeared to have targeted a vehicle carrying foreign citizens, witnesses and security sources said. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

In Afghanistan, different priorities means vastly different policies

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, January 15, 2021