Foreign Policy

During a Greenpeace action, a CO-2 sign stands in front of the Brandenburg Gate with flames coming out of it. Two demonstrators hold a banner with the words "Before you go Mrs Merkel: Secure the future". With the action, activists of the environmental protection organization call on the German government to further reduce CO-2 emissions in Germany and to ensure compliance with the goals of the world climate summit in Paris.

Germany is becoming ground zero for the challenges of deep decarbonization

Friday, May 28, 2021

Dragon's Blood trees (L) and Socotran "desert roses" stand on a hillside in the protected area of Homhill on Socotra island February 1, 2008. Socotra is located in the Arabian Sea, 380 km (238 miles) south of mainland Yemen and 80 km west of the Horn of Africa. The Socotra islands, which harbour many unique species of birds and plants, may gain UNESCO recognition in July as a world natural heritage site. Picture taken on February 1, 2008. To match feature YEMEN-SOCOTRA REUTERS/Alistair Lyon/Files (YEMEN)

Saudi Arabia and the UAE consolidating strategic positions in Yemen’s east and islands

Friday, May 28, 2021

United States President George H.W. Bush speaks by telephone to US Secretary of State James A. Baker, III after the Secretary's first meeting with Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz of Iraq at the White House in Washington, DC on January 9, 1991. Photo by Carol T. Powers / White House via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Imperfect allies and non-state actors: Lessons from the 1991 no-fly zone in Iraq

Friday, May 28, 2021

The future of strategic deterrence and nuclear modernization: A conversation with Adm. Charles Richard

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Harpa Concert Hall, on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial summit, in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 19, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS

To face Russia and Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden needs a smart strategy

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, May 28, 2021

NATO 2030: A keynote address by Jens Stoltenberg

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

On May 27, Vanda Felbab-Brown joined Drugs and (Dis)order for the discussion, “Looking back to look forward: Outlook and options for drugs and development.”

Vanda Felbab-Brown

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EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.A security official stands in front of the Bushehr nuclear reactor, 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran, August 21, 2010. Iran began fuelling its first nuclear power plant on Saturday, a potent symbol of its growing regional sway and rejection of international sanctions designed to prevent it building a nuclear bomb. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY)

From the Iran nuclear deal to a Middle East Zone?

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Former Governor Mike Huckabee (Republican of Arkansas), a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States, shares his thoughts on Israel and the Middle East at the 2015 Christians United For Israel Summit Candidates Forum at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, USA, on Monday, July 13, 2015. Photo by Ron Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

As Israel increasingly relies on US evangelicals for support, younger ones are walking away: What polls show

Shibley Telhami

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

The art of war in an age of peace

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT