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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 11, 2018. Reuters photographer Francois Lenoir: "I like the contrast in the photograph. The presence of U.S. President Trump posing smiling and the lack of interest of the officials in the background." REUTERS/Francois Lenoir SEARCH "TRUMP POY" FOR FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2018 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. - RC1B4F951220

U.S. Foreign Policy

5 ways the U.S. retreated from the world stage under Trump this year

Ted Piccone

December 26, 2018

The American flag flies at half staff at the US Capitol prior to the service for former President George H. W. Bush at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 03 December 2018. Shawn Thew/Pool via REUTERS - RC1FFB18A0B0

Order from Chaos

‘America First’ is only making the world worse. Here’s a better approach.

Antony J. Blinken and Robert Kagan

Friday, January 4, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump flanked by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly attend a lunch with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and officials at the Istana in Singapore June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1DD6963FF0

Order from Chaos

How Trump’s management of his team hurts his own foreign policy

Elizabeth N. Saunders

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Experts

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Director - Center on the United States and Europe

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Research

Flags of NATO member countries are seen at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Politics and International Relations

The end of world order and American foreign policy

Thomas Wright and Robert D. Blackwill

May 2020

Staff work to produce auto parts with machines, which can help to save 2 minute and reduce production time to 30 seconds, at a factory in Suzhou city, east China's Jiangsu province, 25 November 2019.China has set up a $21 billion (£16.25 billion) national investment fund to promote the transformation and upgrading of the country's manufacturing industry, the official Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday. The fund will invest in both growth-stage and mature companies in areas such as new materials, next-generation information technology (IT) and power equipment, the newspaper said. The new fund will invest throughout the entire manufacturing industry value chain. fachaoshiNo Use China. No Use France.

China

Global China: Technology

Tarun Chhabra, Rush Doshi, Ryan Hass, and Emilie Kimball

April 2020

Warships sail in the Sea of Oman during the first day of joint Iran, Russia and China naval war games in Chabahar port, at the Sea of Oman, Iran, December 27, 2019. Picture taken December 27, 2019. Mohsen Ataei/Fars news agency/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Report

China and the return of great power strategic competition

Bruce Jones

February 2020

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Digital technology in the age of artificial intelligence: A comparative perspective

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Financial tools for US policy toward Nicaragua and Venezuela: A conversation with Treasury Assistant Secretary Marshall Billingslea

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A White House staff member gestures to move the press corps back as U.S. President Donald Trump walks between lines of riot police for a photo opportunity at St John's Church during ongoing protests over racial inequality in the wake of the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody, near the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Order from Chaos

We’ve now entered the final phase of the Trump era

Thomas Wright

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the SC Democratic Convention in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., June 22, 2019. REUTERS/Randall Hill - RC161999ACC0

Order from Chaos

How should Biden handle China?

Thomas Wright

Thursday, May 28, 2020

A man distributes food to residents living in a slum on the banks of Yamuna river, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Order from Chaos

How is the coronavirus outbreak affecting China’s relations with India?

Tanvi Madan

Thursday, April 30, 2020

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Books

Vice President Joe Biden speaking at a Brookings-Biden Institute event, May 8, 2018 (Paul Morigi photos)

Order from Chaos

If Biden wins, he’ll have to put the world back together

Thomas Wright and Kurt Campbell

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

BRASILIA, BRAZIL- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during the videoconference with the G20 member countries about measures to combat the coronavirus in Brasilia, Brazil on March 26, 2020. At the G20, Bolsonaro highlighted the progress of the research carried out in Brazil and in other countries on the treatment with hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19, the first clinical study in the country that tests the use of the drug against the virus. He also expressed his opinion on the need to protect people's health and, at the same time, protect jobs.

Order from Chaos

Stretching the international order to its breaking point

Thomas Wright

Monday, April 6, 2020

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden holds a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC155E77EB70

Order from Chaos

The quiet reformation of Biden’s foreign policy

Thomas Wright

Friday, March 20, 2020

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