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FILE PHOTO: Direction signs are seen in the border railway station in Kybartai, Lithuania June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

Why is Kaliningrad at the center of a new Russia-NATO faceoff?

Daniel S. Hamilton and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, June 23, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Chairperson U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) speaks as members of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol listen before a vote to approve a report recommending the U.S. House of Representatives cite Jeffrey Clark for criminal contempt of Congress during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

What can we expect from the January 6 committee hearings?

Norman Eisen and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, June 9, 2022

French President and La Republique en Marche (LREM) party candidate for re-election Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron celebrate after his victory in France's presidential election, at the Champ de Mars in Paris.Featuring: Emmanuel MacronWhere: Paris, Ile-de-France (region), FranceWhen: 25 Apr 2022Credit: Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium/Cover Images

How will France’s changing political dynamics shape Macron’s next term?

Célia Belin, Agneska Bloch, and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Illustration - Posters of Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, candidates for the French presidential election. April 15, 2022.Illustration - Affiches d Emmanuel Macron et de Marine Le Pen, les candidats a l election presidentielle francaise.. 15 avril 2022.

Where does France’s presidential election stand after round one?

Célia Belin, Agneska Bloch, Raman Preet Kaur, and Adrianna Pita

Friday, April 15, 2022

Committee Chairman U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) leads the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol as they meet to decide whether to recommend the U.S. House to cite Trump administration officials Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino for criminal contempt of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. March 28, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

What’s new in the January 6 investigation?

Quinta Jurecic and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan gives the keynote speech at the 48th meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, with the theme being ‘Building Partnerships for Unity, Justice & Development’, in Islamabad, Pakistan March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Saiyna Bashir

Why is Pakistani PM Imran Khan facing a no-confidence vote?

Madiha Afzal and Adrianna Pita

Friday, March 25, 2022

FILE PHOTO: A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

How is Russia conducting cyber and information warfare in Ukraine?

Jessica Brandt and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, March 3, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S, March 1, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS

Did Biden’s State of the Union speech meet the moment?

Scott R. Anderson, John Hudak, and Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

A Ukrainian serviceman is seen at positions on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. Picture taken February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Maksim Levin

Russia invades Ukraine: What happens next?

John R. Allen, Suzanne Maloney, Douglas A. Rediker, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Thomas Wright

Friday, February 25, 2022

A tank drives along a street after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of Russian troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine following the recognition of their independence, in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

How far will Putin go against Ukraine?

Suzanne Maloney, Steven Pifer, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Angela Stent

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

How is US, NATO diplomacy addressing Russian troop buildup?

Angela Stent and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, February 10, 2022

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on voting rights during a speech on the grounds of Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Will Biden’s call for Senate filibuster reform carve out a path for voting rights?

Rashawn Ray and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, January 13, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with the country's service members at the combat positions near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels on the Day of the Armed Forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine December 6, 2021. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Will Russia launch a full military invasion of Ukraine?

Steven Pifer and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, December 16, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Capitol after the Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. With a government shutdown approaching on Friday, Congress is working to put together a short-term spending compromise while Democrats continue to negotiate President Biden's Build Back Better agenda in a hectic December on the Hill. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

What does Congress need to get done before the holidays?

Molly E. Reynolds and Adrianna Pita

Friday, December 3, 2021

Thousands of people takes part in a demonstration against climate change in Brussels, Belgium on October 10, 2021, ahead of the COP26 climate summit. | Credit: Alexandros Michailidis

Do COP26 pledges make enough progress on climate change?

Samantha Gross and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, November 18, 2021