Coronavirus (COVID-19) Politics and International Relations

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“Pompeo in the dog house”

Amanda Sloat, Benjamin Wittes, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Shane Harris

Rational Security

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Vietnamese tourists visit Ha Long bay after the Vietnamese government eased the lockdown following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

Reopening Vietnam: How the country’s improving governance helped it weather the COVID-19 pandemic

Trang (Mae) Nguyen and Edmund Malesky

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

A migrant sells old shoes as he sits on the side of a road, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the holy month of Ramadan in Misrata, Libya May 3, 2020. Picture taken May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Ayman Al-Sahili

Libya and its migrants confront new threats

Omer Karasapan

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

May 14, 2020 - Washington, DC, United States: U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaking at her weekly press conference. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Congress must stay connected even in a time of social distancing

Kevin M. Esterling, Michael Neblo, and David Lazer

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

A woman walks past damaged buildings with her child in the rebel-held Idlib city, Syria April 19, 2020. Picture taken April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Pandemic politics: Will COVID-19 exacerbate or mitigate conflicts in Libya and Syria?

Galip Dalay

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the daily coronavirus response briefing as seen through a window from outside of the White House press briefing room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Keep calm and regulate on?

Rachel Augustine Potter

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian speaks at a news conference in Beijing, China April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

The Kremlin’s disinformation playbook goes to Beijing

Jessica Brandt and Torrey Taussig

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Whenever Trump withdraws the U.S. from international leadership, Xi announces that China will step forward...Xi has been ruthlessly opportunistic about seeking to exploit America’s withdrawal from global leadership for China’s advantage.

Ryan Hass New York Times Monday, May 18, 2020

The F-22 Raptor takes off for its maiden flight at the Lockheed Martin facility at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, Georgia September 7. The $100 million dollar stealth fighter/bomber, built by the team of Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Pratt & Whittney, will run 8,690 tests during its first flight.

How COVID-19 might affect US nuclear weapons and planning

Steven Pifer

Monday, May 18, 2020

News report on Kim Jong-Un, May 3, 2020 : A screen shows local TV station's report on North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at a train station in Seoul, South Korea. According to local media, Kim Jong-Un's absence from an annual event marking the April 15 birth anniversary of his late grandfather and the North's founder Kim Il-Sung had spawned media speculation about ill health of the North Korean leader. North Korean media reported on May 2 that Kim attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a fertilizer factory. Kim Jong-Un appeared in public for the first time in 20 days last week. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/AFLO) (SOUTH KOREA) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Why North Korea-US relations will remain stable unless Kim really needs coronavirus aid

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Monday, May 18, 2020