Defense & Security

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before their bilateral meeting at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1BD9794C10

Second summit, second chance

Thursday, October 18, 2018

President Keïta and Brookings President John R. Allen discussed the nexus between security and development

A conversation with President Keïta on security and economic development in Mali and the Sahel region

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Supporters of Congolese political parties attend a joint opposition rally in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo September 29, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe - RC1B722034F0

Ahead of elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, experts explain what’s at stake

Adam Twardowski

Monday, October 15, 2018

Members of the Hungarian counter-terrorism unit TEK patrol the Christmas market in Budapest, Hungary, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo - RC1B37289290

Five lessons ignored in the Trump administration’s new counterterrorism strategy

Friday, October 12, 2018

Human rights activists and friends of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold his pictures during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC11BADE6ED0

After Khashoggi, US arms sales to the Saudis are essential leverage

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Members of the "Donbass" self-defence battalion take part in a training at a base of the National Guard of Ukraine near Kiev June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) - GM1EA621L1E01

Russia vs. Ukraine: More of the same?

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a photo session with teachers and researchers of Kim Chaek University of Technology in Pyongyang during a ceremony marking the 70th founding anniversary of the university, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 29, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. - RC1839E03400

U.S. efforts in Korea bear little fruit

Katharine H.S. Moon

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Supporters of Kenya's opposition Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) cheer during a rally to mark Kenya's Madaraka Day, the 53rd anniversary of the country's self rule, at Uhuru Park grounds in Nairobi, Kenya, June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - S1BETHKLCSAA

Senator Coons and experts discuss the health of democracy across Africa

Adam Twardowski

Friday, September 28, 2018

A soldier holds a flag as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, U.S. March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1E9090D5E0

Military worship hurts US democracy

Mara Karlin and Alice Hunt Friend

Monday, September 24, 2018

Newly displaced Syrian children arrive to a refugee camp in Atimah village, Idlib province, Syria September 11, 2018. REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi - RC1969082B70

The United States can stop a looming catastrophe for 3 million Syrians

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Steven Heydemann

Thursday, September 20, 2018