International Affairs

FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo

Order from Chaos

The pandemic deals a blow to Pakistan’s democracy

Madiha Afzal

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Photo of U.S. and Chinese flags. June 29, 2019. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Order from Chaos

Watch: Debating what China’s rise means for American interests in Asia

Adam Twardowski

Thursday, August 6, 2020

A view shows damaged buildings following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Order from Chaos

Lebanon as Paradise Lost

Jeffrey Feltman

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens while Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Department of State following the 30th AUSMIN in Washington, D.C. July 28, 2020. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

In annual meeting, a new direction for US-Australia alliance

Lindsey Ford and Ashley Townshend

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Reports

Report

Fending off fentanyl and hunting down heroin: Controlling opioid supply from Mexico

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Packets of fentanyl mostly in powder form and methamphetamine, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection say they seized from a truck crossing into Arizona from Mexico, is on display during a news conference at the Port of Nogales, Arizona, U.S., January 31, 2019. Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Report

Fentanyl and geopolitics: Controlling opioid supply from China

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Japan

Japan’s leadership in the liberal international order: Impact and policy opportunities for partners

Mireya Solís, Yves Tiberghien, Vinod K. Aggarwal, Alan Alexandroff, Saori N. Katada, Masahiro Kawai, Phillip Y. Lipscy, Crystal Pryor, Jeff Reeves, Harukata Takenaka, Leslie Elliott Armijo, Joseph Caron, Sayuri Romei, Grace Jaramillo, Jeff Kucharski, Kristi Govella, Hiroki Takeuchi, and TJ Pempel

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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

China

A modern tragedy? COVID-19 and US-China relations

Thomas J. Christensen

May 2020

Blog Posts

The State Department Building is pictured in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Order from Chaos

To strengthen global leadership, America must foster and retain diversity in its diplomatic ranks

Annika Betancourt

Friday, July 31, 2020

A flyover from Luke Air Force Base during the funeral service for Peoria police Officer Jason Judd at Christ's Church of the Valley in Peoria on July 14, 2020. Judd died July 1 in a motorcycle crash.Funeral Service For Peoria Police Officer Jason Judd

Order from Chaos

Three urgent questions for the Air Force’s new chief of staff

Mara Karlin and Jim Mitre

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

PA via ReutersUnited States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo leaves the In And Out Club in London where he met backbench MPs ahead of meetings with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. PA Photo. Picture date: Tuesday July 21, 2020. During the visit Mr Pompeo is expected to discuss global priorities, including the Covid-19 economic recovery plans, issues related to China and Hong Kong, and the US-UK free trade agreement negotiations. He will leave the UK on July 22 to travel to Denmark. See PA story POLITICS China. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Order from Chaos

Pompeo’s surreal speech on China

Thomas Wright

Monday, July 27, 2020

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