International Affairs

The main gate at Naval Air Station Pensacola is seen on Navy Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2016. Picture taken March 16, 2016. U.S. Navy/Patrick Nichols/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC2RPD9BC4N8

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The Pensacola attack by a Saudi pilot: Implications for US-Saudi ties

Daniel L. Byman and Tamara Cofman Wittes

Friday, December 6, 2019

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What can we learn from the escalating Israeli raids in Syria?

Eyal Tsir Cohen and Kevin Huggard

Friday, December 6, 2019

A man reads a copy of the day's newspaper whose front page shows a photo of suspected suicide bomber Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi in Amman January 9, 2010. A Pakistan television station on Saturday showed what it said was the suicide bomber double agent who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan sitting with the Pakistani Taliban leader, and reported he shared U.S. and Jordanian state secrets with militants. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS) - GM1E6191K0J01

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The remarkable case of the triple agent and the bombing in Khost, Afghanistan

Friday, December 6, 2019

A Myanmar border guard police officer stands guard in front of the remains of a house burned down in a clash between suspected militants and security forces in Tin May village, Buthidaung township, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar July 14, 2017. Picture taken July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Lewis - RC17166738A0

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Peace and war in Myanmar

Friday, December 6, 2019

Reports

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Report

The testing ground: China’s rising influence in Southeast Asia and regional responses

Jonathan Stromseth

November 2019

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Report

Lips and teeth: Repairing China-North Korea relations

Evans J.R. Revere

November 2019

Anti-China protester carry burnt China national flag and so-called Taiwanese independence flag (back) during a protest before the opening ceremony of Taipei-Shanghai forum, in Taipei, Taiwan August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu - S1BETXAHZJAA

Report

From persuasion to coercion: Beijing’s approach to Taiwan and Taiwan’s response

Richard C. Bush

November 2019

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC136BC73A00

Japan

Reinventing the trading nation: Japan, the United States, and the future of Asia-Pacific trade

November 2019

Protesters take part in a demonstration calling on Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to resign after two members of his government were named in the Panama Papers leak scandal, outside the office of the Prime Minister in Valletta, Malta, April 10, 2016. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi MALTA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALTA - GF10000377881

Global Governance & Politics

The Democracy Playbook: Preventing and Reversing Democratic Backsliding

Norman Eisen, Andrew Kenealy, Susan Corke, Torrey Taussig, and Alina Polyakova

November 2019

Blog Posts

BBC presenter Nick Robinson speaks in front of Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price, former Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas, Labour Party's shadow business secretary Rebecca Long Bailey, Conservative Party's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak, Brexit Party chairman Richard Tice, SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson before a general election debate in Cardiff, Britain November 29, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool - RC27LD97TG7M

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Britain goes to the polls in a high-stakes election

Thursday, December 5, 2019

A Ukrainian national flag flies over the parliament building (Verkhovna Rada) during a parliament session to review a proposal by President Petro Poroshenko to introduce martial law for 60 days after Russia seized Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea, in Kiev, Ukraine, November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RC1BD2505A10

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Why care about Ukraine and the Budapest Memorandum

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, walks as he arrives to attend the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan March 23, 2019. Picture taken March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro - RC1250AFD490

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The curious case of the Pakistani army chief’s extension

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

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Events

AMLO’s first year: Mexico’s political, economic, and security trends

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Russia returns: Navigating U.S.-Russia relations

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST

Chicago, Illinois

‘The Democracy Playbook’: A strategic plan to fight democratic backsliding

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM EST

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Status of WTO Legal Instruments – 2019 Edition

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Road Warriors: Foreign Fighters in the Armies of Jihad

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2019

Putin's World

Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest

By Angela Stent

2019

Experts

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Tamara Cofman Wittes

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Multimedia

American paratrooper cleans his gun at Army base camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Credit: Library of Congress

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Highlights: Experts discuss the first-ever US military intervention in the Middle East

Thursday, November 21, 2019

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Brexit endgame: Parliament seeks to ensure extension before considering new deal

Monday, October 21, 2019

On October 1, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings will host Nathan Gardels and Nicolas Berggruen, authors of the new book “Renovating Democracy: Governing in the Age of Globalization and Digital Capitalism,” to discuss these themes and present findings from their research on how democratic systems work — and how they fail. Following opening remarks by Brookings Vice President and Director Bruce Jones, Washington Columnist for The Boston Globe Indira Lakshmanan will moderate a conversation with the authors. Questions from the audience will follow the discussion.The rise of populism in the West and the rise of China in the East have stirred a debate about the role of democracy in the international system. The impact of globalization and digital capitalism is forcing worldwide attention to the starker divide between the “haves” and the “have-nots,” challenging how we think about the social contract. At a time when democracy is being tested internally and its role in the global order questioned, we must assess its current trajectory across regions and discuss the core challenges facing democracies in the West. Can civic participation and direct democracy be integrated into the system without empowering populism? How can governing systems in the West compete against China’s innovations and global ambitions? Can different systems of government co-exist in this age of globalization and integration, or are we facing a clash of systems?

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Highlights: Experts discuss how to renovate democracy in a new technological and geopolitical era

Samantha Diaz and Emilie Kimball

Monday, October 21, 2019

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