International Affairs

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flag (R) leads the flags of the 10-member countries during the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Singapore July 23, 2008. The ASEAN members are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. REUTERS/Romeo Gacad/Pool (SINGAPORE) - GM1E47N1OJQ01

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

Jonathan Stromseth

November 2019

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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

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

Richard C. Bush

November 2019

Iran

Watch: Iran nuclear agreement continues to collapse and Iran’s declining soft power due to Iraq and Lebanon protests

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Reports

Japan

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

Mireya Solís

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

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stands next to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt November 27, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY? - RC171E79B100

Gulf States

Toward a Red Sea forum: The Gulf, the Horn of Africa, and architecture for a new regional order

Zach Vertin

Sunday, November 3, 2019

India

Acting East: India in the Indo-Pacific

Dhruva Jaishankar

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens during a bilateral meeting 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 - RC1BBB443CF0

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Trans-Atlantic Scorecard – October 2019

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Blog Posts

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Order from Chaos

Congress, Nord Stream II, and Ukraine

Steven Pifer

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

A general view of the trial is seen at a military court in Tunis July 19, 2012. Former Interior Minister Rafik Belhaj Kacem was sentenced to 15 years in jail and Ben Ali's security chief Ali Seriati was given 20 years over the killing of protesters in the capital Tunis and the towns of Sousse, Nabeul, Bizerte and Zaghouan as a popular uprising spread through the country early last year. Ben Ali fled with his family to Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi (TUNISIA - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW) - GM1E87J1QML01

Order from Chaos

Reforming Tunisia’s military courts

Hamza Mighri and Sharan Grewal

Thursday, November 7, 2019

A smoke cloud rises moments after an air strike on the compound of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the Idlib region of Syria in a still image from video October 26, 2019. Video picture taken October 26, 2019. U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC179130A4B0

Order from Chaos

What we can learn about US intelligence from the Baghdadi raid

Eyal Tsir Cohen and Eliora Katz

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

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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

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College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Order from Chaos

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

Amanda Sloat

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?

Order from Chaos

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

Samantha Diaz and Emilie Kimball

Monday, October 21, 2019

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Experts discuss the domestic drivers and strategic implications of an increasingly global China

Scarlett Ho

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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Russia returns: Navigating U.S.-Russia relations

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

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