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An Afghan woman walks with her children on the anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

Order from Chaos

Has US policy toward Taliban-ruled Afghanistan failed Afghans?

Madiha Afzal

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Handout file photo dated February 15, 2020 of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conducts normal underway operations transiting in the Taiwan Strait. Two United States Navy warships have entered the Taiwan Strait in what is the first US naval transit in the waterway since US-China tensions spiked this month over a visit to the island by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville were on Sunday making the voyage "through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law," the US 7th Fleet in Japan said in a statement. It said the transit was "ongoing" and that there had been "no interference from foreign military forces so far." U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gregory N. Juday via ABACAPRESS.COM

Order from Chaos

A Taiwan perspective on what is at stake after Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

Norah Huang

Monday, September 26, 2022

Christine Lambrecht (SPD), Minister of Defense speaks at the 2022 Bundeswehr Conference in Berlin.

Order from Chaos

Germany must shake off its habit of finding excuses for inaction

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Friday, September 16, 2022

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, looks at a map with Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 19, 2022. On a visit to Kyiv to show support for Ukraine, the top U.S. diplomat said Ukrainians should prepare for difficult days. He said Washington would keep providing defence assistance to Ukraine and renewed a promise of severe sanctions against Russia in the event of a new invasion.

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September 26, 2022, Mexico City, Mexico: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during the daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. on September 26, 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/Sipa USA).No Use Germany.

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The Eastern Theatre Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) released footage on Aug 8, 2022 showing multiple types of warships, aircrafts and fighter jets participating in the joint combat training exercises. China said Monday (August 8) it was extending military exercises surrounding Taiwan, a day after the exercises had been scheduled to end. Chinese state television CCTV reported the Eastern Theater Command of China's People's Liberation Army conducted joint drills focusing on anti-submarine and sea assault operations. The military said the exercises involving missile strikes, warplanes, and ship movements crossing the midline of the Taiwan Strait dividing the sides were a response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island last week. It is unable to independently verify where or when the drills took place. China claims Taiwan as its territory and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary.

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Taliban fighters stand guard while people wait to receive sacks of rice, as part of humanitarian aid sent by China to Afghanistan, at a distribution centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

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Will China’s strongman become even stronger? What the 20th Party Congress means for the United States

Assessing UN state-building in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and beyond

Why foreign talent is critical to national security: A conversation with Joseph Votel and Christine Fox

Nonresident Distinguished Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Director - Center on the United States and Europe

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and trans-Atlantic Relations

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe