International Affairs

International Affairs

Competitive multilateralism

Bruce Jones, Jeffrey Feltman, and Will Moreland

September 2019

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Order from Chaos

The story of Hong Kong is a Shakespearean tragedy

Jeffrey A. Bader

Monday, September 16, 2019

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Order from Chaos

Political outsiders sweep Tunisia’s presidential elections

Monday, September 16, 2019

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PlanetPolicy

The fight to contain climate change – Implementing Paris, mobilizing action

September 16, 2019

Reports

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International Affairs

Hostile ally: The Trump challenge and Europe’s inadequate response

Constanze Stelzenmüller

August 2019

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North Korea

US-DPRK negotiations: Time to pivot to an interim agreement

August 2019

Metro-to-metro economic partnerships

Economic Development

Metro-to-metro economic partnerships: How to network global assets to fuel regional growth

Marek Gootman, Rachel Barker, and Max Bouchet

July 31, 2019

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Report

An open letter to the candidates: What your pollsters may not know about America and foreign policy

Thursday, July 25, 2019

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Report

The climate crisis, migration, and refugees

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Blog Posts

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Order from Chaos

The place of military history in today’s defense planning

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, September 13, 2019

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Order from Chaos

The problem at the core of progressive foreign policy

September 11, 2019

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Order from Chaos

Bolton’s departure signals Trump’s foreign-policy pivot

September 11, 2019

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Events

What is happening in Yemen?

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America’s role in the world: The future of alliances

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM MDT

Denver, Colorado

Algeria’s uprising: Protesters and the military

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Putin's World

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

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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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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Richard C. Bush

Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies

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Multimedia

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Order from Chaos

Surveying protesters and the military amid Algeria’s uprising

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

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Order from Chaos

Militias in the Middle East and North Africa: “It’s the governance, stupid!”

Jesse I. Kornbluth

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Gen. Paul Selva at Brookings.

Order from Chaos

The future of US defense strategy: A conversation with General Paul J. Selva

Adam Twardowski

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

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