International Affairs

Health workers carry a national flag as they march during a protest calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit, in Algiers, Algeria March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC16969E1C30

Surveying protesters and the military amid Algeria’s uprising

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Shi'ite fighters ride on the back of a truck with their weapons in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, October 18, 2015. Iraqi forces backed by Shi'ite militia fighters say they have retaken a mountain palace complex of former President Saddam Hussein from Islamic State fighters, as government forces push ahead on a major offensive against the insurgents. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - GF10000249718

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.

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

Adam Twardowski

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

A U.S. Special Forces soldier talks to Colombian soldiers at a militarybase during training in Saravena, Arauca province, February 7, 2003. Atleast 70 U.S. soldiers are in Saravena training Colombian army troopsto combat leftist rebels. REUTERS/Eliana AponteEA/ME - RP3DRINWHOAA

Advancing U.S. interests through security cooperation

Adam Twardowski

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks during a town hall meeting in Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S., April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage - RC17753C0590

America’s global role: An ongoing debate

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

General Joseph Dunford at Brookings

At Brookings, Gen. Joseph Dunford comments on threats from Russia, China, North Korea, and beyond

Adam Twardowski

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Sen. Mark Warner and Victoria Nuland speak at an event at Brookings.

The China challenge and critical next steps for the United States

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Japan Coast Guard vessel PS206 Houou sails in front of Uotsuri island, one of the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea August 18, 2013. Boats carrying about 20 members of a Japanese nationalist group headed back to port on Sunday after sailing near tiny islands in the East China Sea that are at the centre of a dispute between Japan and China. The boats ships were surrounded by about 10 Japanese coast guard vessels when they approached within 1 nautical mile of the islands on Sunday morning. Coast guard crews in rubber boats urged them to leave through loudspeakers. REUTERS/Ruairidh Villar (JAPAN - Tags: MARITIME POLITICS) - GM1E98I1MSV01

How to keep small disputes from escalating to conflict between the US and China or Russia

Monday, May 13, 2019

Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun attends a thematic forum of the second Belt and Road Forum for international cooperation in Beijing.

China’s Belt and Road stretches to Africa

David Dollar and Deborah Brautigam

Monday, April 29, 2019

An illustration picture shows a network cable next to a pack of smartphones in Berlin, June 7, 2013. The debate over whether the U.S. government is violating citizens' privacy rights while trying to protect them from terrorism escalated dramatically on Thursday amid reports that authorities have collected data on millions of phone users and tapped into servers at nine internet companies. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY BUSINESS) - BM2E967131Y01

Comparing American and European perspectives on tech and privacy

Amalia Coyle and Ted Piccone

Wednesday, April 3, 2019