International Affairs

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend the Japan-U.S. summit meeting at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2022.

As Kishida meets Biden, what is the state of the US-Japan alliance?

Friday, January 20, 2023

Nov 5, 2022; Boulder, Colorado, USA; United States military recruits are sworn in during the first half of the game against the Oregon Ducks against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Now is the time to save the all-volunteer force.

Brad McNally, Marcos Melendez, and Jason Wolff

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Gerardo Anicero warms himself in front of a makeshift fire as he watches Duke Energy personnel work to restore power at a crippled electrical substation that the workers said was hit by gunfire after the Moore County Sheriff said that vandalism caused a mass power outage, in Carthage, North Carolina, U.S. December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

Domestic terrorism is evolving. It needs imaginative counterterrorism.

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

A man and students ride on a motorcycle on a flooded road, following rains during the monsoon season in Karachi, Pakistan August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Pakistan: Five major issues to watch in 2023

Friday, January 13, 2023

Army soldiers stand guard outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Anti-democratic sentiment boils over in Brazil

Valerie Wirtschafter and Ted Piccone

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Ukrainian family waits for their relative after crossing into Poland

Refugees must be central to the reconstruction of Ukraine

Kemal Kirişci and Sophie Roehse

Friday, January 6, 2023

People wearing face masks cross a street, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

A roadmap for US-China relations in 2023

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

U.S President Joe Biden and leaders pose for a family photo during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

After the US-Africa Leaders Summit, the US must ensure accountability and strengthen coordination

Aloysius Uche Ordu and Danielle Resnick

Friday, December 23, 2022

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addresses his supporters during a rally to oppose the conviction and political ban of himself, a popular rival to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, in Istanbul, Turkey, December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

As a Turkish court bans Istanbul’s mayor from politics, has Erdoğan miscalculated?

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a bilateral meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 13, 2022. Jose Luis Magana/Pool via REUTERS

A window of opportunity to upgrade US-Vietnam relations

Jonathan Stromseth

Tuesday, December 20, 2022