International Affairs

A U.S. Marine(C) talks with Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers during a training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2017.REUTERS/Omar Sobhani - RC1BC4EF5970

Before you help a fragile state’s military, ask these uncomfortable questions

Friday, June 22, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance at the Sci-Tech Complex, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang October 28, 2015. REUTERS/KCNA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. - GF20000036162

Kim Jong-un’s tools of coercion

Thursday, June 21, 2018

USAID and Brookings panel on 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan

Applying the lessons of the Marshall Plan to US global leadership today

Anthony F. Pipa

Thursday, June 21, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on during a news conference in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi - RC1F37C4F400

Angela Merkel to Donald Trump: Thank you for making me great again

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan carry a huge Turkish flag during a pre-election gathering in Istanbul, Turkey, June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir - RC194386C110

Ahead of Turkey’s snap elections, Erdoğan faces three main challenges

Kemal Kirişci and Ömer Taşpınar

Thursday, June 21, 2018

A pro-China supporter is stopped by police as he tries to get closer to pro-democracy supporters during a march. Hong Kong, China July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj - RC1DDFEB08F0

4 ways the U.S. can raise human rights issues with China

Thursday, June 21, 2018

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks to the press together with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, announcing the U.S.'s withdrawal from the U.N's Human Rights Council at the Department of State in Washington, U.S., June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan - RC13BD79BC40

U.S. withdrawal from U.N. Human Rights Council is “America alone”

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

A battery of U.S manned Patriot missiles protect a nearby British andU.S airbase in Kuwait March 16, 2003. Aircraft from the U.S. andBritain are continuing to enforce the no fly zone over southern Iraq.REUTERS/Russell BoyceRUS - RP3DRILHYNAA

If Trump is serious about addressing the Iranian ballistic missile threat, he should enhance multilateral missile defense cooperation with Gulf states

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Palestinian refugee women sit if front their homes during the holy month of Ramadan, in Al-Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp, near Amman, Jordan, May 29, 2018. Reuters/Muhammad Hamed - RC19116CA0A0

When refugee displacement drags on, is self-reliance the answer?

Elizabeth Ferris

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Syrian migrants walk on a motorway to reach the Greek border after they left from the main bus terminal in Istanbul, Turkey, September 21, 2015. Hundreds of migrants attempt to walk from Istanbul to the western city of Edirne, on Turkey's Greek border. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir - LR2EB9L0PSV9Q

Syrian refugees in Turkey: Beyond the numbers

Kemal Kirişci, Jessica Brandt, and M. Murat Erdoğan

Tuesday, June 19, 2018