International Affairs

Muscat, Oman.- In photos taken on November 13, 2020, it shows the streets of Muscat during the coronavirus pandemic. Oman has received $ 1 billion in direct financial aid from Qatar, at a time when the sultanate is trying to mitigate its economic crisis, which has been exacerbated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices.

BDC Snapshots: Neutral Oman is clear winner of Gulf crisis and resolution

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

U.S.-Japan relations: Policy challenges for the Biden administration (Part 2: Economics, trade, COVID-19, climate, infrastructure and connectivity)

7:30 PM - 8:45 PM EST

The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Advice for new appointees to consider as they enter the Biden administration

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

People protest outside the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse over the decision to drop drug charges against Mexico's former defense Minister General Salvador Cienfuegos, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The US-Mexico security relationship in 2021

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

The blockade on Qatar helped strengthen its economy, paving the way to stronger regional integration

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Washington DC, USA - January 9, 2021: A man with a flag watches as additional fencing is installed around the U.S. Capitol after the January 6 riots and ahead of President-Elect Biden's Inauguration.

The post-Trump reconstruction of America and the world

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

On the front line of Al Swani during the battle, two fighters of the 610 Brigade (GNA) are passing a revolver from hand to hand. Since April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar is attempting to take control of Tripoli defended by the forces of UN-backed recognised Government of National Accord of Fayez el-Sarraj (GNA). Libya, outskirts of Tripoli, December 6, 2019.Sur la ligne de front de Al Swani pendant les combats, deux combattants de la brigade 610 (GAN) se passe un revolver de la main a la main. Depuis avril, l'armee nationale Libyenne (LNA) dirigee par Khalifa Haftar essaie de prendre le control de Tripoli defendu par les forces du gouvernement d'accord national de Fayez al-Sarraj, soutenu par l'onu (GAN). Libye, banlieue de Tripoli, 6 decembre 2019.NO USE FRANCE

The Biden administration inherits a rapidly deteriorating Libya

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Policemen stand guard beside razor wire outside Gaddafi stadium before the second Twenty20 Cricket match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Lahore, Pakistan, May 24, 2015. Zimbabwe is the first test-playing nation to tour Pakistan since a 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore left the driver dead and several players injured. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

Terrorism in Pakistan has declined, but the underlying roots of extremism remain

Friday, January 15, 2021

Police are seen outside the office of Daniel Wong Kwok-tung, a lawyer who tried to help the 12 people detained in mainland China, in Hong Kong, China January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Extending the long arm of the law: China’s international law enforcement drive

Lindsey W. Ford

Friday, January 15, 2021

Law enforcement officers unload part of approximately 3,200 lbs. of cocaine, which was seized at the Port of New York/Newark on February 28, 2019 in a joint operation involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the New York Police Department (NYPD), and the New York State Police (NYSP), in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., in this image released on March 11, 2019. Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere

Michael Sinclair

Friday, January 15, 2021

A NATO solider (L) speaks on radio at the site of a car bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan August 22, 2015. A car bomb outside a Kabul hospital killed at least 10 people and caused widespread casualties among Afghan civilians, although it appeared to have targeted a vehicle carrying foreign citizens, witnesses and security sources said. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

In Afghanistan, different priorities means vastly different policies

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, January 15, 2021

Protesters and militia fighters carry an Iraqi flag outside the U.S. Embassy during a protest to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

How Iraq’s economic crisis affects its traditional and non-traditional security sector

Marsin Alshamary

Friday, January 15, 2021

A member of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires a weapon on a pickup truck during a battle with Islamic State militants in Giza Bahreya, in Sirte, Libya October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Hani Amara

The key trends to watch this year on nonstate armed actors

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, January 15, 2021

Philippine President Benigno Aquino (C) and Al-haj Murad Ebrahim (C, partially obscured), chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), look at weapons during the Ceremonial Turnover of Weapons and Decommissioning of MILF Combatants at the old capitol in Simuay town of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines June 16, 2015. Aquino attempted to revive a stalled peace process with Muslim insurgents on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to grant autonomy for the predominantly Christian nation's restive southern region before time runs out. MILF handed in a token 75 weapons at the ceremony on Tuesday, where Aquino attempted to push forward his autonomy proposal for the region, known as Bangsamoro. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Want global stability? Modify the U.S. approach to dealing with nonstate armed actors

Patrick W. Quirk and Lauren Mooney

Friday, January 15, 2021

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Counter protesters face off with protesters as several far-right groups, including militias and white supremacists, rally Saturday, August 15, 2020, in Stone Mountain, GA, USA, while a broad coalition of leftist anti-racist groups organized a counter-demonstration. Photo by Jenni Girtman/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

White supremacist terrorism: Key trends to watch in 2021

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, January 15, 2021

Head of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces delegation A. Amhimmid Mohamed Alamami (L) wearing a protective face mask, shakes hands with Head of the Government of National Accords (GNA) military delegation Ahmed Ali Abushahma (R) after signing an agreement for a complete and permanent ceasefire in Libya during fourth round of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission talks.

UN engagement with nonstate armed groups for the sake of peace: Driving without a roadmap

Jeffrey Feltman

Friday, January 15, 2021

FOTO DE ARCHIVO: Personas esperando para ser examinadas de COVID-19 en Shah Alam, Malasia, el 7 de enero de 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: Regional pandemic preparedness matters

Mely Caballero-Anthony

Thursday, January 14, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said gives a speech after being sworn in before the royal family council in Muscat, Oman January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Sultan Al Hasani/File Photo

One year into his reign, Oman’s sultan must renegotiate the social contract and prioritize diversification

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

After the Al-Ula Summit: Prospects for a GCC Rapprochement

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM AST

US-Japan relations: Policy challenges for the Biden administration (Part 1: National security and politics)

7:30 PM - 8:45 PM EST