International Affairs

Polish police officers stand guard at Bruzgi-Kuznica checkpoint on the Belarusian-Polish border, as seen from the Grodno region, Belarus, November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

When security in Europe conflicts with democracy in Poland

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Nadine Dorries

Why international cooperation matters in the development of artificial intelligence strategies

Aaron Tielemans

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

A bevy of smooth coated otters swim towards the city skyline at Marina Bay on November 17, 2021 in Singapore. Wild otters are making a comeback to the urban city state with the increasing numbers of the sea animals sparking concerns about overpopulation. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/NurPhoto)

Biden’s Summit for Democracy should focus on rights, not economics and geopolitics

Thomas Pepinsky

Monday, November 22, 2021

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gesture during a rally commemorating the annual Hezbollah Martyrs' Day in Nabatieh, Lebanon, November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Is Hezbollah overplaying its hand inside Lebanon?

Stephanie T. Williams

Friday, November 19, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz welcome NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the German government guesthouse Meseberg Palace in Meseberg, Germany, April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Nuclear weapons debate in Germany touches a raw NATO nerve

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Friday, November 19, 2021

The construction site of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) line is seen along the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia February 22, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken February 22, 2018. Antara Foto/Risky Andrianto/via REUTERS

Infrastructure in the developing world is a planetary furnace. Here’s how to cool it.

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

A traveller arrives at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3, following the lifting of restrictions on the entry of non-U.S. citizens to the United States imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Travel is resuming, but not for everyone

Monday, November 8, 2021

Indian army soldiers are seen after a snowfall at the India-China trade route at Nathu-La, 55 km (34 miles) north of Gangtok, capital of India's northeastern state of Sikkim, January 17, 2009. The Nathu-La mountain pass, known as the old silk route, lies at an altitude of 14,200 ft. bordering between India and China and is covered with snow throughout the year. Picture taken January 17, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA)

China’s land border law: A preliminary assessment

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Soldiers take part in a parade during the National Day Celebration, following Chinese President Xi Jinpings vow to unify Taiwan by peaceful means, in Taipei, Taiwan, 10 October 2021. The self ruled island has been facing intensifying military threats from China including record number of fighter jets cruising around Taiwan, whilst building better relations with the US, Australia, Japan and European countries including Lithuania, Poland and the Czech Republic. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Taiwan’s leaders need to coalesce around a defense concept

Monday, November 1, 2021

A water quality monitoring micro station in operation at the North Second Ring Road moat in North China's Beijing, 23 August 2021.

Rebuilding US-Chinese cooperation on climate change: The science and technology opportunity

David G. Victor

Thursday, October 28, 2021