Order from Chaos

Order from Chaos

A how-to guide for managing the end of the post-Cold War era.

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets President of China Xi Jinping as he arrives to the South Portico of the White House on September 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Diplomacy & Multilateralism What did the Trump-Xi summit actually accomplish?

Ryan Hass, Melanie W. Sisson, Yun Sun, Susan A. Thornton, Kari Heerman, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jonathan A. Czin, Mireya Solís, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Scott M. Moore +5 more

September 30, 2026

Brazil's President and reelection candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets a Federal Highway Police officer as Brazil's Justice Minister Wellington Lima e Silva (L) and Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Cavalieri looks on (3-R) during a ceremony announcing security investments at the headquarters of the Federal Highway Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 18, 2026.

Brazil Crime and security take center stage in Brazil’s election

Vanda Felbab-Brown

September 30, 2026

A man removes an election poster of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's State Premier and top candidate of the social democratic SPD party Manuela Schwesig in front of the polling station where the candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to cast his ballot, in accordance with a rule stating that no campaign advertising is permitted in front of polling places on election day, on September 20, 2026 in Schwerin.

Germany Three state elections throw German politics into disarray

Mathilda Silbiger, Constanze Stelzenmüller

September 25, 2026

From left to right, Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, Xi Jinping, President of the People Republic of China, and Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stand in front of the national flags of China and the European Union during the 25th EU China summit in Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China on July 24, 2025.

Global Trade Europe’s China Shock 2.0: Where does it go from here?

Ryan Hass, Daniel S. Hamilton, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Kari Heerman, Carlo Bastasin, Jonathan A. Czin, Susan A. Thornton +2 more

September 9, 2026

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