U.S. Foreign Policy

Members of Security Council, delegations and guests except Brazil and China stand for the moment of silence in memory killed in Ukraine at the request of Foreing Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba at the Security Council meeting on Ukraine at UN Headquarters in New York on February 24, 2023. This day marked exactly one year since the start of the unprovoked war Russia waged against Ukraine. Thousands of people were killed or wounded on both sides and millions of Ukrainians were displaced and became refugees. more Than 6 thousands Ukrainian children were abducted and moved to Russia. (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

United Nations

War, peace, and the international system after Ukraine

Jeffrey Feltman

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden convenes a virtual summit with leaders from democratic nations at the State Department's Summit for Democracy, at the White House, in Washington, U.S. December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Africa in Focus

What is the relevance of a second democracy summit for Africa?

Danielle Resnick

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) visits the Ground Self-Defense Force's Asaka base straddling Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 27, 2021. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

Order from Chaos

Japan’s new security policies: A long road to full implementation

Adam P. Liff and Jeffrey W. Hornung

Monday, March 27, 2023

Members of the Australian Afghan community gather for the Global Movement for the Rights of Afghan Women protest at Belmore Park in Sydney, Saturday, January 14, 2023.
(AAP Image/Jeremy Piper) NO ARCHIVINGNo Use Australia. No Use New Zealand.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s crises require a clear statement of US policy

Madiha Afzal

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Reports

Passers-by walk past tank barriers in front of an entrance to the metro in the Ukrainian capital in the morning. Feb. 24, 2023, marks the first anniversary of Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine.

Essay

Lessons from Ukraine

Constanze Stelzenmüller, Fiona Hill, Steven Pifer, James Goldgeier, Tara Varma, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Patricia M. Kim, Suzanne Maloney, Tanvi Madan, Bruce Jones, Caitlin Talmadge, Melanie W. Sisson, Michael E. O’Hanlon, David Wessel, Samantha Gross, Sophie Roehse, and Kemal Kirişci

Friday, February 24, 2023

Dr Stanford Chidziva, acting director of Green Hydrogen, looks at the solar panels at the site where Keren Energy constructed the first proof of concept of green hydrogen production facility in Africa at Namaqua Engineering in Vredendal, in collaboration with The Green Hydrogen Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry (SAIAMC) at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

China

Power play: How the US benefits if China greens the Global South

Jeffrey Ball

February 2023

China

The United States, China, and the “new non-aligned” countries

Madiha Afzal, Bruce Riedel, and Natan Sachs

February 2023

A navy soldier (L) of People's Liberation Army (PLA) stands guard as Chinese citizens board the naval ship "Linyi" at a port in Aden, March 29, 2015. China's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday its warships had completed an evacuation of Chinese nationals from Yemen, with more than 570 people safely transported across the Red Sea to Djibouti to be flown home. The Chinese characters on the banner read, welcome Chinese compatriots on board. Picture taken March 29, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Sub-Saharan Africa

Strategic competition for overseas basing in sub-Saharan Africa

Dawn C. Murphy

February 2023

Republic of Singapore Navy guided-missile frigate RSS Tenacious arrives in preparation for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, U.S. June 25, 2018. Picture taken June 25, 2018. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Abrams/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Asia & the Pacific

Temperatures rising: The struggle for bases and access in the Pacific Islands

Bruce Jones

February 2023

Blog Posts

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict outside the city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

Order from Chaos

What to do about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Amy J. Nelson and Chinon Norteman

Thursday, March 23, 2023

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan March 16, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

South Korea-Japan rapprochement creates new opportunities in the Indo-Pacific

Andrew Yeo

Friday, March 17, 2023

A military officer adjusts a Russian flag ahead of a welcome ceremony hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping for Russian President Vladimir Putin outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China June 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Order from Chaos

Fatalism is not an option for addressing China-Russia relations

Ryan Hass

Friday, March 17, 2023

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--FILE--A bottle of Fentanyl pharmaceuticals is displayed in Anyang city, central China's Henan province, 12 November 2018. China will add fentanyl-related substances to a supplementary list of controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances with non-medical use since May 1. The decision was announced Monday in a joint statement by the Ministry of Public Security, the National Health Commission and the National Medical Products Administration. Fentanyl and its analogues that were previously included in the list of controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as well as the related substances in the supplementary list, will remain to be controlled according to relevant regulations, the statement said.No Use China. No Use France.

Drug Trafficking & Counter-Narcotics Policy

Fentanyl: A triangle of sadness (US, Mexico, and China)

Vanda Felbab-Brown, Mariana Campero, and Guillermo Valdes

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FILE PHOTO: A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/File Photo

Podcast Episode

Why US economic sanctions often fail

Agathe Demarais and David Dollar

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS

China

The evolution of America’s foreign policy, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the US response to China’s growing influence in the Asia Pacific

Ryan Hass and Anurag Acharya

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