U.S. Foreign Policy

A Ukrainian national flag flies over the parliament building (Verkhovna Rada) during a parliament session to review a proposal by President Petro Poroshenko to introduce martial law for 60 days after Russia seized Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea, in Kiev, Ukraine, November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RC1BD2505A10

Order from Chaos

Why care about Ukraine and the Budapest Memorandum

Thursday, December 5, 2019

A conversation with Gen. Lori Robinson, the first woman to command USNORTHCOM

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

An ethnic Uighur demonstrator wears a mask as she attends a protest against China in front of the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir - RC140C0988D0

China

US House backs sanctions on China over Uighurs

Jonathan Pollack

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) speaks to reporters, alongside Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, after the weekly policy lunch in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger - RC14FA101E80

Impeachment

The Lawfare Podcast: Senator Kaine on War Powers and the Coming Impeachment Trial

Benjamin Wittes

Lawfare December 3, 2019

Reports

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC136BC73A00

Japan

Reinventing the trading nation: Japan, the United States, and the future of Asia-Pacific trade

November 2019

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1BBB443CF0

Report

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard – October 2019

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a bilateral meeting during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1B90DB2B30

Japan

The stress test: Japan in an era of great power competition

Richard C. Bush, Lindsey Ford, Ryan Hass, Adam P. Liff, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Jonathan D. Pollack, Mireya Solís, Bruce Jones, Laura McGhee, and Ted Reinert

October 2019

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence poses for a group photo with ASEAN leaders at the ASEAN-US Summit in Singapore November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC12CEBD0F40

Southeast Asia

Don’t make us choose: Southeast Asia in the throes of US-China rivalry

Jonathan Stromseth

October 2019

A China yuan note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration - RC1328606240

Report

China and economic sanctions: Where does Washington have leverage?

September 2019

Blog Posts

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he welcomes South Korea's President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1CC2C4EAA0

Order from Chaos

What is going on with the United States alliance with South Korea?

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Amy Klobuchar, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Senator Bernie Sanders pose at the start of their fifth 2020 campaign debate at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry - HP1EFBL060A07

Order from Chaos

Would a Democratic president mean the end of the US special relationship with Saudi Arabia?

Monday, November 25, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a meeting in Jerusalem, Friday, October 18, 2019. Sebastian Scheiner/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** - RC15280D3A20

Order from Chaos

Recognizing Israeli settlements is about sovereignty, and that’s a game-changer

Monday, November 25, 2019

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Events

AMLO’s first year: Mexico’s political, economic, and security trends

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

America’s longest war: The state of affairs in Afghanistan

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST

Russia returns: Navigating U.S.-Russia relations

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST

Chicago, Illinois

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Related Books

Cover of book China's Maritime Gray Zone Operations

China’s Maritime Gray Zone Operations

Contributions by Adam P. Liff

2019

Putin's World

Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest

By Angela Stent

2019

Book cover for The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World by Robert Kagan

The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World

By Robert Kagan

2018

Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Elizabeth N. Saunders

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Project on International Order and Strategy

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Multimedia

American paratrooper cleans his gun at Army base camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Credit: Library of Congress

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Experts discuss the first-ever US military intervention in the Middle East

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks at Brookings.

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Sen. Van Hollen discusses US defense and foreign policy at Brookings

Adam Twardowski

Friday, November 15, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan during a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC2MAD9Q8ACH

Podcast Episode

What did the Trump-Erdoğan meeting accomplish?

Amanda Sloat and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, November 14, 2019

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