U.S. Foreign Policy

Somali policemen prepare to take their positions near the mayor's office following a blast in Mogadishu, Somalia January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Somalia’s challenges in 2023

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, January 27, 2023

A Houthi supporter with his face painted green and white attends a rally to mark the Prophet Muhammad's birthday in Sanaa, Yemen October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

The Houthis after the Yemeni cease-fire

Friday, January 27, 2023

13 February 2019, Syria, Aleppo: Fighters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militant group hold their weapons at the front lines of the armed opposition overlooking the Syrian government-held city of Aleppo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that Russia will continue to make every possible effort to assist Syria in liberating the country from lawlessness committed by armed groups. Photo: Anas Alkharboutli/dpa

Syria’s dissolving line between state and nonstate actors

Steven Heydemann

Friday, January 27, 2023

A sign directs voters to a polling location, during the midterm runoff elections in Columbus, Georgia, U.S., December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Cheney Orr

The risk of election violence in the United States in 2024

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, January 27, 2023

Somali policemen gather near the wreckage of a car at the scene of an explosion following an attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, March 9, 2016. Islamist group al Shabaab said it fought off an attack on one of its bases in southern Somalia early on Wednesday that was launched by foreign commandos who flew in on two helicopters, leaving one al Shabaab fighter dead in the gun battle. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Nonstate armed actors in 2023: Persistence amid geopolitical shuffles

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, January 27, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend the Japan-U.S. summit meeting at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2022.

As Kishida meets Biden, what is the state of the US-Japan alliance?

Friday, January 20, 2023

Nov 5, 2022; Boulder, Colorado, USA; United States military recruits are sworn in during the first half of the game against the Oregon Ducks against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Now is the time to save the all-volunteer force.

Brad McNally, Marcos Melendez, and Jason Wolff

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Gerardo Anicero warms himself in front of a makeshift fire as he watches Duke Energy personnel work to restore power at a crippled electrical substation that the workers said was hit by gunfire after the Moore County Sheriff said that vandalism caused a mass power outage, in Carthage, North Carolina, U.S. December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

Domestic terrorism is evolving. It needs imaginative counterterrorism.

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

A man and students ride on a motorcycle on a flooded road, following rains during the monsoon season in Karachi, Pakistan August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Pakistan: Five major issues to watch in 2023

Friday, January 13, 2023

Army soldiers stand guard outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Anti-democratic sentiment boils over in Brazil

Valerie Wirtschafter and Ted Piccone

Thursday, January 12, 2023