U.S. Foreign Policy

A vehicle blocks a road during a protest against the fall in Lebanese pound currency and mounting economic hardships in Khaldeh, Lebanon March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

The risk of accidental war

Jeffrey Feltman and Adam Cooper

The Mediator's Studio

Thursday, March 4, 2021

People who fled the violent rebellion in Central African Republic (CAR) wait for their identification process in the border town of Garoua Boulai, Cameroon January 7, 2021. Picture taken January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Joel Kouam

Why and how the National Security Strategy should address fragile states

Patrick W. Quirk

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 4, 2013. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS)

Global security challenges and strategy

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

File photo dated December 23, 2018 of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known as MBS) attends a graduation ceremony for Saudi airforce officers at King Faisal Airbase in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. A US intelligence report has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The report released by the Biden administration says the prince approved a plan to either "capture or kill" Khashoggi. Photo by Bandar Al Jaloud - Royal Palace / ABACAPRESS.COM

How should the US respond to Mohammed bin Salman’s role in Khashoggi killing?

Bruce Riedel and Adrianna Pita

Monday, March 1, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Chinese staffers adjust U.S. and Chinese flags before the opening session of Sino-U.S. trade negotiations in Beijing, Feb. 14, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

How China is responding to escalating strategic competition with the US

China Leadership Monitor Monday, March 1, 2021

Soldiers ride on the back of a patrol truck during the burial of Brigadier General Abdul-Ghani Shaalan, Commander of the Special Security Forces in Marib who was killed in recent fighting with Houthi fighters in Marib, Yemen February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Owidha

Getting Yemen’s Houthis to “yes” on a ceasefire

Monday, March 1, 2021

Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama speaks to media after attending Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, RCEP, meetingheld via video conference on Nov. 15, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Trading places: America, Japan, and regional trade

The Asia Chessboard

Monday, March 1, 2021

Fast track to recovery: US-China collaboration on COVID-19 prevention and treatment

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A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Biden’s decision to strike Iran’s proxies is a good start

Friday, February 26, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a plenary meeting of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released on February 12, 2021, by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT.

North Korea’s economic crisis: Last chance for denuclearization?

Evans J.R. Revere

Friday, February 26, 2021