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What to Expect From Putin’s Shake-UpPresident Putin’s sweeping moves to shift government power reinforce his own claim to leadership beyond 2024, but also set in motion competition for influence throughout Russia.
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What’s at Stake in Libya’s War?The war between Libya’s rival governments is intensifying as more countries wade into the conflict, and analysts fear that a proxy war is brewing in the North African nation.
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France and G5 Sahel Recommit Themselves as U.S. Mulls DrawdownPresident Emmanuel Macron of France hosted a summit in Pau, southwestern France, with the heads of state of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauretania, and Niger. The purpose of the summit was to improve m…
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A New UN Cybercrime Treaty? The Way Forward for Supporters of an Open, Free, and Secure InternetLast month, a Russian-led resolution on cybercrime that could pose challenges for countries that support a free and open model for the internet passed in the United Nations.
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Brexit’s Finish Line Is Only the "End of the Beginning" for Britain and the European UnionThe United Kingdom faces numerous uncertainties as Brexit nears its nominal finish line.
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Top Conflicts to Watch in 2020: A Crisis Between Russia and UkraineThis year, a severe crisis between Russia and Ukraine following increased fighting in eastern Ukraine, and/or a major military clash in contested areas, was included as a top tier priority in the Center for Preventive Action’s annual Preventive Priorities Survey.
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The World Is Heading Back to the Future—to Another Volatile, Roaring ‘20sThe international politics of 2020 bear unnerving resemblance to the conditions that precipitated World War II.
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Understanding the UK General ElectionSpeakers discuss the December 12 general election in the United Kingdom and implications for UK politics, the economy, Brexit, and the European Union.
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Brexit and the Future of Northern IrelandJonathan Stevenson, managing editor of Survival, senior fellow for U.S. defense at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and author of the Foreign Affairs review “The Price of Peace in N…
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Russia’s Resurgence: Prospects for Stability in U.S.-Russia RelationsOur panelists discuss growing tensions in U.S.-Russia relations, potential areas for both deterrence and cooperation, and strategies to avoid conflict between the two countries.
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Violence Against Women: Beyond Multilateral Virtue SignalingMultilateral institutions often focus on rhetoric over action in countering violence against women. States inclined to do better should take matters into their own hands and adopt feminist foreign policies.
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U.S. Defense Priorities and Policies: A Conversation With Secretary Mark T. EsperSecretary Esper discusses U.S. relations with China and Russia, implementation of the National Defense Strategy, and modernization of the U.S. military.
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Women This Week: Finland’s All-Female Coalition GovernmentWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering December 6 to December 13, was compiled by Yuxin Lei and Rebecca Turkington.
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The Debate Over Letting Balkan States Into the EUAs EU accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia falter, the bloc’s commitment to expansion has come under increasing doubt.
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Cyber Week in Review: December 6, 2019Chinese tech companies seek to influence surveillance standards at the UN; UN hosts meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on global ICT usage; Russian government and search engine Yandex agree on new governance structure; and China launches cyberattack on Hong Kong pro-democracy forum.