August 15, 2018
TurkeyWe are witnessing the gradual but steady demise of a relationship that is already an alliance in name only.
February 8, 2019
NigeriaThe Giant of Africa’s next president will have to contend with daunting security and economic challenges.
January 28, 2019
IsraelAt least one of Israel’s occupations will be permanent, whether anyone else likes it or not.
January 31, 2019
Health Policy and InitiativesHealth and infectious diseases have shaped the history of urbanization, but it is cities that will define the future of global health.
December 20, 2018
Wars and ConflictIf 2018 was a year marked by international challenges that percolated but did not boil over into full-blown crises, next year may well be the year in which that good fortune runs out.
October 23, 2018
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)The military exercises in and around Norway are a significant test of NATO’s collective defenses at a time of rising geopolitical tensions.
October 5, 2018
IraqSalih and Abdul-Mahdi are capable politicians in a nation that desperately needs that, at a time when progress seems possible.
August 28, 2018
Energy and Climate PolicyThe Trump administration's rollbacks of greenhouse gas emissions will likely damage American energy production, global influence, and jobs.
August 16, 2018
GermanyPresident Trump has targeted Germany over its supposed dependence on Russian natural gas, and the proposed Nord Stream 2 is dividing the EU. What’s in store for Europe’s pipeline politics?
August 1, 2018
Islamic StateLost amid the intense international focus on diplomatic talks with North Korea and renewed U.S. tensions with Iran, has been a recent spate of Islamic State attacks across a broad swath of the Middle…