November 20, 2006
IraqThe presumptive chair of the House International Relations Committee expects no "silver bullets" to emerge from the Baker commission’s report on Iraq. But Rep. Tom Lantos hopes the forthcoming report…
July 31, 2012
ChinaChina’s global investment boom is slowing, which could affect its trading partners. But its economy does not have to be doomed to slow growth, says expert Patrick Chovanec.
May 25, 2018
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and DisarmamentThe 1986 meeting in Iceland between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was like none other. It offers helpful context for a potential U.S.-North Korea arms control summi…
April 16, 2018
Syrian Civil WarThe United States should follow targeted strikes in Syria with intensified global efforts to nullify the regime’s chemical weapons capabilities.
March 23, 2018
RussiaThe circumstances surrounding the attack on a former Russian spy in England leave little doubt that Russia was the culprit and cast a lengthening shadow over the global regime to stop chemical weapon…
February 6, 2018
OlympicsWhile sports may temporarily transcend divisions in society, events like the Olympics rarely serve to advance countries’ diplomatic aims.
February 3, 2017
SyriaAs diplomatic efforts to broker a settlement to the civil war have so far come up short and the Islamic State retains a foothold in the east, a segmented Syria will likely experience reduced but pers…
December 1, 2016
ItalyItaly’s vote on constitutional reforms, which may determine whether the country can escape its economic doldrums and rescue its ailing banking system, could have consequences for all of Europe, says …
August 8, 2016
ThailandThe adoption of the junta-drafted constitution is the latest episode in the deterioration of Thailand’s democratic system.
November 30, 2005
GlobalMultiethnic states, whether they are empires of diverse nationalities like the former Soviet Union, former colonies like Nigeria and Indonesia, or conglomerations of native and immigrant peoples like…