The war in Ukraine is central to Putin’s legitimacy, leaving him no rational incentive to end it voluntarily. At least since ...

JOHN CULVER is a Nonresident Senior Fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings. He served for 35 years as a ...

Europe is facing a transformative moment. Both Russian aggression and the Trump administration’s political and economic antiliberalism are threatening the continent’s cohesion and stability. In ...

When the operation began, the Houthis were explicitly targeting Israel as well as Israeli-linked ships—though not U.S.

The overhaul will require more and better data gathering to fill gaps in knowledge, including indications of supply chain ...

Turkey’s recent policies in Syria are emblematic of the way a middle power can exert influence in its region, sometimes ...

By now, the Russian euphoria that greeted improved relations with Washington this spring has diminished, but many Russian ...

Between 2021 and 2024, the number of reported recruits rose roughly 1,000 percent, from 36 children to more than 450. This ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to visit three key American partners in the Middle East: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the ...

When U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted, on May 10, that India and Pakistan had agreed to a cease-fire, the world breathed a ...

The result has been a raft of trade wars between Washington and other governments, Beijing foremost among them. Trump’s ...

In panel discussions, roundtables, and closed-door meetings, analysts exalted the virtues of the United States as an ...