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July 27, 2023

India
Women This Week: First Female Chief of Naval Operations

Welcome 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 covers July 22 to July 28.

Graduating midshipmen listen to proceedings during the U.S. Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S., May 26, 2023.

November 7, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
China in Europe: October 2024

European and Chinese leaders are jetting back and forth between Asia and Europe to tamp down escalating security and economic challenges. North Korean troops in Kursk, falling European competitivenes…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a press conference during the Berlin Process Summit, in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2024.

January 3, 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo
History Breeds Skepticism in the DRC’s Electoral Results

Attempts to promote “stability” in 2019 bear predictable consequences in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s most recent election.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi cheers at supporters after casting his vote at a polling station during the presidential election, in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 20, 2023.

November 13, 2024

Technology and Innovation
The New Tech World Order

For most of our history, the realm of international relations was dominated by nation-states. They waged wars and signed treaties through the framework of governance. But today, more so than ever bef…

Podcast Local residents in Ukraine stand around a satellite using the internet from the Starlink network.

August 31, 2024

Military Operations
"The Houthis Have Defeated the U.S. Navy," or, What is a Navy For?

The mission of the U.S. Navy has for centuries been to keep the sea lines of communication open, but the United States is abandoning that task in the Middle East today.

September 30, 2022

Foreign Policy
Lessons From History Series: A Conversation With Henry Kissinger

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger discusses leadership in the twentieth century and lessons for contemporary foreign policy. The Lessons From History Series uses historical analysis a…

Play Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger looks up during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2017.

November 13, 2023

Liberia
History Casts a Long Shadow Over Liberia’s Democracy

As Liberia heads to a closely contested runoff election, the possibilities are decidedly limited. 

Liberian voters search for their name on electoral lists before they cast their votes during Liberia's presidential election in Monrovia, Liberia on October 10, 2023.