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China Responds to the Coronavirus With an Iron Grip on Information Flow
China paints its response to the coronavirus outbreak as an unmitigated success. The reality appears to be more mixed. What contributed to some of China’s failures? -
Right-Wing Extremists’ New Weapon
Militants are manufacturing their own firearms to evade detection by law enforcement. -
Is Trump Right That Britain Is Handling the Coronavirus Well?
Is Britain actually at a lower coronavirus risk, especially with its measured response? -
ICC Appeals Chamber Authorizes Investigation Into Crimes in Afghanistan
The decision will likely have far-reaching implications for the institutional legitimacy of the court, its relationship with the United States and potential future cases. -
Water Wars: Duterte Disdains Detente, Departs Defense Deal
Winter has been a relatively quiet time in the South Pacific as policy priorities shifted in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, but the Philippines’s stated intent to depart the U.S. defense pac... -
The Pentagon’s General Counsel Defends the Legality of the Soleimani Strike
Speaking at Brigham Young University, Defense Department General Counsel Paul Nye offered the most-detailed defense we have yet seen of the Soleimani airstrike, addressing both international and domestic... -
The U.S. Gets U.N. Support for the Taliban Deal
With this U.N. Security Council vote, the U.S. has made good on a promise included in the peace agreement with the Taliban. But many are skeptical of the deal. -
In Saudi Arabia, the Virus Crisis Meets Inept Leadership
Mohammed bin Salman's impulsive policies are a poor match for dealing with the novel coronavirus. -
A Bad Deal for Afghanistan
The U.S.-Taliban peace agreement technically conditions U.S. military withdrawal on the Taliban’s agreement to deny al-Qaeda the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist safe haven. But the agreement is lopsided. -
Could the U.S. Sanction the International Criminal Court?
Yes, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. -
Reading Between the Lines of Afghan Agreements
The United States just made two different deals with the Taliban and the Afghan government. Can they be reconciled? -
How Italy Is Handling the Coronavirus
Italy is at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in Europe. So how is it responding?