If we do not maintain global supremacy on the seas, nations hostile to our principles will fill the gaps, write Robert C. O'Brien and Jerry Hendrix.
This week, protests rock Spain following Catalan’s independence referendum; the conflict over Kashmir escalates; the presidents of Iran and Turkey vow to oppose the Iraqi Kurds’ quest for independence; and more.
With the continuing rise in temperatures from changes in our climate, larger, more ferocious storms may become the new normal, writes Alice Hill. If the nation fails to incorporate the risks of climate change into its preparedness efforts, any investment in the future may be washed away with the next storm.
The Wilson Center has announced its plans to create a visiting fellowship in honor of Abraham F. Lowenthal, the founding president of the Pacific Council on International Policy.
The Kurds have a right to self-determination, writes Phil Seib.
This week, Puerto Rico copes with devastating damage from Hurricane Maria; Iraqi Kurds vote overwhelmingly in favor of independence; Angela Merkel is reelected as German chancellor and Alternative für Deutschland enters parliament; and more.
This week, Kenya’s supreme court annuls the results of the country’s recent presidential election; tensions escalate between Spanish police and Catalan separatists less than two weeks before a controversial Catalan independence referendum; Trump threatens North Korea at the UN General Assembly; and more.
We need populism that elevates middle-class interests, not the authoritarian kind we see now, Ehsan Zaffar writes ahead of Members Weekend.
The United States and its allies must project forceful arguments on democracy's appeal, and citizens must be wary of propaganda efforts, write Agnia Grigas and Seth Freeman.
U.S. diplomacy cannot afford the massive budget cuts that the Trump administration is proposing, Elisa Massimino writes ahead of Members Weekend.








