Aug. 30, 2017 Monday’s missile test, and the responses to it, suggest the sides haven’t stopped talking.

Aug. 29, 2017 Moscow is fighting back in a familiar arena: the Caucasus.

Aug. 28, 2017 We can’t assume Pyongyang and Washington understand exactly what the other wants and fears.

Aug. 28, 2017 Donald Trump is approaching one of the most important decisions he will make in his presidency.

Aug. 25, 2017 With the worst of its crisis over, Turkey is ready to face the chaos around it.

Aug. 24, 2017 It is easier to hold talks than to reach a settlement. And it is easier to reach a settlement than to honor it.

Aug. 24, 2017 The country is too bogged down in its own domestic issues to become the regional leader it could be.

Aug. 23, 2017 The attacks in Spain are geopolitically important for the context in which they occurred.

Aug. 23, 2017 The French president has found a scapegoat in temporary laborers from the east.

Aug. 22, 2017 With the way things are going, the country will unravel with or without a U.S. military presence.

Aug. 21, 2017 The regime in Pyongyang couldn’t have lasted this long if it were irrational.

Aug. 21, 2017 The limits on a leader’s power – and thus a country’s options – aren’t only external.