Ukraine is quickly becoming a political football in the United States, writes Steven Pifer, which poses a big challenge for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Separately, Alina Polyakova joins the Lawfare podcast to explain the Ukrainian side of the American political scandal surrounding alleged pressure from President Trump on President Zelenskiy.
China has emerged as a truly global actor, impacting every region of the world and every major issue area. To better address the implications for American policy and the world, Brookings experts are undertaking a comprehensive study of China’s regional and global activities.
The 75-year old U.S.-Saudi security relationship has been damaged by the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. One year after the journalist’s death, Bruce Riedel calls on Congress to end its support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
In the Washington Post, Tamara Wittes argues that Arab political exiles like Khashoggi face a bleak reality today.
Quote of the week
"What does democracy really rest on? It rests on individuals’ belief that their institutions are free and fair and they represent the people’s interests. As soon as you start to chip away at that belief…democracy becomes much more difficult to sustain."
The view from the Pentagon. At a recent event, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver delivered a keynote address exploring the implications of China’s increasingly global activities for U.S.-China strategic competition.
Watch a video on the project. In a new video, experts on Asia, the Middle East, and Europe offer the views from those regions regarding China’s rise.
Listen to the podcast. In a new five-part podcast series, Lindsey Ford speaks with experts about their Global China research.
International affairs
Explaining Brexit. With less than a month until the October 31 deadline for the United Kingdom and the European Union to reach a deal for the U.K. to exit the union, Amanda Sloat explains how we got here and what’s in store.
Foreign election interference. Thomas Wright argues that Democrats should act to deter illegal or covert foreign interference in the 2020 U.S. election by promising a strong response if they win the presidency and by working on bipartisan legislation to deter Russia specifically.
Vietnam’s opening. On the Dollar and Sense podcast, David Dollar speaks in Hanoi with Madame Pham Chi Lan, the former secretary general of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, about the country’s economic revolution.
Policy debates on the road. At the latest event in a series of debates around the United States, experts debated the shape and future of U.S. alliances.
