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In his latest for Foreign Affairs, Ivo Daalder analyzes how Europe can run an alliance designed for US control.

"Apparently, the US military is for hire, even if there has been no request for its services. And if you want us — you have to pay," Ivo Daalder writes.

Restrictions on international economic flows—like Trump's tariffs—seem to be obviously bad. But politically speaking, that isn't always the case, Paul Poast argues.

Ivo Daalder weighs in on members of the Trump administration using the Signal app to discuss plans for a military operation.

A series of perceived betrayals has shaken the clerical establishment’s “hard base,” Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi write.

"Rather than changing the global order, COVID-19 was more a reflection and product of that order," Paul Poast writes.

A new Chicago Council-Ipsos poll sheds light on American attitudes toward the Russia-Ukraine war.

"It seems Americans might not be as inclined toward peace at any cost as Trump is," Aaron Blake writes, citing new Council-Ipsos polling.

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast, Alexandra Chinchilla, and Dan Reiter explore how a divided US public thinks about conflict.

Cécile Shea unpacks how tariffs on Canada and Mexico could affect agriculture, manufacturing, and more.