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Is Russia Winning the War in Ukraine?

In the News
GZERO Media
Ivo H. Daalder

Is it too late for the West to help Ukraine ward off total defeat? Ivo Daalder weighs in on a new episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer.

Ian Bremmer and Ivo Daalder speak on screen US Foreign Policy

Biden’s Response to the ICC Undermined His Own Foreign Policy

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

President Biden's dismissive response undercuts his efforts to rebuild the perceived strength of international institutions, Paul Poast argues.

President Joe Biden pauses during a speech
Matt Rourke / AP
US Foreign Policy

Israel Has Found the Limit of Its 'Special Relationship' with the US

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The Biden administration will "not abandon Israel, but it is also tired of being associated with its military incompetence," Paul Poast writes.

President Joe Biden listens as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting
Evan Vucci / AP
US Foreign Policy

Biden Withholds Arms from Israel as Fighting Nears Rafah

In the News
WGN 9
Cécile Shea

"I don't believe there's ever been a time where the US has been this public in its criticism and pressure on Israel," says former US diplomat Cécile Shea.

Cecile Shea joins WGN via video US Foreign Policy

Republicans and Democrats Don’t Agree on a Single Immigration Policy: Poll

In the News
The Hill
Craig Kafura

New Council-Ipsos polling reveals there is little common ground to be found between the right and left when it comes to immigration policy solutions.

The US-Mexico border wall seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Christian Chavez / AP
Public Opinion

Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Spread from US to Europe

In the News
VOA
Paul Poast

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast joins VOA to unpack the recent protests against Israel's war in Gaza sweeping college campuses.

Paul Poast appears on VOA via Zoom US Foreign Policy

The 'Responsibility to Protect' Was Doomed to Fail

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

When the states with the power to intervene are also the ones that decide when to use it, it creates the possibility of selective neglect, Paul Poast writes.

A broken US flag in the US Embassy in Tripoli, Libya
Francois Mori / AP
US Foreign Policy

Johnson’s Reversal Could Signal a Lasting Shift on US Aid to Ukraine

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast explores why House Speaker Mike Johnson might have shifted course on Ukraine and what it means for US aid moving forward.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson arrives to speak with reporters to discuss his proposal to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
J. Scott Applewhite / AP
US Foreign Policy

Listen to the US or Brace for Escalation — the Choice Is Israel’s to Make

In the News
Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"Washington remains deeply anxious and more determined than ever to find an end to the escalatory pressures in the Levant," writes Ivo Daalder.

People in Tel Aviv, Israel protest against Benjamin Netanyahu and call for the release of hostages by Hamas on March 30, 2024.
Maya Alleruzzo / AP
Global Politics

The US Is Having a Crisis of Confidence at a Very Bad Time

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"A lack of confidence can lead to restraint out of fear, rather than restraint as a principled position," Paul Poast writes.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber
Jacquelyn Martin / AP
US Foreign Policy