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“If the United States can’t lead by example as a defender of democracy and the rule of law at home, we’ll have a hard time defending them elsewhere,” says Elizabeth Shackelford.

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to support continued US assistance to Ukraine, Council polling finds.

But new Council polling finds a majority still support sending additional arms to oust Russia.

The Chicago Council Survey findings come at a pivotal moment as Ukraine seeks further US commitment with no end to the war in sight.

The spate of civil-military crises is a product of countries dealing with their new positions in a shifting global order, Paul Poast argues.

“The reality of it is we need to make sure that we’re doing some things differently than what we’ve always done," Ertharin Cousin argues.

The US government needs to help producers on the ground to address climate change, argues Dan Glickman.

"This is the last moment at which to pull the plug on Ukraine. It is absolutely vital we continue," Ivo Daalder says on CBS News.

"It is foolish to discuss reforming the UN while ignoring the brutal contemporary political realities," Thomas G. Weiss argues.

It's not too soon to consider the role of accountability, particularly criminal accountability, in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, David Scheffer writes.