Commentary and Analysis

Will the Russia-Ukraine war transform Europe into a global security provider? Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast unpacks the implications on Politikal Arena.

Russia has threatened to use nuclear weapons if Finland and Sweden integrate militarily with NATO. Ivo Daalder explains why this is "mostly bluster" on CNN.

Caroline de Gruyter, James Harding, and Ryan Heath join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Disinformation drives Philippines' election leading to TikTok star Marcos' win.

Samuel Kling analyzes the new challenges shared mobility (such as app-based ride-hailing and e-bikes) has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Finland and Sweden will “more than double the amount of NATO territory bordering Russia. But that’s Moscow’s doing, not NATO’s,” writes Ivo Daalder in Politico.

When it comes to peace negotiations, "the real stumbling block will be the Donbas," says Council President Ivo Daalder with Andrew Marr on LBC.

Putin will “have two very significant military powers [...] being part of NATO as a result of his actions in Ukraine," Ivo Daalder tells Suhana Meharchand on CBC.

In Ukraine, "the government is alive and well, and mounting serious resistance," Council President Ivo Daalder tells NBC News Now's Morgan Radford.

"The rampant spread of climate misinformation and disinformation has potentially dire implications for the Amazon Basin," cowrites Robert Muggah in the Washington Post.