Commentary and Analysis

Public support for the 2021 infrastructure bill breaks across party lines and may miss the connection to US competitiveness.

Does President Lukashenka's decision to let migrants back over the border into Belarus mean the crisis is over?

Council President Ivo Daalder weighs in on the tensions arising from Russian moves in Eastern Europe with Deep State Radio.

The AUKUS submarine deal was strongly condemned by China and France, but will likely enjoy broad support among US and Australian publics.

Journalists Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Susan Glasser, and Peter Spiegel join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Can the world actually move away from fossil fuels?

"COP26 shows that American cities and states should have a greater role in US diplomacy," writes Matthew Abbott in Inkstick.

Were the recommendations in the Center on Global Food and Agriculture's 2015 nutrition report successful? The Council examines this question in the first part of our 2021 series to find out.

Ertharin Cousin and Dan Glickman write in the Hill how the US economy, public health, and hunger rates all demand a comprehensive plan on food and nutrition.

Journalists Nirmal Ghosh and Elise Labott join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.