Commentary and Analysis

Hostage taking is as old as time, but today the world faces new tactics and unprecedented challenges; what can be done?

There is no one-size-fits-all strategy for business leaders navigating thorny global issues. Even so, there are common mistakes to avoid.

Integrating migrant children and their parents into local schools also integrates them into the local economy.

The U.S. has maintained a delicate balance between not officially recognizing Taiwan as a sovereign nation and arming the island to fend off any Chinese aggression.

"A ceasefire, which the US also does not support, would mean that the military phase of the conflict is over," says Ivo Daalder.

"The trains have already collided. And the remaining question is whether the region will now explode," writes Ivo Daalder.

"What is happening on the ground in Gaza is changing the narrative in an important way," Ivo Daalder tells CNN's Julia Chatterley.

Deborah Amos, Steve Erlanger, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"Adopting a multistate solution would make it easier for Israel to gain the regional and international support required to pacify Hamas," Paul Poast argues.

"Public opinion is still an important form of accountability," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.