Commentary and Analysis

Twenty years after the war began, the United States' forces will officially leave Afghanistan on September 11, 2021. What's the argument to leave and why has it taken so long?

Following high profile pauses to the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, as well as surging cases in different parts of the world, it is clear that the gains in some countries do not signal an end to the pandemic.

Digital Green explains how a data sharing protocol can empower farmers and build a better food system in week two of our blog series, Harvesting Tomorrow.

Check out the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development!

Steve Erlanger, Nirmal Ghosh, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura discuss how the US can reassure its allies of its commitment and credibility.

The Good Friday Accords may have reduced violence, but decades later sectarian tensions still run high.

Elizabeth Shackelford explains why it's time for Congress to reassert limitations on our use of war.

Although the Biden administration has taken steps to address climate change, US policymakers and elites are split on the issue's threat level.

Council surveys find an American public split on the threat of climate change but open to cooperative efforts to limit its effects.