Commentary and Analysis

In Israel and the Palestinian territories – and other parts of the world suffering from conflict – the holy month has often correlated with heightened tensions and violence.

James Harding, Matt Kaminski, and Anna Sauerbrey join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"Time and again, European nations have tried to forge a unified military identity, and time and again they have failed," Paul Poast writes.

From Medellín to Chicago, digital nomads are on the rise, contributing significantly to the global economy. But locals worry these visitors are pricing them out.

"The French leader’s rhetorical bombs demonstrate a lack of seriousness — they also undermine the Ukrainian cause," argues Ivo Daalder.

A U.S. Holocaust Museum fundraiser in Glencoe tells the story of the Holocaust lost and found through food.

"The US looks like a lonely hegemon, due to the actions of an ally that it is unable to reel in but unwilling to cut off," Paul Poast writes.

Anton La Guardia, Catherine Philp, and Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Chef Johnny Clark calls his new Ukrainian restaurant Anelya a “political statement” to the world that Ukrainian food “isn’t just Russian with a twist” — and that it deserves a Michelin star of its own.

The United Nations has been grappling with two global conflicts that it has so far been unable to deescalate – the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.