Commentary and Analysis

By tying itself to China, Germany risks making its mistakes with Russia all over again, argues Senior Nonresident Fellow John Austin.

The election for speaker of the Republican-majority House was a bad omen for US aid to Ukraine and US democracy, Paul Poast writes.

Craig Kafura offers insights into Washington's ties with Tokyo.

Ravi Agrawal and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

What are the implications of Japan’s largest military buildup since World War II, and what does this mean for the US-Japan security alliance?

"If the United States presses for arms control and agrees to limits itself, it could convince others to follow suit," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

It’s one thing to commit to a stronger military and another thing to use it, Craig Kafura argues.

Despite getting people off the streets, Iran's hard crackdown on protesters "has created a massive resentment among Iranians."

The militants who sacked government institutions were amateurs, much like their U.S. counterparts, writes Robert Muggah. But it was no spontaneous "accident."

"The West needs to contemplate a world in which the conflict continues with neither victory nor peace in sight," Ivo Daalder and James Goldgeier write.