Commentary and Analysis

As rumors spread, Saeid Golkar argues why it's unlikely that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, succeeds his father.

Fundamental issues in food assistance programs exclude the disability community and people requiring culturally relevant foods.

Jair Bolsonaro "has emboldened his boosters to distrust the polls and decry the electoral system, while making sure they’re packing heat," writes Robert Muggah.

The South Korean president's approval ratings have declined due to an unending cascade of unforced errors, Karl Friedhoff writes.

Elise Labott, Philip Stephens, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"Russia’s actions have only cemented American support for NATO," writes Council President Ivo Daalder in POLITICO.

Cécile Shea joins the Mike Hosking Breakfast podcast to discuss why Chinese President Xi Jinping can't be seen supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

If Russia does ultimately lose the war, Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast argues, it will be a great victory for the West and NATO.

Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and Wilson Center’s Lucian Kim explain how Russia’s setbacks in Ukraine have exposed flaws in its claims to be a great power.

Faced with a new, less popular monarch, will a growing movement for republicanism accelerate in the Caribbean 'realms'?