Commentary and Analysis

Elizabeth Shackelford weighs in on how the United States might respond to conflicts in Israel, Gaza, and Ukraine.

It turns out our deep roots in consumer product development and food marketing made the Windy City a natural pick.

The public supports US participation in the Paris climate agreement, the Iran nuclear deal, and more.

The biggest obstacle to American understanding of China appears to be Washington’s seeming determination to misunderstand it, Paul Heer argues.

"Once you start down this road, you better know where it's going to end," Ivo Daalder says with Alicia Menendez.

Despite its small size, Qatar has historically played an outsize role in negotiating with organizations or countries that the U.S. doesn’t have relations with.

Karen DeYoung, Bobby Ghosh, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"Because US support for Ukraine is now squarely associated with Biden as his signature foreign policy achievement to date, it makes it a partisan issue," Paul Poast explains.

Balancing power or increasing risk? Deep Dish explores what a multilateral defense pact for Asia might mean.

The US public supports meeting with the leaders of Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and more.