Commentary and Analysis

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.

“If it doesn’t wrap in 2023, Putin will have a very big upper hand. As it is, Zelensky still has a shot because he still has very strong support.”

"Events over the past year have demonstrated the inherent flaws of governance systems that allow power to be consolidated in the hands of a single individual," Paul Poast argues.