Commentary and Analysis

"Washington and Beijing, driven by false assumptions, will probably continue the cycle of interactive steps that risk escalating bilateral tensions," Paul Heer argues.

"Participants ranked the country 26 out of 100 on the Council’s 0–100 feeling thermometer, which dropped China 32 spots from its 2022 position," The Hill's Ashleigh Fields writes.

A majority now say the United States should work to actively limit the growth of China's power, Council polling finds.

Ravi Agrawal, Steven Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Paul Poast explores two key questions regarding hegemony: Does the US have it? And does China seek it?

Matt Kaminski, David Luhnow, and Catherine Philp join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

A roundup of recent polling offers insights into American attitudes toward the conflict.

American evangelical Christians demonstrate a unique affinity for the nation of Israel, highlighted by their views of the ongoing war in the Middle East.

A win for the former president would surely further galvanize the bloc’s populist parties and encourage their normalization—much as it did in the US.

Is it possible for Russia and the West not just to reluctantly co-exist, but to establish a positive peace? Paul Poast weighs in.