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At 70, NATO is strong — but it must adapt to new demands

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

NATO turns 70 on April 4. That’s normally a good age to retire. But retirement would be a mistake, because the need for the transatlantic alliance remains very real.

NATO defense ministers gather during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 13, 2019. US Foreign Policy

What Do You Think about the Relationship between Trump and Kim?

Video Series
#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder gives his take on the relationship between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 

President Trump and Kim Jong Un shake hands in front of US and North Korean flags.
REUTERS
US Foreign Policy

Britain doesn't know what it wants — but it needs to make a Brexit decision soon

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Undaunted, Theresa May will try and get her deal through Parliament one last time next week in the faint hope that she can still succeed.

An anti-Brexit protester holds a European Union flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London US Foreign Policy

Why Is the United States Bombing Somalia?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Bronwyn Bruton of the Atlantic Council and Paul D. Williams of George Washington University join Deep Dish to explain what the US is doing in Somalia and why al Shabaab is a target.

MQ-9 Reaper taxis down a runway
U.S. Air Force
Defense and Security

Sean McFate on the Future of War

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

Former US paratrooper Sean McFate joins us in this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

Screenshot of Sean McFate speaking on-screen Defense and Security

Trump's failure with North Korea is not surprising — time to let the experts step in

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

Successive US administrations have sought to halt and reverse North Korea's nuclear quest through threats, inducements, and negotiations. None succeeded.

President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 28, 2019 US Foreign Policy

US troop drawdown in South Korea worth considering

In the News
The Hill
Karl Friedhoff

A primary worry among US and South Korean analysts is that President Trump will offer to reduce the number of US troops in Korea and receive no meaningful concessions from North Korea in return.

US army personnel stand in front of blue building US Foreign Policy

America shrugs while democracy around the world retreats

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

For the 13th year in a row, freedom declined around the world — with more countries falling down freedom’s ranks than moving up.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association Joint Conference in Washington US Foreign Policy

Will the Never-Ending War in Afghanistan Ever End?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The war in Afghanistan has lasted more than 17 years, and the overall situation has improved little over those years.

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division gather their equipment before boarding a CH-47F Chinook in the Nawa Valley, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
US Army
Defense and Security

Stephen Walt's Guide to Realism

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Harvard University's Stephen M. Walt joins Deep Dish to explain America's foreign policy failures since the end of the Cold War.

Firdos Square in Baghdad
Larisa Epatko
US Foreign Policy