Commentary and Analysis

Council polling finds support for both Palestinians and Israelis has risen at the expense of those who favor not taking sides.

Ivo Daalder breaks down Council survey data on a growing desire among Republicans to stay out of world affairs.

Dina Smeltz joins a panel of fellow experts to unpack where the US public stands as the war continues.

"Even using the most optimistic evidence from existing research, alliances are still found to fail a quarter of the time," Paul Poast writes.

Deborah Amos, Karen DeYoung, Steve Erlanger join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Dina Smeltz uses recent surveys to break down how the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have divided the parties.

"Washington’s denial—or revisionism—about US policies that helped to fuel current or potential crises only makes them more intractable," Paul Heer argues.

The United Nations General Assembly has asked the organization’s court to give advice on what legal consequences Israel should face for its decades-long occupation of the Palestinian territories.

"Even if Biden is reelected, Europeans are aware that the era of strong transatlantic presidents may be coming to an end," writes Ivo Daalder.

"The answer is yes — but probably not for much longer. The era of Pax Americana is ending," Richard C. Longworth writes.