Commentary and Analysis

Why are Ukrainians receiving a warmer welcome from the American public than past refugee groups?

"Afghanistan was indeed a failure of US foreign policy," Paul Poast writes. "But it wasn't a failure of the Biden administration."

The West has inflicted damage on the Russian economy, Bruce Jentleson writes, but Putin has so far contained those costs.

Steve Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura argue that a majority of Americans support backing Taiwan as the U.S. has backed Ukraine, as long as U.S. troops aren’t involved.

As attention returns to Gaza, majorities view a breakthrough in negotiations as unlikely in the foreseeable future.

Matt Abbott joined CNBC Capital Connection to explain why Speaker Pelosi's Taiwan visit isn’t a deviation from the status quo of U.S. foreign policy.

Emily Feng, Nirmal Ghosh, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"There's a little bit of FOMO if we aren't going to be there, that we're afraid of missing out on places that Russia and China are really prioritizing."

Elizabeth Shackleford joins Grid Media to discuss U.S. policy toward Africa, and the balancing act between “not dictating” and effecting change.