Commentary and Analysis

Independents who lean toward neither party could play a decisive role in the 2024 presidential election.

Cécile Shea joins Al Arabi to discuss the ongoing challenges getting aid into Gaza.

Paul Poast unpacks various arguments about whether China's rise poses an actual threat to the United States.

Steven Erlanger, Ken Moriyasu, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

The island offers a platform for political, economic, humanitarian and military reach at Europe’s intersection with the Middle East, Ivo Daalder writes.

Karen DeYoung, Matt Kaminski, and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Deborah Amos, Bobby Ghosh, and David Luhnow join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Paul Poast unpacks how the Normandy invasion shaped international politics in the 20th century and its impact still today.

Despite Illinois's trade ties with Taiwan, other Midwest states have taken steps that Illinois hasn’t to deepen their government’s relationship with Taipei.

The speech comes as isolationist views are growing, Ivo Daalder tells NPR. "NATO is becoming politicized in a way it never was until this point."