Commentary and Analysis

Ivo Daalder explains why President Biden must balance engagement and opposition in his strategy towards Russia.

Dina Smeltz discusses President Joe Biden's plans to unify the nation.

Journalists Susan Glasser, Nirmal Ghosh, and Philip Stephens join Council President Ivo H. Daalder to discuss the Biden administration's first decisions.

Cyber risk expert Jody Westby and host Brian Hanson examine the Biden administration's options on cyber policy.

From the COVID-19 vaccine to US foreign policy, our experts share their recommendations for the new administration. 

Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world's leading media outlets about the week's most important global affairs news.

The Trump administration helped fuel the worst downward spiral in US-China relations since diplomatic normalization more than forty years ago.

Before the United States can reliably rebuild its international power and influence, it must heal itself by getting COVID under control, reviving economic prosperity, and moving beyond the bitterly divided politics of the Trump presidency.

Many of the challenges the world faced in 2020 will continue to shape our world next year.

Council President Ivo Daalder discusses emerging global stories with The New York Times’ Carol Giacomo, POLITICO’s Matt Kaminski, and the Financial Times’ Philip Stephens.