Commentary and Analysis

"The way that this war stops is very simple," Ivo Daalder argues. "It is when the pressure on Russia is significant enough that they decide that the benefits of continuing the war are outweighed by the benefits of stopping."

But they’re not ready to bail out of the car just yet.

"Without changes to US policy, China is likely to be better positioned than the United States to reap the benefits of the global shift toward the clean energy economy," Joshua Busby and Greg Pollock argue.

Given Tehran’s weakened state and Washington’s eagerness for a deal, success is possible. However, it’s more likely to resemble the 2015 one Trump abandoned.

Several states that had long been under the US nuclear umbrella are considering developing their own nuclear weapons. Paul Poast digs into the implications.

Lee Hockstader, Andrew Roth, and Felicia Schwartz join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"When you have a week like we've had with the stock market dropping that amount, it scares people, so they stop buying things," Cécile Shea says.

"A majority still want to support Ukraine, but it has slipped," Dina Smeltz tells NPR. "And the reason it's slipped is because the Republicans have tanked."

Are Trump's demands different in kind from how allies have historically interacted? Paul Poast weighs in.

In his latest for Foreign Affairs, Ivo Daalder analyzes how Europe can run an alliance designed for US control.