Commentary

Besides making business deals and accepting lavish gifts, Trump also promised a reset in US-Middle East relations, Paul Poast writes.

Jamil Anderlini, Ken Moriyasu, and Liz Sly join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Proposed cuts risk weakening US industrial competitiveness and clean energy leadership, handing China a strategic advantage in future technologies, Josh Busby and Greg Pollock write.

Ivo Daalder weighs in on President Trump's phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Matt Kaminski, Prashant Rao, and Anna Sauerbrey join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

The Trump administration got a relatively easy win in deescalating the India-Pakistan conflict. It's not doing so well in Gaza and Ukraine, Paul Poast writes.

Cécile Shea weighs in on what President Trump's trip to the region could mean for a nuclear deal with Iran, US business interests, and more.

The US and Russian governments argued last week about who should get the credit for winning World War II. Both have the wrong takeaway, Paul Poast writes.

Stefanie Bolzen, Bobby Ghosh, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"The hard reality is that the application of rules, be they domestic or international, comes down to exercises of power," Paul Poast writes.