Commentary and Analysis

Steven Erlanger discusses the new era of nuclear threat facing the Biden administration.

Elizabeth Shackelford discusses the need for President Biden to distribute responsibilities for military decision making.

Catherine Bertini discusses President Biden's plans to reshape the role of the US in the United Nations.

Paul Heer discusses how recent recommendations on how to handle Beijing could be a recipe for trouble.

Ivo Daalder, Kori Schake and David Sanger discuss the international challenges facing the Biden administration.

Paul Heer examines the Taiwan conundrum — one of the thorniest and most fraught issues confronting the new Biden foreign policy team as it navigates the US-China relationship.

Ivo Daalder, Karen DeYoung, Steven Erlanger, and Peter Spiegel examine the news during US President Biden's first week in office.

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.