Commentary and Analysis

Days after Turkey defied NATO and the US by accepting a Russian missile defense system, the White House says Turkey won't be able to buy 100 new F-35 fighter jets.

University of Chicago's Robert Pape and George Mason University's Ellen Laison join this week's Deep Dish to discuss what is at stake with Iran.

Financial Times  editor Lionel Barber joins Council President Ivo Daalder and  Deep Dish  host Brian Hanson to discuss what the Russian president revealed about his worldview.

Former US envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, joins Deep Dish to explain what is going on in Sudan and why it matters.

Two former US ambassadors to NATO join Deep Dish to explain why NATO is currently facing a critical situation and what can be done about it.

Michael Singh of the Washington Institute and Ariane Tabatabai of the RAND Corporation explain what's going on between the US and Iran.

Washington Post contributing editor Daniel Drezner joins Deep Dish to discuss trade disputes and whether they could lead to another world war.

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder answers a question about which factors could lead China and the United States into a full-scale military conflict.

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report has predictably produced a flurry of debate about its real meaning and what, if anything, should happen next.

Ryan Crocker, who served as the US ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon, joins Deep Dish to discuss America’s relationship with Iran and Iraq.