Commentary and Analysis

Paul Poast evaluates the future of the grouping as it holds its 50th meeting.

Ride along with University of Chicago professor Paul Poast as he walks us through the Chicago sites that shaped global affairs.

Deborah Amos, Bobby Ghosh, and David Luhnow join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Despite Illinois's trade ties with Taiwan, other Midwest states have taken steps that Illinois hasn’t to deepen their government’s relationship with Taipei.

Prashant Rao, Anna Sauerbrey, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"Demographic changes will be the key driver of global competition over the next century and beyond," Paul Poast writes.

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Gideon Rachman, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

President Biden's dismissive response undercuts his efforts to rebuild the perceived strength of international institutions, Paul Poast argues.

Ken Moriyasu, Nahal Toosi, and Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Late last month the former senator was quietly sworn in as the new chairman of the United States African Development Foundation, an aid organization now marking its 40th anniversary in Washington, D.C.