Commentary and Analysis

France's presidential election offers fresh insight into the relationship between post-industrial regions and partisan politics.

How has Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended the global food system? Food security experts Ertharin Cousin and Teresa Welsh discuss.

Ivo Daalder discusses NATO's evolution, the Russian "wake-up call" that placed it back in the news, and the future–and feasibility–of trans-atlantic defense.

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

Why is China so eager to make deals with Pacific nations? China experts Patrick Cronin and Bonnie Glaser join Deep Dish to discuss.

After Turkey's recent threat to block NATO membership for Sweden and Finland, is it time for NATO to reevaluate their relationship?

“The truth is that Turkey didn’t become a [NATO] member because of its adherence to democratic values,” writes Paul Poast in World Politics Review.

At the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos, "rules-based order must be sustained and strengthened," argues Council President Ivo Daalder.

Sibel Oktay joins the Duck of Minerva Podcast to discuss the complex history of Turkey in NATO and the sources of their resistance to Finland and Sweden joining.

Nonresident Senior Fellow Cécile Shea debates the limits of American power and whether allies like Australia can depend on a "broken superpower" with Josh Szepps.