Commentary and Analysis

Dina Smeltz discusses European opinion of the US post-Trump.

Cyber risk expert Jody Westby and host Brian Hanson examine the Biden administration's options on cyber policy.

Elizabeth Shackelford discusses how President-elect Joe Biden might work with Congress on military activity.

Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, examines how the events at the US Capitol influence US standing abroad.

Wendy Cutler and Noah Barkin join Brian Hanson to examine how the new investment deal will influence US foreign policy.

Matt Abbott analyzes the future relationship between the United States and North Korea.

Karl Friedhoff examines the United States' nuanced understanding of policy options on North Korea's nuclear program.

Polls show an American public deeply divided along partisan lines in their interpretation of the events, who is to blame, and what should be done as a result. 

Before the United States can reliably rebuild its international power and influence, it must heal itself by getting COVID under control, reviving economic prosperity, and moving beyond the bitterly divided politics of the Trump presidency.

The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment is a win for China, and a blow to transatlantic relations.