"If the belligerents wanted a wider war, they would have already started one," Paul Poast argues.
It's not only Americans who go to the RNC and DNC. Here, two consulates tell us what motivates them to attend these surprisingly global events.
Anton La Guardia, David Luhnow, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
Bobby Ghosh, James Harding, and Carla Anne Robbins join guest host Deborah Amos to discuss the week's top news stories.
Susan Glasser, Ken Moriyasu, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
“Being welcomed into the great power club is as much about perception as it is about reality," Paul Poast writes.
Yasmeen Abutaleb, Michael Birnbaum, and Steven Erlagner join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.
After decades of underinvestment and spending cuts to NATO, there remains much more to be done. But virtually all members now understand the urgency of the task at hand.
Kim Ghattas, Carla Anne Robbins, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
"China has become not just an enabler, I would say a participant in this direct confrontation, which is direct violation of international law."
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