Commentary and Analysis

The election for speaker of the Republican-majority House was a bad omen for US aid to Ukraine and US democracy, Paul Poast writes.

"Events over the past year have demonstrated the inherent flaws of governance systems that allow power to be consolidated in the hands of a single individual," Paul Poast argues.

The fighting in eastern Congo between the DRC and Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has the potential to escalate, Paul Poast writes.

Major sporting events offer unique opportunities for the host countries, the competitors and the world, Paul Poast writes.

Such accusations ignore the harm the war is doing to the US economy and the potential political peril it has created for the Biden administration, Paul Poast writes.

"Regulation of the industry could be coming, which could signal its death knell," Paul Poast argues.

Even if Trump isn't the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, anti-immigration policy is likely to remain a pillar of the party’s platform, Paul Poast writes.

Paul Poast looks at last week's midterm results and analyzes the key reasons why those results will shape US foreign policy and global affairs in general.

"Could an alternative to the U.S. dollar as a 'safe haven' emerge? Perhaps, but it’s not likely in the near term," Paul Poast argues.

"For a number of reasons, concerns that a Republican majority in Congress will undermine US support to Ukraine are unfounded," Paul Post argues.