Commentary and Analysis

Paul Poast reflects on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the founding of the United Nations.

"Carter should be seen as an important figure who highlighted the risks and rewards of boldly pursuing values over interests," Paul Poast writes.

"War is persistent because the earth is finite," Paul Poast writes.

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast shares his top 10 book recommendations of 2024.

For foreign leaders, the US presidential transition to Donald Trump has already happened, Paul Poast writes—for better and for worse.

Embroiled in other conflicts, Russia and Iran are no longer in a position to provide the Assad regime with battlefield support, Paul Poast writes.

Over the next four years, Paul Poast writes, the world will see the United States as the flawed power it has always been.

What was billed as the “year of election” ended up being a clear example of how international events affect domestic political outcomes, Paul Poast writes.

We have four years to find out whether policies Washington pursues on the global stage are the product of who is in office or of the country’s position in the international order, Paul Poast writes.

"Pyongyang has a propensity to take actions ... aimed at reminding the West—and specifically the US—that it should not be be ignored," Paul Poast writes.