President Donald Trump has come up with a new solution for the Middle East, “I think that NATO should be expanded, and we should include the Middle East."
Council president Ivo Daalder talks about the need for diplomacy amid the changing political situation in Iraq, President Trump's demand for more NATO involvement in the region, and the next steps for the US-Iran relationship.
Iran’s missile attack on two U.S. air bases in Iraq was the latest step bringing the United States and Iran to the brink of war. Yet, President Donald Trump decided to back away from further military confrontation.
After an overnight Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base housing US troops, US President Donald Trump made a statement Wednesday regarding tensions between the US and Iran.
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder, who now leads the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, called the decision to kill Soleimani “strategically a very unwise decision.”
We enter the ’20s at a time when American power and influence continues to wane, China’s is increasing and people all around the world are making clear that their voices need to be heard.
The United Kingdom will now leave the European Union on Jan. 31, as scheduled. But it leaves open critical issues that will determine Britain's future.
People and process matter in foreign policy. They are essential to effective decision-making and even more to the effective implementation of the decisions that have been made.
Thirty years ago, the wall dividing Berlin and Europe came tumbling down and the Cold War, which had split Europe for more than four decades, had ended. Now, much of the hope and optimism that made this possible has disappeared.
