Commentary and Analysis

The United States and China are becoming strategic rivals. The mounting trade war is but the most visible manifestation of this new reality.

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder answers a question about which factors could lead China and the United States into a full-scale military conflict.

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report has predictably produced a flurry of debate about its real meaning and what, if anything, should happen next.

Missing from Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot's agenda is any mention of a global strategy for Chicago. The city needs one.

NATO turns 70 on April 4. That’s normally a good age to retire. But retirement would be a mistake, because the need for the transatlantic alliance remains very real.

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder gives his take on the relationship between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 

Undaunted, Theresa May will try and get her deal through Parliament one last time next week in the faint hope that she can still succeed.

Council President and former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder answers a question about the NATO alliance's biggest success and its biggest failure.

Successive US administrations have sought to halt and reverse North Korea's nuclear quest through threats, inducements, and negotiations. None succeeded.

Ivo Daalder discusses the annual Munich Security Conference.