Commentary and Analysis

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

But recent polling finds key drops among the publics of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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

Stefanie Bolzen, Prashant Rao, and Andrew Roth join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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

"The pernicious part of tariffs is the people who spend the highest percentage of their incomes on things like food, and clothes, and books end up paying most of this tax," Cécile Shea says.

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.

Bobby Ghosh, Nahal Toosi, Giles Whittell and join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Trump’s reelection will redefine US power, Daniel Drezner writes.

Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.