Commentary and Analysis

As officials work to learn what happened inside the NATO territory of Poland after reports of a Russian missile hit, Ivo Daalder weighs in on Meet the Press.

Recent polls find a geographic divide in the region when it comes to public perceptions of the conflict.

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

"Support for restraint is found in the goals Americans prioritize for the US response to the war," Mark Hannah and Dina Smeltz write.

"We have just released a public opinions survey...which demonstrates that the American public is four-square behind supporting Ukraine militarily," says Ivo Daalder.

Stefan Kornelius, Elise Labott, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Carnegie nuclear policy senior fellow Ankit Panda discusses recent nuclear saber-rattling by Russia and North Korea and whether the risk of nuclear conflict is growing.

"The first priority is to signal Mr. Putin that NATO remains united," says Mitchel Wallerstein ahead of this week's NATO meetings in Belgium.

"Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a profound identity crisis in Germany," writes Council President Ivo Daalder for Politico.

Russia's use of a nuclear weapon in Ukraine would be catastrophic, but not solely because of the physical damage the it would cause, Paul Poast writes.