Commentary and Analysis

"When the US inaugurates Donald J. Trump as its 47th president, the country and world will be very different because of it," Ivo Daalder writes.

In her first year as head of the Buffett Institute, Deborah Cohen talks us through the role of global affairs at Northwestern, in Chicago, and beyond.

For proof, stop by tasting rooms scattered across downstate Illinois, where you'll find visitors sampling Chambourcins and Vignoles, to name a few.

Paul Heer weighs in on the Sino-US rivalry and the prospects of war over Taiwan.

A recent survey offers a look at how experts think a Trump or Harris victory will impact US foreign policy moving forward.

"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.

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Anton La Guardia, & Ken Moriyasu join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Issues around object provenance have hit the museum industry hard. Here’s a list of Illinois institutions that have dealt with controversies in this arena.

The Council's Ivo Daalder joins Gideon Rachman to discuss the potential threat to US democracy if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election.

Craig Kafura offers his take on how both a Trump or Harris administration might approach US-Taiwan policy.