Commentary and Analysis

Multilateral wars are often preceded by rapid movements toward alliance formation and consolidation, Paul Poast writes.

Steven Erlanger, Ken Moriyasu, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

With little support at home, President Yoon Suk-yeol will look to make his mark overseas, Karl Friedhoff writes.

As US President Joe Biden hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit, here’s what to know about US attitudes toward the alliance.

As of 2021, China owned less than 1% of all foreign-held land in the U.S. Canada, by contrast, held more than the entire area of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.

"Washington’s denial—or revisionism—about US policies that helped to fuel current or potential crises only makes them more intractable," Paul Heer argues.

Stefan Kornelius, Carla Anne Robbins, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Deborah Amos, and Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Paul Heer explores how George Kennan’s approach to the Soviet Union could be applied to Pyongyang.

Karen DeYoung, Steven Erlanger, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.