Commentary and Analysis

Ivo Daalder explains why the United States and China must engage in a broad dialogue to avoid tensions escalating into a military confrontation neither sides wants.

Dina Smeltz and Brendan Helm discuss President Biden's extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

Chuck Hagel, Malcolm Rifkind, Kevin Rudd, and Ivo Daalder, cochairs of a Council task force, offer recommendations on how to prevent nuclear proliferation and reassure America's allies.

America should view its many threats as a collective advance of illiberalism acting against the post-World War II democratically led, rules-based world order.

Most Americans trust the information they receive from medical experts, distrust what they see on social media, and there is a partisan divide on trusting information from the US government and media.

Steven Erlanger discusses the new era of nuclear threat facing the Biden administration.

Elizabeth Shackelford discusses the need for President Biden to distribute responsibilities for military decision making.

Data from the 2016 and 2020 elections show it’s not just large cities, their suburbs, and university towns that have shifted toward Democrats.

Even as the vaccine rollout continues, some nations consider greater restrictions and further lockdowns as case numbers increase.

Brian Hanson and historian Tyler Stovall explore the inherent link between liberty and race throughout global history.